On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 7:40:23 AM UTC-8, John Grossbohlin wrote:
"Meanie" wrote in message news
On 3/5/2018 4:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor...

Looks like a lower grade of white oak to me... color variations, knots,
various grain orientation, ray fleck in some boards. It looks a lot like
what is left in my lumber shed of a white oak log after I used all the
"good" stuff!

Yep, probably #2 (red/white?) oak, the color and grain are 'interesting' but it's
the leftovers after every straight-grained thing is made into longish
boards. My house is the same, and even has a few wormholes. At one
point I considered repairing a board or three, but ended up just
tidying the worst bits and putting down a few rugs.

The good news is, any old source of oak will 'match' well enough not to stand
out. The bad news is, these are usually short boards, it takes a LOT of labor
per square foot to install. For repair/amendment, it's a lucky break, though.