I misjudged the amount of tiles I had, so I manufactured some more yesterday.
I guess I miscounted the bundles I had made up.
I couldn’t find any to buy, so I made some.
I made about 60 more tiles.
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This is the area I have left to do in one corner of the main shop area.
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Here’s some views of the tiles I made.
I used some Black Ash instead of Oak, but it’s what I had in my stockpile.
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I planed the boards to 1/2”, then cut them to 3” X 9”. Then chamfered all the edges.
A long drawn out process. The Ash look similar to Oak. Good enough for a shop floor
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Cory
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posted 181 days ago
Looks really, really, good. I doubt that anyone would ever be able to tell that those are shop made. They look like a factory tile.
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patron
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posted 181 days ago
invention , is the son of nesesity !
good job , good save .
now i know who to borrow clamps from too .
enjoy .
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Kindlingmaker
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posted 181 days ago
You have those in your shop?!? Dang those would look perfect in my house! Great determination and gumption!
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a1Jim
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posted 181 days ago
Hey Dick
That’s great ,I never would have thought to make my own flooring . Your sure you didn’t set those tools up in your living room just to fool us Ha HA.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 181 days ago
Thanks, Cory, do you believe I really made them?
David, I grew up in the big depression.
Kindlingmaker, We have a straw, mud floor in our house. The other tiles are salvaged from a job.
Jim! It’s not laminated, but it should work in the shop.
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Grumpy
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posted 181 days ago
Looking good Dick. Nice job.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 179 days ago
Thank you Grumpy!
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 179 days ago
I did my whole downstairs in russian solid oak aboput fifteen years ago cost a fortune but it was one and a half inches of solid wood and I had quite a few boxes left over I sold the lot to a guy for buttons(that means cheap) anyway I regret that very seriously now as I wasn’t doing woodworking then and just wanted them out of the way.The guy who bought them was an idiot and even though I was parctically giving them away kept wanting them cheaper and cheaper.he obvioulsy was just greedy anyway, I admire what you have done it just reminded me what I could now be doing in the shop with al that lovely oak Bow wow crying LOLAlistair
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posted 179 days ago
Hi Alistair,
I could almost feel your tears from, actually it gave tears.<(;O{#
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