Hardwood floors can be finished in a number of different ways. Planks may have flush or beveled edges.

Oak – Flush Edge	Hickory – Beveled Edge

The surface of the hardwood can be brushed to produce a rough texture to the wood or hand-scraped so that the surface of the wood has minor depressions or ridges.

Brushed Oak	Hand-Scraped Maple

Logs can be sawn in different directions across the grain to produce planks with striking, beautiful and unusual grain patterns.

Linear Grain Maple	Quartersawn Oak

Finally, the finish coat itself can be applied in varying levels of gloss, right down to a matte or oiled flat finish.