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Kyle Kraft
02-24-2006, 8:35 AM
A friend gave me a few bundles of unfinished hardwood flooring that he was going to burn. Not wanting to see some machined red oak suffer such a fate, I took them off his hands. There's not enough to do even an entryway or other small floor, so I was hoping to get some good ideas from the 'Creek. Face frame pieces for utility cabinets, glue 'em up for shelves, or what??

Rob Bourgeois
02-24-2006, 8:39 AM
Speaking form experience

...top to a MDF/plywood work bench or workstation.

....back to a shelf

...drill bit box or other small tool boxes.

Julio Navarro
02-24-2006, 8:42 AM
Picture frames? Molding profiles?

Tyler Howell
02-24-2006, 9:32 AM
I coverd a bench with used flooring. Never again.Dirty, hard on the tools and a beast to get the nails out.
But a real durable surface:o . The new stuff. skys the limit
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=7046&d=1083639613 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=7046&d=1083639613)


PS Got about 100bf of used I'll keep moving from spot to spot. no nails:o

Tom Saurer
02-24-2006, 9:44 AM
How about the back to a dresser or a large piece of furniture?

Ken Shoemaker
02-24-2006, 9:48 AM
Drawer fronts for a tool chest......?

Art Mulder
02-24-2006, 12:49 PM
Glue up to make cutting boards?
Picture Frames?

Brandon Shew
02-24-2006, 11:00 PM
I've found that flooring can make a nice straight sacrificial fence, good for jigs, etc.

Bruce Shiverdecker
02-24-2006, 11:10 PM
If it is at least 3/4" thick, Turn on your TS; make 3/4" squares, and make


PENS!!!

You will find out how good you are with a gouge and skew!

Bruce

Brian Hale
02-25-2006, 5:27 AM
Drawer sides and fronts
Miter gauge fence
ZCI for the TS
Vise jaws
Stain and finish samples

john looser
02-25-2006, 8:24 AM
i made a tv stand out of oak flooring

Chris Barton
02-25-2006, 8:52 AM
Small boxes!

Jim Tobias
02-25-2006, 10:07 AM
I just used about 5 pieces (30" long) last night to support the middle portion of a coffee table that will have a heavy tile top. This is a project that will belong to a friend of mine. The oak is plenty strong enough to handle this use. I have also used it to make fences for table saw sleds, miter sleds, etc.

Jim