Not exactly true. I will take all your scrap flooring off your hands. I can
make any length plank I want with no waste. You can procure a router bit
that is made to reproduce the groove. This bit can make a groove
effortlessly and is a must if you are doing feature strips, mitered ends,
fancy inlay, etc. The cost for a bit is around $35.
"Arvid Sorsdahl" wrote in message
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First off do you care if joints are 72" apart(that would be a full length
board) If the answer is no then measure the total length of a full run
subtract as many full length boards as you can from the length to find out
what you have left. If it is 12" or more you are good to go with a full
length board to start the first row. cut a board(making sure you have it
orientated in the right direction and cut a piece the right length to
finish off the first row putting the cut end against the wall. Take the
other cut piece (the remainder of the cut board) and if it is 12" or
longer start the next row with it. all joints will be at random as you
continue and you should have very little waist. If joins are too close
together you can alter the size by cutting off a little to make the
stagger to suit you or you can cut a new board to suit and use the pieces
where ever and whenever you wish to keep the waste to a minimum. Keep in
mind a cut board with no factory or grooved end is scrap so keep those to
as small a piece as possible.
"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
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Robert, yes you hit the nail on my head...I am sorry to have confused
everyone in my first post. The low priced 72" planks are T&G on all
four
sides, and thus I cannot see how I can cut a piece down and not use the
cut
pieces with the cut end against the wall. Therefore I cannot see how I
can
say make ten 72" planks into 20 36" planks and use them that way. It
seems
I have to get a full 72" plank into each row, and if I want random or
staggered patterns, it would be a real challenge and I will end up
wasting
a
lot of pieces that would make it NOT a good deal anymore and better off
to
get the 36" planks. Unless I cut them all off at the end and make them
a
nail down application instead of glue down,

That was what I was trying to ask, and I did a terrible job asking and
caused a lot of confusion.

MC



You need to go look at some laid floors. Having a 72" piece in every row
is
not a problem at all - in fact it is quite normal. The objective is to
have
other random lengths such that the joints are staggered in a nearly, or
seemingly non-repetitive manner. Simply apply what Robert instructed and
you're good to go. Do yourself a favor and think about Robert's reply
and
go look at some floors. Don't jump to another question quickly or you
won't
be giving yourself enough time to think this through. It's obvious that
you're just not getting it, and that happens sometimes. That's where
looking at other floors will prove to be an immeasurable help.

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-Mike-