Thought for the day - Reclaimed Oak Flooring

Persoanlly i think $2 a sqaure is a bit steep especially once you are done planing maybe youll have 1/2” pieces. Im sure thar you could make table tops with it, even laminate it together to make thicker pieces. You could make boxes out of it too. The only reclaimed stuff i really like to get into is wide board and old growth just because you can really find that stuff much any more. Once you hit that first nail on your planer, then another on your tablesaw, and oops there goes the bandsaw youll know what im talkin about. Ive pissed through $125 in blades quickly from hitting old cut nails and it makes me angry every time.

Just my opinion here … im all for recycling and reusing but there is a cut off for me.

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Even as flooring, that seems a little step. How much is unfinished oak flooring these days?

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HD is advertising it at $2.99

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Several comments: That is way too high priced. Gluing up panels using the existing tongue and grooves and then planing will be frustrating as the glue lines won’t be as tight as if you ripped the tongue and grooves off, jointed the edges, and then glued up your panels. Finally, back punching all those cut off nails will be a pain ine the rear and you only have to miss one to ruin your day (and your planer baldes). All things considered, I’d pass on this “bargain”.

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at lumber liquidators we sell unfinished oak at like 2.19…thats #1 grade #2 is sub $2

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Lots of good advice. Thanks to all.

Well, it sounded like a good idea. I recall some of the info on the bottom of one of the boards – Made in USA Bruce Oak

-- Handcrafted by Mike Henderson - Channelview, Texas

Oak boards at least 6” wide are $3.20 a board foot here at our local wood store. More than the $2 you’re looking at but it’s ready to go wood too.

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