I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you

On Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:52:15 -0500, Meanie wrote:

I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you
From the colour and grain I'd say, better than 90% it is maple.

Clare Snyder wrote in
:

On Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:52:15 -0500, Meanie wrote:

I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you
From the colour and grain I'd say, better than 90% it is maple.

Nonsense. This doesn't even remotely resembly maple. It's red oak.

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 03:26:17 -0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
wrote:

Clare Snyder wrote in
:

On Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:52:15 -0500, Meanie wrote:

I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you
From the colour and grain I'd say, better than 90% it is maple.

Nonsense. This doesn't even remotely resembly maple. It's red oak.
I didn't look at the other pictures - and only on the small
screen.and you are right - It's more likely oak

Around here maple, oak and ash are common - and the maple often has
the red tint, but not the defined grain. The ash has something of a
green tint, and is otherwise very similarto oak.

Today you can grt just about any kind of wood, but the older homes
have "local" wood - and I just iunstalled ash flooring in our
livingroomand diningroom - whuile the bedrooms are all in oak. Our oak
has a LOT less color variation than the oak shown

"Meanie" wrote in message news
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone years
ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what type of
wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help identify.
Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

Not red oak. Not ANY oak.

Definitely hardwood, looks familiar, but dunno what. It doesn't look like
maple to me either. A couple of pieces do look like white oak, some look
like cherry.

"dadiOH" wrote in message
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"Meanie" wrote in message
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I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone years
ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what type of
wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help identify.
Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

Not red oak. Not ANY oak.

Definitely hardwood, looks familiar, but dunno what. It doesn't look like
maple to me either. A couple of pieces do look like white oak, some look
like cherry.

On second thought, I'd say hickory

On 3/5/18 10:46 AM, dadiOH wrote:
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"Meanie" wrote in message
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I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone years
ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what type of
wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help identify.
Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

Not red oak. Not ANY oak.

Definitely hardwood, looks familiar, but dunno what. It doesn't look like
maple to me either. A couple of pieces do look like white oak, some look
like cherry.

On second thought, I'd say hickory



That was my first impression.
Every one of them looks like Hickory at different grain angles and color
variations.


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-MIKE-

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--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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On 3/4/2018 4:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Red or White Oak but with a stain the coloration of the natural wood is
difficult to tell. That said there appears to be patches with other
woods. The stained color appears to be red oak.

"dadiOH" writes:

"Meanie" wrote in message news
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone years
ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what type of
wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help identify.
Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

Not red oak. Not ANY oak.

Looks like Ash to me.

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you

Oak is very common here and some look like red oak, but a couple of
boards I'm not so sure. Maybe take a better photo or two?

On 3/5/2018 4:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think
my hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949,
what type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you

Oak is very common here and some look like red oak, but a couple of
boards I'm not so sure.Â* Maybe take a better photo or two?



https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 16:21:11 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?
Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/
Thank you


Oak is very common here and some look like red oak, but a couple of
boards I'm not so sure. Maybe take a better photo or two?


I can't tell much fom those photos either.
The wide variations in grain and colour make me think
of more modern hardwood flooring - not rustic - which includes lots
of defects and rough spots - but the next grade ?
The oak floors in my first home - tiny 1959 bungalow -
that I resurrected from under the carpeting, in 1982 - had quite
uniform colour & grain, with just a few small spots that were off -
- it looked real sweet after a colonial maple ? stain and
a satin urethane.
Perhaps the OP's 1949 house was previously re-floored ?
or maybe it was built from various home-sawn materials ?
... just a thought.
John T.

"Meanie" wrote in message news
On 3/5/2018 4:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you

Oak is very common here and some look like red oak, but a couple of
boards I'm not so sure. Maybe take a better photo or two?



https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

NOW it looks like oak.

On 3/5/18 5:19 PM, Meanie wrote:
On 3/5/2018 4:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads
& risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs
(main floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but
think my hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors
redone years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in
1949, what type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you

Oak is very common here and some look like red oak, but a couple of
boards I'm not so sure.Â* Maybe take a better photo or two?


https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/


Some of the grain in this pic definitely looks like Oak, probably white.


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-MIKE-

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--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
www.mikedrums.com

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Looks just like our floors, specified in our building contract as #1
common red oak.

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 16:21:11 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you

Oak is very common here and some look like red oak, but a couple of
boards I'm not so sure. Maybe take a better photo or two?

+1

Some of the boards have "rays" that look red oakish, some don't. Is
it possible it's a mix of red and white oak? Some of the boards have
the longer rays, like white oak.

On 3/5/18 7:02 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 16:21:11 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you

Oak is very common here and some look like red oak, but a couple of
boards I'm not so sure. Maybe take a better photo or two?

+1

Some of the boards have "rays" that look red oakish, some don't. Is
it possible it's a mix of red and white oak? Some of the boards have
the longer rays, like white oak.


That's what I saw, too. Especially in the additional photos.


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-MIKE-

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--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
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On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 18:19:54 -0500, Meanie wrote:

On 3/5/2018 4:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think
my hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949,
what type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you

Oak is very common here and some look like red oak, but a couple of
boards I'm not so sure.* Maybe take a better photo or two?



https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

With the green tinge I'm thinking grey ash. Mine has a stain on it
that warms it up a bit - but more ash-like than oak-like - and the two
ARE close.

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 19:40:57 -0500, Larry Kraus wrote:

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Looks just like our floors, specified in our building contract as #1
common red oak.
WShat I put in was "select or better" Waterloo County Ash. 0 taking
down a lot due to Emeral Ash Borer.

Back in the sixties it was Elm that was in oiver-supply due to Dutch
Elm Disease.

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Ok, it appears the consensus is mainly oak, perhaps red and some white.
Perhaps I will purchase one red and one white oak board, stain it and
see what matches best.

Thank you all for the help.

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 20:42:31 -0500, Meanie wrote:

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Ok, it appears the consensus is mainly oak, perhaps red and some white.
Perhaps I will purchase one red and one white oak board, stain it and
see what matches best.

Thank you all for the help.
With as much color variation as there is in that floor "matching" it
will be a "moving target"!!

On Mon, 05 Mar 2018 21:30:06 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 20:42:31 -0500, Meanie wrote:

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Ok, it appears the consensus is mainly oak, perhaps red and some white.
Perhaps I will purchase one red and one white oak board, stain it and
see what matches best.

Thank you all for the help.
With as much color variation as there is in that floor "matching" it
will be a "moving target"!!

OTOH, with that variation, half the contents of a Sherwin Williams
store would match perfectly. ;-)

On 3/5/2018 9:42 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 05 Mar 2018 21:30:06 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 20:42:31 -0500, Meanie wrote:

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Ok, it appears the consensus is mainly oak, perhaps red and some white.
Perhaps I will purchase one red and one white oak board, stain it and
see what matches best.

Thank you all for the help.
With as much color variation as there is in that floor "matching" it
will be a "moving target"!!

OTOH, with that variation, half the contents of a Sherwin Williams
store would match perfectly. ;-)


LOL....it appears i can't go wrong.

On 3/5/2018 9:30 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 20:42:31 -0500, Meanie wrote:

On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Ok, it appears the consensus is mainly oak, perhaps red and some white.
Perhaps I will purchase one red and one white oak board, stain it and
see what matches best.

Thank you all for the help.
With as much color variation as there is in that floor "matching" it
will be a "moving target"!!


I won't need a blending technique.

"dadiOH" wrote in news

"dadiOH" wrote in message
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"Meanie" wrote in message
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I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone years
ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what type of
wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help identify.
Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

Not red oak. Not ANY oak.

Definitely hardwood, looks familiar, but dunno what. It doesn't look like
maple to me either. A couple of pieces do look like white oak, some look
like cherry.

On second thought, I'd say hickory

Nope, hickory doesn't look like that. It's red oak.

Clare Snyder wrote in news:d8rr9dldr27tblugdb3mformv6to0ifpqm@
4ax.com:

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 18:19:54 -0500, Meanie wrote:

On 3/5/2018 4:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think
my hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949,
what type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you

Oak is very common here and some look like red oak, but a couple of
boards I'm not so sure.* Maybe take a better photo or two?



https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

With the green tinge I'm thinking grey ash. Mine has a stain on it
that warms it up a bit - but more ash-like than oak-like - and the two
ARE close.

Ash doesn't have the ray structure that's clearly visible in many of these boards.

It's red oak.

Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you


Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to
paint it?

On 3/6/2018 1:45 AM, Leon wrote:
Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you


Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to
paint it?


Paint? Is this a trick question? No decent person would paint over
beautiful hardwood.

On 3/6/2018 5:42 AM, Meanie wrote:
On 3/6/2018 1:45 AM, Leon wrote:
Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to
paint it?


Paint? Is this a trick question? No decent person would paint over
beautiful hardwood.


;~)

On Tue, 6 Mar 2018 06:42:24 -0500, Meanie wrote:

On 3/6/2018 1:45 AM, Leon wrote:
Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you


Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to
paint it?


Paint? Is this a trick question? No decent person would paint over
beautiful hardwood.

Norm did!

"Meanie" wrote in message news
On 3/5/2018 4:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone years
ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what type
of wood do you think they would have used?

Looks like a lower grade of white oak to me... color variations, knots,
various grain orientation, ray fleck in some boards. It looks a lot like
what is left in my lumber shed of a white oak log after I used all the
"good" stuff!

On 3/6/2018 9:32 AM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
"Meanie"Â* wrote in message news
On 3/5/2018 4:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads
& risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs
(main floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but
think my hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors
redone years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in
1949, what type of wood do you think they would have used?

Looks like a lower grade of white oak to me... color variations, knots,
various grain orientation, ray fleck in some boards. It looks a lot like
what is left in my lumber shed of a white oak log after I used all the
"good" stuff!

+23.823281142857...

I just saw this thread and the later pichures...

No question at all--it's "tree-run" random-selection white oak.

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On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 7:40:23 AM UTC-8, John Grossbohlin wrote:
"Meanie" wrote in message news
On 3/5/2018 4:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/4/2018 5:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor...

Looks like a lower grade of white oak to me... color variations, knots,
various grain orientation, ray fleck in some boards. It looks a lot like
what is left in my lumber shed of a white oak log after I used all the
"good" stuff!

Yep, probably #2 (red/white?) oak, the color and grain are 'interesting' but it's
the leftovers after every straight-grained thing is made into longish
boards. My house is the same, and even has a few wormholes. At one
point I considered repairing a board or three, but ended up just
tidying the worst bits and putting down a few rugs.

The good news is, any old source of oak will 'match' well enough not to stand
out. The bad news is, these are usually short boards, it takes a LOT of labor
per square foot to install. For repair/amendment, it's a lucky break, though.

On Tue, 6 Mar 2018 00:45:57 -0600, Leon wrote:

Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you


Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to
paint it?

I think we decided that it's *not* cherry.

On 3/6/2018 6:55 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Mar 2018 00:45:57 -0600, Leon wrote:

Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you


Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to
paint it?

I think we decided that it's *not* cherry.



Oh..... then what are his options????? ;~)

On 3/6/2018 6:59 PM, Leon wrote:
On 3/6/2018 6:55 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Mar 2018 00:45:57 -0600, Leon wrote:

Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949,
what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/




Thank you


Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to
paint it?

I think we decided that it's *not* cherry.



Oh..... then what are his options?????Â* ;~)


Ah! Put carpeting back over it! LOL

On Tue, 6 Mar 2018 18:59:31 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 3/6/2018 6:55 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Mar 2018 00:45:57 -0600, Leon wrote:

Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you


Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to
paint it?

I think we decided that it's *not* cherry.



Oh..... then what are his options????? ;~)

Home Depot. Aisle 9.

On 3/6/18 6:55 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Mar 2018 00:45:57 -0600, Leon wrote:

Meanie wrote:
I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads &
risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main
floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my
hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone
years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help
identify. Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/



Thank you


Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to
paint it?

I think we decided that it's *not* cherry.


+1!! LOL!


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On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 11:20:40 AM UTC-6, dadiOH wrote:

Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help identify.
Disregard the item.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/

Not red oak. Not ANY oak.


Mix of red oak and white oak. Lots of short pieces all randomly mixed together. But the pieces appear to be old growth with tighter grain. Putting new quick grown wide grain wood in to fix a spot would stand out like a sore thumb.

On Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:52:15 -0500
Meanie wrote:

years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what
type of wood do you think they would have used?

back then it was very common to use locally sourced wood or at least
something closer rather than farther away

another limiter back then might have been that some oak is too porous
for boat building and so that would make it more suitable to other uses
like flooring

also iirc red oak can be white and white oak can be red in color

would not worry too much about the type of oak but rather match
the grain and then use the finish to match the color