Hardwood Floors April/May 2019

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Bona at 100 By Megan Lhamon

working on the oor, Michael came up with the idea to display the coin to commemorate the anniversary of Bona. He also ordered two other coins that would later be used in the 10x10 block pa ern on the le and right of the center section.” e “100 Year” logo is displayed in angled American cherry and ash, stained with Bona CourtLines paints, reduced, and blended as a fade using faux painting techniques. Four walnut cornices contain Shaper Origin router scrollwork in maple that is a decorative interpretation of the number “100.” Also in the cornice is the Swedish three-crown shield in purpleheart and maple, handmade using a scrollsaw. e center section is framed in walnut and an arched inlay done on a router jig and bent wood. Bona NordicSeal was used on the center parts of the oor, and Bona DriFast Sealer was used on the natural wood parts. e whole center section was nished with Bona Naturale. e hexagonal pa erned section below the center section was constructed using white oak, maple, and Brazilian cherry. e Bona Certi ed Cra sman logo was also cut using the Shaper Origin. “ e le ers for the logo were cut along with the grain of the wood so that the direction of the grain carries through regardless of the bend of the le ers,” says Hall. is section was nished with two coats of Bona IntenseSeal and one coat of Bona Semi-Gloss. Above the center section is a chevron pa ern installed using antique pine. “ e pine material was too wide, so the students had to cut it up and make it more narrow,” adds Hall. e border for this panel was made using oak timber. is section was nished with Bona Cra Oil.

Expert School in the fall of 2018. e Expert School was led by NWFA regional instructors Lenny Hall and Michael Di mer, with special assistance

fromDee Lenston, Bona Professional Sales Training Manager. e school allowed students to gain valuable knowledge and experience the various specialty skill sets

involved in wood ooring. e students at the school included Roy Aull Jr., Je Kersbergen, David Merrill, James Toal, AndrewWilkinson, Ma hew Young, and Stephen Young. e oor, which was engineered to be deconstructed and transported to Charlo e, contains ve unique sections of wood ooring and required more than 1,100 hours of labor. e center section of the oor was built using ve di erent species of wood, multiple colorants, brass inlays, and two intricate jigs for scrollwork. “ e center- most point on the oor displays a rare 1919 Swedish coin, obtained by Michael Di mer,” shares Hall. “While we were

In 1919, Bona was founded in Sweden by Wilhelm Edner. One hundred years later, the family- owned business continues to operate and thrive under the same values. To help celebrate this monumental anniversary, two panels were created for display at the 2019 Bona Certified Craftsmen Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. PANEL ONE e rst panel was created at the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, during the Bona-sponsored

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