A local guy has a box of unused oak tongue & groove boards for flooring at a super cheap price-per-board-foot for oak (about $8 for 20 sq feet of 3/4 inch). I'm not at all interested in it for flooring, but only as an inexpensive source of hardwood for small projects using hand tools. The "finished side", the "micro-bevel," and the "tongue and groove" are irrelevant to me and would likely just get cut away. I'm a bit familiar with oak's general characteristics for planing, chiseling, sawing, etc, but is there something I maybe need to understand about oak that is specifically employed in flooring? Maybe I should snag this deal? maybe I should spend the $8 on a pint instead? I'm eager to be educated! Thanks.