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dreamshark) wrote2019-09-05 04:48 pm
dreamshark) wrote2019-09-05 04:48 pm
Floor is done!
Floor is done!!! The high gloss finish is so blinding that it is a little hard to get a good picture. But it looks fantastic. I went with water base polyurethane to keep the wood as light a color as possible, and high gloss for maximum pizzazz, trying to lighten up the room.
While Troy was applying the varnish I googled Douglas Fir and learned a few things about it. Every wood has its own appreciation society. One website informed me that Douglas fir gets a bad rap because of its low score on the Janka hardness test, but it makes up for its low Janka rating with an excellent modulus of elasticity and various other technical terms that mean "it keeps its shape and never warps." Sure enough, the boards on this poor mistreated old floor are flat and crisp, and sanded out beautifully. A few plastic wood patches here and there, but no deep stains or damaged areas and absolutely no warping. It's really gorgeous. The variations in grain are a little startling. In some ways I wish all of it matched the lightest pieces with the close parallel grain (apparently the highest quality of Douglas fir planking). But the variations in grain are artistically pleasing in their own way. I really love the look and feel of wood.
While Troy was applying the varnish I googled Douglas Fir and learned a few things about it. Every wood has its own appreciation society. One website informed me that Douglas fir gets a bad rap because of its low score on the Janka hardness test, but it makes up for its low Janka rating with an excellent modulus of elasticity and various other technical terms that mean "it keeps its shape and never warps." Sure enough, the boards on this poor mistreated old floor are flat and crisp, and sanded out beautifully. A few plastic wood patches here and there, but no deep stains or damaged areas and absolutely no warping. It's really gorgeous. The variations in grain are a little startling. In some ways I wish all of it matched the lightest pieces with the close parallel grain (apparently the highest quality of Douglas fir planking). But the variations in grain are artistically pleasing in their own way. I really love the look and feel of wood.
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