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dave kelly

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solid wood flooring
« on: March 18, 2011, 02:08:15 am »
i bought 2 square mtrs of solid oak flooring 22mm thick for 24 pound just started cutting up for planking and what a fantastic cheap way of getting quality oak
decking hull planking anyone else thought about doing it  this way
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Re: solid wood flooring
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 04:07:44 am »
I do the same for some other 'odd' hardwood bits.
Whenever I see someone throwing out surplus board I grab some.

The only downside is that all of mine are ony about 500-800mm long.
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dave kelly

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Re: solid wood flooring
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2011, 06:43:44 am »
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The only downside is that all of mine are only about 500-800mm long


yeh out of that two mtrs i got 740 1300mm long 2mm thick plus i have got all the 1000mm 800mm 500mm 300mm to do yet but well cheap
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david j

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Re: solid wood flooring
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2011, 10:47:49 am »
hi, i have used cut offs from garage roof joist (pine)  no knots in perfect built my latest boat out of it.

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