First project for the TS55

[Parquet-Dave]

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Reclaimed Afrormosia Herringbone floor and step.

 

[Parquet-Dave]

Step detail.

 

[Kritta]

Did you use the TS55 to cut the edges off the herringbone pattern and then lay in the border pieces? I'm doing pretty much the same thing. That is, I lay the herringbone without cutting any pieces. Then I lay the track on the floor, and cut along the edge to make a clean cut up against the border pieces will lay. If that's what you're doing, what was the underlay material? What depth did you set the track saw to? I've got parquetry blocks on concrete, so I'm cautious about cutting too deep and wrecking my blade. Wondered if you had the same problem.

- Andrew

 

[ear3]

Great work.  What's the finish?

 

[Corwin]

Wow! Nice job. That couch at the end of the hall must have looked good at the end of the day. I know that's where I would be.  [big grin]

 

[Parquet-Dave]

Did you use the TS55 to cut the edges off the herringbone pattern and then lay in the border pieces? I'm doing pretty much the same thing. That is, I lay the herringbone without cutting any pieces. Then I lay the track on the floor, and cut along the edge to make a clean cut up against the border pieces will lay. If that's what you're doing, what was the underlay material? What depth did you set the track saw to? I've got parquetry blocks on concrete, so I'm cautious about cutting too deep and wrecking my blade. Wondered if you had the same problem.

- Andrew

Hi Andy
Thats exactly what I did however there was one area in front of the radiator where the saw just wouldn't quite fit underneath so had to cut them individually!
The subfloor was screed over a liquid dpm over asphalt, so as bad as a concrete subfloor!
I was concerned like you about cutting too deep and wrecking the blade, so I set the depth just a fraction less than the depth and accepted that the last little bit would be cut with a multitool. However Afrormosia is also known as African Teak and the multitool blades didn't last that long!
As I progressed I adjusted it incrementally to the ideal depth but still leaving it just a touch shy of the screed.

 

[Parquet-Dave]

Great work.  What's the finish?

Hi Edward
The finish (still wet in the photo's) was one coat of Junckers Base Prime followed by two coats of Junckers Strong (waterbased polyurethane) silk mat.

As it was reclaimed the base prime acts as an isolating seal to prevent any reaction with the poly from anything that might have contaminated the blocks previously.