French Oak has long been recognized as the premium Oak choice due to its superior fine grain structure, color, and high tannin content. Monarch Plank’s Artisans Preferred Unfinished French Oak is ‘single-origin,’ sourced exclusively from the Burgundy region, making it the ideal platform for advanced finishing techniques such as tannin-reactive stains. We are as particular about our Oak sourcing as the finest wine barrel manufacturers.
Monarch Plank’s Artisans Preferred Unfinished Flooring is built to our strictest standards, using only the highest quality materials such as single-origin French Oak to create the perfect canvas for your crafstman’s brush.
Prime Grade allows only occasional, very small knots, with minimal sapwood and far fewer character marks than our Rustic Grade.
Rustic Grade highlights the breadth of the wood’s natural character, including knots, lighter new growth sapwood, mineral streaks, and small cracks.
Our standard herringbone comes in Rustic Grade but is also available in Prime Grade and as a chevron pattern.
American Black Walnut, known for its gorgeous color and exquisite grain structure. No other wood can compare. Our wide-plank Select Grade allows only small knots and minimal new-growth sapwood.
American Black Walnut, known for its gorgeous color and exquisite grain structure. No other wood can compare. Our wide-plank Rustic Grade features knots, character marks, and less of the lighter new-growth sapwood than other Character or Rustic Grade Walnut products.
Our wide plank Hickory offerings highlight the distinct color variation and rustic charm of this unique species. Renowned for its unique hardness and hues ranging from cream to reddish brown, Hickory is a classic American favorite that takes stains beautifully.