Herman Family wrote:
"Unisaw A100" wrote in message
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Tom Watson wrote:
http://www.kaswell.com/woodblock/oakplank.htm


At the first architectural woodworking shop (Loughman/St.
Louis) I worked in the floor in the shop was made from
4 X 6's cut 4"(ish) long and laid on the concrete. It
was one of the best surfaces to work on.

UA100


The train museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas has the same sort of floor. They
used that because the end grain is so much tougher than side grain.

Michael


I think a lot of 19th century factories had end-grain floors.


--RC