On 21 Jan 2004 05:39:01 -0800, [email protected] (Greg Carter)
wrote:
>Barry, why groove the back? I'm assuming you'd nail it to the
>subfloor, so no need for glue.
I'm really not sure. All I know is all the wood flooring I've seen
has a textured back. I doubt mills would go to the trouble of putting
it there if it wasn't necessary.
Barry
In article <[email protected]>, Faustino Dina
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Does anybody knows where I can find info about making a hardwood floor by
> myself? Just starting from barebone wood...
Take some hardwood. Nail it across the floor joists. Voil
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:24:08 -0600, "Faustino Dina"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>
>Does anybody knows where I can find info about making a hardwood floor by
>myself? Just starting from barebone wood...
It would actually be easy, although not cheap, with the right tools.
If you scored a great deal on wood, it might work out better to have a
local mill prepare your wood.
One of the local wood suppliers in CT supplies 20-30 varieties of
hardwood flooring.
You'll need to joint the face and an edge, thickness it, rip to width,
groove the back and cut the tongue and groove with a shaper. That's
really all there is to it, not much different than any other
woodworking from rough stock. It's just like any other board, but
with some groves on the back and shaped edges.
Barry
That groove has the purpose of providing a relief so less is needed to plane
or otherwise remove to get a flat fit. Not all sub-floors are flat as what the
finished floor is to be.
Same concept as why casing and baseboard are most often relieved.
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B a r r y B u r k e J r . <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:24:08 -0600, "Faustino Dina"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Hi Guys,
> >
> >Does anybody knows where I can find info about making a hardwood floor by
> >myself? Just starting from barebone wood...
>
(snip)
>
> You'll need to joint the face and an edge, thickness it, rip to width,
> groove the back and cut the tongue and groove with a shaper. That's
> really all there is to it, not much different than any other
> woodworking from rough stock. It's just like any other board, but
> with some groves on the back and shaped edges.
>
> Barry
Barry, why groove the back? I'm assuming you'd nail it to the
subfloor, so no need for glue.
Greg
Not all that difficult. Joint the edge, and face, then plan to
uniform thickness, then rip to uniform width, then mill/route tongue
and groove
John
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:24:08 -0600, "Faustino Dina"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>
>Does anybody knows where I can find info about making a hardwood floor by
>myself? Just starting from barebone wood...
>
>Thanks in advance
"B a r r y B u r k e J r ." <[email protected]> wrote
in message
>
> One of the local wood suppliers in CT supplies 20-30 varieties of
> hardwood flooring.
And they thickness plane both sides in one pass and have the equipment to do
the other operations just as fast.
While doing it yourself is a noble goal, it may be cheaper to buy it when
you factor in the time.
Ed
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