Dave Anthony
08-09-2007, 4:06 PM
We decided to remodel the living room. I started by pulling up the carpet to reveal the original white oak floor. It was in pretty good shape except for a few sections that needed to be replaced.
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The floor is 5/16" thick and is nailed in place. I made my own flooring by resawing 4/4 stock, and decided to add a cherry border with an "inlay" of black walnut.
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The cherry/walnut border was my wife's idea. I was originally going to add oak molding but somehow I can back from the wood store with this:
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The figure on the second piece from the bottom is much more dramatic than it appears in the picture.
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The floor is 5/16" thick and is nailed in place. I made my own flooring by resawing 4/4 stock, and decided to add a cherry border with an "inlay" of black walnut.
69744
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The cherry/walnut border was my wife's idea. I was originally going to add oak molding but somehow I can back from the wood store with this:
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The figure on the second piece from the bottom is much more dramatic than it appears in the picture.