hey fellas, i posted this an hour ago but didnt make it ,not sure
why.....Anyway i think i have decided to do my livingroom floor using
tamarack, i have never put in a wood floor and am about to start my
home work on it. the supplier of this tamarack says its kilned to
6 to 8%, is that plenty dry for flooring if so any help anyone can
offer will be extremely appreciated. thanks fred
Apparently not frequently used for flooring.
RB
http://www.wood-handbook.com/wood-handbook-chapter-1-16-characteristics-and-availability-of-commercially-important-woods
fred wrote:
> hey fellas, i posted this an hour ago but didnt make it ,not sure
> why.....Anyway i think i have decided to do my livingroom floor using
> tamarack, i have never put in a wood floor and am about to start my
> home work on it. the supplier of this tamarack says its kilned to
> 6 to 8%, is that plenty dry for flooring if so any help anyone can
> offer will be extremely appreciated. thanks fred
RB notes:
>
>Apparently not frequently used for flooring.
>
>RB
>
>http://www.wood-handbook.com/wood-handbook-chapter-1-16-characteristics-a
nd-availability-of-commercially-important-woods
>
And an Amazon ad pops up for the whole book, hard copy, $59.95. Seems more
sensible to me for those who want a hard copy to check out Lee Valley, where
their version is $29.95 (and well worth it, I think: It has been repaginated so
you can find things more easily--the original sectioning is a PITA IMO). And it
does not seem to be much used for flooring, but with narrow growth rings and
good strength, the only real worry is abrasion resistance. In a world where
white pine has recently jumped in popularity for flooring use, at least a few
people aren't too worried about long term wear. Having said that, I once lived
in an old Hudson Valley farmhouse (built in 1839) with white pine floors. By
the time I got there, they were 140 or so years old. Wear was visible, but they
looked quite good anyway.
Charlie Self
"In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence
is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of
office." Ambrose Bierce
Charlie Self <[email protected]> schreef
> Seems more sensible to me for those who want a hard copy to check out Lee
Valley, where their version is $29.95 (and well worth it, I think: It has
been repaginated so you can find things more easily--the original sectioning
is a PITA IMO).
+ + +
$ 22.95 in US money
Charlie Self wrote:
> RB notes:
>> http://www.wood-handbook.com/wood-handbook-chapter-1-16-characteristics-and-availability-of-commercially-important-woods
>
> And an Amazon ad pops up for the whole book, hard copy,
> $59.95. Seems more sensible to me for those who want a hard
> copy to check out Lee Valley, where their version is $29.95
> (and well worth it, I think: It has been repaginated so you
> can find things more easily--the original sectioning is a PITA
> IMO).
I have the Lee Valley offering; and also have the free version on
a biz-card CD as a much more portable reference.
Somehow is seems wasteful to pay Amazon US$60 for a publication
that's available for downloading from
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/TMU/publications.htm
(There's other good information there, too.)
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA