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Default What kind of hardwood floor is this?

The photos are not clear so it could be almost any wood with a strong grain.
80 year old flooring will be very aged to the core, any sanding will only
clean up the surface, it will never match the colour of new wood once you
identify it. Also if you do identify it and if you can find any, new
flooring will have different dimensions, different tongue and grooves and
will not match your old flooring unless you have the equipment and talent to
make your own.

"Aaron Fude" wrote in message
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Hi,

I need to replace a section of the floor and I'm wondering what kind
of wood this is to come up with as close a match as possible:

http://freeboundaries.com/floor1.jpg
http://freeboundaries.com/floor2.jpg

It is the floor in the attic of a 1930's stone colonial in eastern PA.
It has a very uniform feel. There is no stain - it was recently
refinished and covered with two coats of polyurethane. It's tongue-in-
groove.

Many thanks in advance,

Aaron Fude