Few domestic species carry as much internal contrast as hickory, where one plank alone can run from a pale streak to a nearly black patch a few inches later. Cumberland pushes that range toward the darker end of the scale, a rich brown tone that still lets lighter streaks show through instead of burying them. Shaw wire-brushes this Landmark Sliced Hickory and mills it a full 9.25 inches wide, so the extra width gives daylight more surface to skim unevenly across each plank. High character is the grade here, so sapwood streaks and true knots turn up more often than not from one plank to the next.
A den built around stone-grey flat panel cabinetry and a warm bone wall gives this Cumberland engineered hardwood room to be the darkest, warmest element in the space, and copper accents paired with champagne bronze hardware pick up on those same undertones instead of fighting them. This floor carries a 1.2mm wear layer, which rules out sanding as a fix down the line; screen-and-recoat service brings the sheen back instead, and a board scarred by a dropped log near the fireplace gets pulled and replaced rather than sanded smooth, keeping a heavily used den looking right without a full refinish anywhere in sight.
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Shaw Landmark Sliced Hickory SW748-01119 Cumberland 9.25" x Random Lengths up to 82.5" Hardwood (31.16 SF/Box)