ri702bill 11,935 #2 Posted Friday at 12:35 PM Better that he used sand instead of sawdust! I did not see any "No Smoking" signage.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 1,561 #3 Posted Friday at 12:37 PM Someone getting ideas? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 9,773 #4 Posted Friday at 12:55 PM Worked in an old mine, (opened in 1889 ish), that had underground horse stables and those floors were oak wood block. It was walk through time looking at stables and the old steam powered equipment. The mine when started required no outside power. The burned their own coal for steam pumps and winches. Hand dug coal seam. Of course later converted over to modern equipment and power. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 69,847 #5 Posted Friday at 01:08 PM 31 minutes ago, ri702bill said: Better that he used sand instead of sawdust! I did not see any "No Smoking" signage.... I was wondering about the use of sand over sawdust. That makes sense now 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 46,204 #6 Posted Friday at 02:50 PM Should seal it unless he likes oil stains that don't go away. We had a carriage barn with plank floors when I grew up. There were 2 stains on the floor that weren't going anywhere. It was pretty cool though. We made a basketball court in there and there was one spot that was like a spring board. Felt like I was 8 feet tall! 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 69,847 #7 Posted Friday at 05:22 PM 4 hours ago, Wayne0 said: Someone getting ideas? not for my shop… kitchen floor? Sure! 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horsin'round 406 #8 Posted Friday at 08:02 PM Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) is considered flame resistant and, subsequently makes an ideal flooring for a smithy. Easier on your feet/legs than concrete, reducing fatigue. Not sure about his choice, oak. I would think it better suited for the wood burner. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,761 #9 Posted yesterday at 12:45 AM Many old machine shops had wood block floors, one reason is that expensive parts and tools might not be damaged if dropped. I worked at Sylvania where we had a wood block floor in the tool & die shop. Coolant was mixed and stored in a 55 gallon drum filled using a slow running garden hose. One time I lost track of time doing other things and the drum ran over soaking the wood blocks, you should have seen how high that swelling went and how the boss lost it in me. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 2,174 #10 Posted 2 hours ago I like the idea of the wood block floor. It is unique and certainly fits into the style of his shop. If I were to install one, I think, instead of used motor oil, I'd use use a commercial preservative. When we rebuilt a stone barn and replaced the floor joists, The owner provided some kind of termite/preservative (as required by the building inspector) that we painted on the ends of each floor joist that fit into notches in the rock walls. This stuff was very thin and soaked deep into the wooden joists. I don't think the motor oil, even if it was thinned with diesel like we did on houses in the Philippines, wouldn't soak in very deep. Somewhere, I have seen floors that looked like 2x4's laid end grain up in an old public building such as an old auditorium with a varnish finish. I assume they were laid over a cement base and glued in place? A floor like that ought to last a couple of lifetimes. As usual, topics on this site cause me to research further, There are a host of companies that offer end grain flooring. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
