If this is an old floor in an old house leave some of the character there.
I'm in the process of doing a 150 year old victorian that has fir floors and
I'm going to keep some of the blemishes, I've filled the holes with plugs
that I cut, nothing fancy and will not be putting filler between the cracks,
it's part of the look and feel. Just smooth them out and stain.


"glassartist" wrote in message
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I am refinishing 80 year old fir floors. There are some bruises that are
quite pronounced and round (probably from furniture feet, like beds). I've
done a lot of reading and I've tried things I've thought of, but so far
they resist most of my efforts.

Read: sand 45° with coarse grit rotating 90° until gone then finish with
grain.

Result: I seem to be using a lot of good floor to get rid of blemishes. It
seems it would be better to address each blemish on its own or I'll loose
a lot of my boards' depth.

My thoughts: using heat gun remove most of the shellac/varnish and then
it's easier to hand sand, but it makes a hollow.

Question: Can I fill the hollows with a "filler"? Can I mix a filler using
my sanding sawdust? Is there a commercial product that will finish like
the rest of the floor after I stain it all?

TIA