"Pat Barber" wrote in message
When you start talking about several hundred feet of
flooring, router bits are not up to the task nor are
basic routers.

You've got a point there. Hell, with a reasonably small room, say 10'x10'
and using 3" wide wood for example on the floor, you'd be routing somewhere
in the neighbourhood of 400' feet of wood. That's a whole lot of effort and
time even before the wood is laid.

Of course, there would be a considerable amount of pride involved with
undertaking such an effort, that is *if* it turned out to be a half decent
job.