This needs to be cut to 1 1 8.
How to mill wood for floor.
From dave rankin solid wood machining forum technical advisor.
I own a sawmill and cut mostly mesquite and i want to install mesquite flooring in my living room.
Rip the new boards.
Hardwood floors add warmth and beauty to your home.
Take the hardwood tree to the saw mill to have them cut down into rough planks.
For 250 00 the main concern with this diy project is using good wood that is dry and wont warp.
I am looking for some advice on the best way to process my rough cut lumber into tongue and groove flooring with my personal wood working tools table saw planer shaper drum.
This eliminates bottoming out of the tongue.
And were any where from 825 to 1 5 inches thick.
Tips for making your own plank flooring using 1 x 12 lumber.
Off to balsam millwork to take advantage of the big machines.
The floor would need 350 sq feet of finished boards but purchased 500 ft for waste.
Knowing how to mill wood is not one of those skills you get born with.
How to install click lock engineered hardwood flooring easy home renovation project for beginners.
You can pay to have the wood milled to the exact dimensions you need or you can save yourself a lot of money and do the milling yourself on a table saw.
A lot of the flooring that i have made over the years has a more square groove and a more round tongue.
This was our first time installing hardwood floors and i.
Nevertheless this is the only way to polish your woodworking mastery and create stunning diy showpieces while spending less than the initial costs of wood which has already been milled.
Buy your wood from a local lumber store.
If saving money sounds good to you start with stock tongue and groove flooring that s wider than what you re replacing then follow these steps.
White oak is a very dense wood and most flooring tolerances will allow for a 005 015 fit.
Soft wood dings easily and will develop a warn look much fast than hardwood.
Weather it s the new generation on laminate floors traditional hardwoods or hardwood floors that you have taken from the woods and made yourself they will add value to your home.
You saw the logs get cut into planks and you saw the planks get dried now it s time to turn those planks into wood flooring.
Any type of wood will work.
However the more you practice the better you will become at milling lumber.