cleaning edges of reclaimed floorboards
erikpeter
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I have a wood floor question. I recently bought maple floorboards from a torn-down gym. I have managed to separate them all and grind all the nails. Now I need to clean the tongue and groove edges where there is old finish and other gunk. What is the best way? Hand scrape with a flat piece of metal? Use a router to redo the edges? Or???
Erik
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The router will work for the grooves, but the nail stubs in the tongue side will snag the bit.
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
I reuses some oak flooring. Monuted a electric motor with a wire wheel and ran all edges of the board down the wheel. Some of the lond boards it took 2 guys to handle.