This is Alpine Mist on the 8mm Oakleaf HD Plus board: the same light warm blonde-beige oak as the 12mm version, with the same soft grain movement and gentle sandy cast. The decor is identical; what changes is the board...

Bedrock on the 8mm Oakleaf HD Plus board: the same rich mid-dark warm brown as the 12mm version, with real depth in the grain and strong tonal movement from plank to plank. The decor is identical; the difference is the...

Blackbutt on the 8mm Oakleaf HD Plus board: the same light warm golden-tan with a soft, even grain as the 12mm version, and the same restrained reading of the species that makes it more convincing than the heavily saturated golden-ambers...

Delta Sand on the 8mm Oakleaf HD Plus board. As on the 12mm, the name misleads: this is a pale cool grey-white with a faint lilac cast, not the warm sandy tone it suggests. It is one of the coolest...

Natural on the 8mm Oakleaf HD Plus board: the same light warm tan-beige oak with open knots and honest grain movement as the 12mm version. It is the most characterful of the pale colours in the range, and the knots...

Spotted Gum on the 8mm Oakleaf HD Plus board: the same mid warm brown with a reddish cast and strong striping through the grain as the 12mm version. It is a fair reading of the species, which runs honey through...

Wolf Grey on the 8mm Oakleaf HD Plus board. As on the 12mm, it is warmer than the name implies: a mid greige-taupe with a clear brown undertone and visible grain, rather than the cool grey most people picture. That...