Low evening light is where Spirit's wire-brushed surface earns its keep, since the brushing cuts fine parallel grooves that hold shadow instead of throwing glare. Hickory underneath that texture swings hard between pale and dark within a single plank, and Spirit sits mid-range within that swing without erasing either extreme. Shaw grades this Americana Hickory run High for character, which means frequent knots, mineral marks, and sapwood reading as a genuine feature rather than an occasional accent once several 7 inch planks of this engineered hardwood run the length of the room. Little of that variation gets smoothed away at this grade level.
Spirit pairs naturally with painted olive cabinets and unbleached linen walls in a formal dining room, where a zinc counter just outside the doorway and unlacquered brass hardware bring in a soft living patina that echoes the wire-brushed grain underfoot. Shaw approves this hickory plank for nailing, stapling, gluing, or floating, which matters when the dining room sits on an original plywood subfloor while an adjoining sunroom addition poured over a slab needs gluing or floating instead. At a 2.0 millimeter wear layer, the floor has enough material for one careful light refinish somewhere down the line, not repeated sanding. That single option is worth planning around rather than assuming away.
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Shaw Americana Hickory SW773-01156 Spirit 7" x Random Lengths up to 58.56" Engineered Hardwood (22.14 SF/Box)