Shaw Empire Oak Herringbone SW706-01007 Astor 4.72" x 23.62" (27.90 SF/Box) Parent_roppe-700-series-wall-base-621-merlin-4-in-x-4-ft-pieces-straight Unlike traditional patching compounds

Unlike traditional patching compounds

long enough to lay several boards end to end down a narrow cottage hallway before needing a seam at all

sapwood breaking into dark heartwood within a board

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Shaw Empire Oak Herringbone SW706-01007 Astor 4.72" x 23.62" (27.90 SF/Box) Parent_roppe-700-series-wall-base-621-merlin-4-in-x-4-ft-pieces-straight Unlike traditional patching compoundsWire brushing is the first thing you notice on Astor, dragging fine channels into the face so the surface catches shadow instead of gloss. That texture matters more on a herringbone layout than on a straight run, since each board changes direction at the joint and the brushed grain catches light differently depending on which way a piece points, which keeps the pattern from reading flat; underneath, white oak's grain runs close and linear, its