Does anyone know what other names Brazilian Mesquite goes by? I like the look of this product but I am not sure what to look for to compare vendors.

Ut oh. Lumber Liquidators? They put any old name on some of their lines. Kinda looks like Amendoim. WILD guess.

http://www.hardwoodinstaller.com/hardwo ... -solid.htm

Yep, thats them. I like the look but wanted to check out other vendors based on what I have heard. I am guessing you are less than a fan.

Looks similar to the Amendoim but the grain seem to be different and there are more darker boards and the overall seems to be a littler darker in the brown hues with less prevalence of reds. Could just be the pictures though. I know the sample looked different in the store than at home. Could also be the finish but i was told there was no stain and the look was the natural color of the wood.

Actually based on the hardness shown as approx 63% harder than Northern Red Oak, that would put it around 1950-2100 hardness. Could Brazilian Mesquite be Merbau or Jarrah. Kind of looks like Jarrah to me. Not crazy about the red color change shown on the picture though....
http://www.hardwoodinstaller.com/hardwo ... jarrah.htm

hardness is in line with either Marbau or Jarrah.

Might be comparable to BR-111 Tiete Chestnut, from the looks of it.

Floorguy, I sent you an e-mail yesterday. I am also in Austin. Would really appreciate any guidance regarding the area and the flooring industry. Thanks in advance.

Much less flat brown than the Tiete Chestnut. It has a subtle redish hughe but much less than cherry. Also it appears to have a significant variance from board to board with some being rather dark and some lighter.

I just wanted to share my LL experience as a layman sourcing and installing his own hardwood floor.

The Aztech Cherry product at LL is what I purchased, assuming it was the same as that listed on another hardwood flooring site, and going by the botatntical name of: Lonchocarpus, castilloi

Turns out, LL tells me the wood is Brazilian Oak with a gunstock stain, and so far I've been able to find two different species that go under that name. One of them is very hard with a 2200 janka rating, and the other soft, with a rating of 770. Good thing is they are both reported to be stable, as that is one reason I chose Aztech Cherry. I still don't know if the product has any allergy concerns (it obviuosly takes a stain pretty well).

Aztech Cherry seemed to be the optimum product: hard, stable, beautiful, no allergy concerns, and inexpensive- but now I have a product not like what I thought I bought.

Don't get me wrong, the wood is still beautiful - the milling might be questionable, there is definately lippage from one piece to the next, but I don't have expereince to compare that to other products to know if it is excessive or not. I will have to spend some extra time racking the floor to minimize the lippage.

Also, the finishing is a little sloppy. On some pieces the end micro-bevel is not fully covered with stain. Guess I can use those for end pieces ;^)

I'm waiting for LL to get me the botantical name of the wood I bought (how else am I going to know the proper moisture content). If they let me know I'll post it.

As for you, I would ask them to find out in advance - or spend the extra couple bucks at another place that sells you what they advertise.

Kevin, I sent you a reply, yesterday evening.

If you reply by e-mailing me directly, instead of through hardwoodinstaller, I will have to sort you through my spam filter.

I have not seen your message as of AM on 23rd. If you prefer, I can certainly limit messages to the board. I appreciate your taking the time to answer my question. I look forward to receiving your e-mail.

My search for the true nature of Brazilian Mesquite continues....

Just in case anyone ever does a search, Brazilian Mesquite seems to be Merbau. I took a sample to the a local dealer of wood products and matched it very closely.

example..
http://www.hardwoodinstaller.com/hardwo ... -plank.htm

you have got to love the people in marketing giving these floors all those catchy names.

I tried to PM you from this message board, but I get this error message.

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I e-mailed you on the 21st @ 5:53pm It didn't bounce back, so I assume you finally got it. I sent it to the e-mail you used to register here. As your e-mail to me came through this website and not directly from you computer. Look for a message from Perry Wright

Kevin:

Ever heard of these?

Store in Miami

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PeperWood?