Take the hardwood tree to the saw mill to have them cut down into rough planks.
Trees to make hardwood floors.
This needs to be cut to 1 1 8 inch thick.
How to make a wood floor from raw wood.
After building the sawmill i decided to make some ash flooring for my house.
I decided to use ash for the floor because it s lighter color.
Cordwood construction cordwood construction is a technique dating back many years where the builders use fallen trees or logs cut from logged trees.
Most saw mills.
Would it be possible to have someone make wood flooring from some of these trees.
A perfect project for this idea is to make a hardwood floor with wood from locally grown trees.
In this particular project wood logs are sliced 1 thick and are being positioned to create the most beautiful natural hardwood floor i ve ever seen.
Send them through the gang saw and have them ripped a full half inch wider than the size flooring you want.
Species include some oak varieties hickory cherry walnut poplar and a number of others.
Part of the improvements to our family room included replacing the carpet with hardwood floors.
This room was only 250 sq ft.
There are a few trees here and there that have fallen due to storms age etc.
Russian olive wood is probably the most distinctive being almost chocolate colored it is a very beautiful wood.
Also imports quite a bit of exotic hardwood like mahogany rosewood teak and wenge which typically grow in more tropical regions like brazil and indonesia.
I have about 2000 square feet to do.