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   forestgirl | Aug 10, 2004 07:33pm | #1

   If you don't get a response here, you might try posting over in "Breaktime" (Fine Homebuilding Forum).

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   pohsdoow | Aug 10, 2004 07:47pm | #2

   Thanks.  That's a good idea.

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   forestgirl | Aug 11, 2004 12:52am | #3

   They helped me out quite a bit over there last summer.  Beware of their version of "the Cafe" though, LOL!!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   OneofmanyBobs | Aug 11, 2004 03:59am | #4

   Yeah.  Its flooring.  Shorts and below grade pieces.  Uneven color match.  Lots of knots.  Exactly what you expect for a buck.  Probably made from what didn't pass for making pallets.  Two bucks will get you grade C flooring from any of the big box stores.  Four bucks and up for anything halfway decent.  You get what you pay for.

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   CharlieP | Aug 11, 2004 07:31am | #5

   Thanks from me too.  I was wondering if I should consider it for a personal flooring project.  You saved me a lot of research.

   I have heard of people gluing up their oak scraps and ultimately making drawers from the results.  Any thought for that possble use (where color doesn't matter)?________________________Charlie Plesums  Austin, Texashttp://www.plesums.com/wood

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   UncleDunc | Aug 11, 2004 10:57am | #6

   If you've got a lot more time than money. Or find yourself attracted to funkiness for its own sake.

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   pohsdoow | Aug 11, 2004 04:40pm | #7

   Thanks for the information.  I appreciate it.  I was considering it for my wood shop so appearence is not as important to me.  My main consideration is for a flat solid floor so I was worndering about knot holes, loose knots, splits and the toung and groove joints.  Are the ends T&G and are there splits or missing wood in the T&G joints?

   Thanks for your help.

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   OneofmanyBobs | Aug 11, 2004 06:20pm | #8

   The milling is done well enough.  Ends are matched.  No actual holes in it or open knots.  Maybe a few checks here and there.  Short pieces, mismatched color, sapwood, stains.  Below-grade material and leftovers from bigger lots.  Figure a larger amount of waste than usual.  Maybe 20%.  Sort of a patchwork appearance.  You have to be very attentive and creative about layout to makes sure seams don't align and you get a real solid floor.  It won't help stiffen it up like a floor made from longer pieces.  You need a good solid subfloor.  I'd probably use a flooring stapler to get more fasteners per stick without risk of splitting the tongue.  Would be nice for a shop.  Much better than my 60 year old linoleum.  I wouldn't put in the living room.

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   pohsdoow | Aug 11, 2004 07:00pm | #9

   Thanks a lot.  That is exactly the information I was looking for.  I will give it a try and   post a review when I complete the project.