sawing old flooring - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

72chevy4x4 · 02-19-2007, 08:23 PM

sorry for the cryptic title-I've found some 2.5" thick pine flooring and considering sawing in half (band saw), then dress the edges to make flooring. The question is when sawing 80 year old pine lumber, milling and installing as flooring, will the 'inside' look similar to the 'outside'? I'm anticipating installing and sanding in place, then finishing, but would hate to run into odd color patterns due to the milling done on he wood.

any advice?

Casework King · 02-20-2007, 07:20 PM

Yeah here's an Idea, cut ONE in half.... plane and sand the aged side as well as the fresh cut. Then perform a stain/finish test. I'm sure you'll find very little if any discrepancy in the lumber. If everythhing looks uniform fly with the rest of 'em. Or you could just sit and think for a minute and use the two fresh sides from the halves, just don't put 'em near eachother when installing....... and if your talkin' about tongue and groovin' pine I wouldn't bother a soft wood like pine is not very forgiving with climate changes.

troubleseeker · 02-23-2007, 08:40 PM

Why not just use both freshly cut interior faces for the finish side, then there cannot be any problems. Either way, I don't see a problem because the sanding cuts will be deep enough to remove the top aged surface. Hope you have a band saw up to the task. Resawing has brought many a band saw to it's knees, especially old long leaf southern yellow pine, with it's high resin content.