OK what is it with "scraped" vs "sanded" floors?

Re: OK what is it with "scraped" vs "sanded" floor

Ernie Miller

>The finish on a scraped surface is so much more even that on a sanded one. I'm waiting for the burnished surface on my next floors.

It depends...

Jason Roehl in Mulberry, IN

>I've seen "hand-scraped" floors with a factory finish that just has a bunch of long, wide, shallow gouges all over. I suppose it is to hearken back to the time when that is how floors were refinished--scrapers (planes) on poles. IMO, it's exaggerated, though.

A properly sanded floor can be quite smooth, even when there is a certain amount of "tooth" left behind for a good mechanical bond between the finish and the wood. Dark stains (or any for that matter) tend to show any cross-grain sanding marks. Clear finishes look best to me.

Jason

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Mike L (Orange County, CA)

>To me the stuff being touted as scraped looks like it was fed through the planer against the grain with dull knives, leading to bad tear out.

Regards,

Mike

Re: It depends...

Ernie Miller

>I can see how that would happen it would take extra time in putting the floor dow to make sure that all the grain went the same directiion and then on some boards it will be changing directions still causing tera out. it is probably a marketing ploy to do less work and make more money. I really doubt that any one now would properly scrape a floor. I would like to see what they use for scrapers on these floors. I spent about 5 hourd on my work bench last fall scraping it so I could reoil it back to pretty. Hard maple looks nice that way.

I'm wounded

bill tindal, E.TN

>I have an article in the Articles section on scraped floors. Trendy before my time..............

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Tim in SE Michigan

>I think Tim is talking about flooring that looks something like in the attached picture. I would agree that this just looks awful. A true hand scraped floor like Bill is talking about is a beautiful thing.

Re: OK what is it with "scraped" vs "sanded" floor

Barry Irby

>One of the Channels used to run the show "Modern Masters" and they had an episode about a guy names Burgess Joule (sp?). His company is apparently one of the "flooring people to the stars" including Oprah. I believe they showed him installing a floor and scraping it so that it looked crude and scalloped. Or perhaps it was somebody else, altogether, I forget, but it was supposed to be very trendy. Looked like crap to me. I think it was supposed to imitate the wear in ancient castles.

In defence of scraped floors

bill tindal, E.TN

>I've had enough of this bad mouthing scraped floors and not to be confused with gouged floors. Done right they are like a scraped cabinet or table top. The methods and rational are to be found in the Articles Section of WC.

To look like antique reproductions

Michael Dresdner

>Yep, the scraped floor of today is meant to mimic an old, worn floor that has been refinished. This goes nicely with the pre-worn jeans you see in many kid's clothing sections. Bill's beautifully scraped work would not count; his work is far too nice to look second hand, even if it were.

To be fair, antiqued and distressed furniture is also popular, so it is really not that odd. The idea is to have just the right old piece to perfectly fit your decoratiing scheme, even if it does not exist as an authentic old piece. The same logic goes for floors for those who want to feel like they are living in an old restored wood floor farmhouse, but actually live in a new condo.

Re: To look like antique reproductions

Larry Clinton At Frankfort (Central)., Indiana

>Michael, I do understand the logic of the "distressed" look, but for those of use who lived in an old house in the 40's with old furniture, it certainly doesn't have any appeal. As my father passed away when I was 10, we didn't have any extra money. My mother would have traded any of our "distressed" furniture / floors for ones with a nice finish if possible. For those who desire that look, I am sure there are still people with genuine distressed furniture (whole homes for that matter) who would trade for new items. :~)>.

I agree

Joe Piotrowski - Chicago Burb's

>distressed decor is for people with more money than taste.

It kills me when I see people pay for new stuff made to look old. get a real antique if that is what you want. stop faking it, to keep up with the Jones's! if you want jeans that look old, buy a pair and keep it!

you want a worn out floor? hold a lot of party's and don't take care of it.

I have an old leather jacket the cheap kind. tears, warn spots. I worked into the leather store in the mall an dthey were charging 200 buck , on sale!

I paid 100 bucks for my cost from that same store! I saved 100 in fashion and can now wear mine to the fanciest of places. what a bunch of snapper heads IMO. if you have so much cash you pay to look poor, maybe you should spend some time in a shelter or soup kitchen. jeez!

can you tell I hate the poor chic styles? poor people don't need to be insulted on a regular basis.