new hardwood floor

[Junk]

ih8hardwood floors, but the squaw won this battle. So I'm putting some down for the first time. It's been put down unstained and unsanded, but there are pinholes here and there, some as big as 1/4" round. WTF am I supposed to do about those or should I replace them (shouldn't have used them) If I fill them in with putty, won't they just reappear in a few months?

WTF, I'm pretty

[-Spike-]

Fill 'em. A trick used in the woodworking industry is to put glue in the holes before you sand, the dust will fill the holes. Or, collect the dust and mix it with white glue to make filler. Bondo also works well as a filler with darker stains.

-Spike

[reffug]

pinholes from what?

what kind of wood?

sounds like you bought a crap floor you cocksocket.

[firetruck41]

They make wood filler for exactly that application, should be able to get from a hardwood supplier, it comes in different tones, and you just quickly fill all surface imperfections using a putty knife, before you sand/finish (you do the same thing with holes from the nails in the face nailed boards on the edges of the room). The imperfections will nearly disappear, by the time you have sanded and finished the floor. If you have a bunch of actual holes, you may need to do something different.

[HR-OLIFANT]

A side note... since the flooring is unfinished, and assuming untreated, save the dust you collect to make fire starters for camping. You can mix it in with melted parafin wax, and pour it into paper egg cartons to form it. Pop em out and your ready to go.

[Junk]

Originally Posted by reffug

pinholes from what?

what kind of wood?

sounds like you bought a crap floor you cocksocket.

Fuck if I know, but it's different than the wood I slide your wife daily

I think it's oak, I dunno. It's the kind that goes on the floor from the local shithole wood floor dealer.

Thanks everyone.

[colangut]

Junk,

Are you going to sand and finish the floors yourself?

If so, talk to guy who sell the brand of floor stuff your going to use and ask what is compatible with their stuff. Usually the finish that is put down protects the repairs pretty well. You just need to figure out what is best to use with your finish. Should be pretty easy to find out.

If your going to put the floor down and then have it finished, then the guy who does that will take care of it. I've done both and had good luck ether way. Most of the time the smaller to medium pin holes will just fill up with finish and disappear. No big deal, I would not worry about anything 1/8 or smaller.

Make sure they are not power post beetle holes or some other wood worm, the last thing you need is to get those little bastards in your house! They can even survive tenting!

You going water based or oil based?

Mohawk in NY makes the best wood repair stuff. Google their website. Instead of a crayon type of repair that will not hold up on HW floors, this stuff is a hot melt type of stick. Much more durable and great stuff to have in your wood working arsenal...

PM me or email me if you need more info

[WristPin]

Originally Posted by -Spike-

Fill 'em. A trick used in the woodworking industry is to put glue in the holes before you sand, the dust will fill the holes. Or, collect the dust and mix it with white glue to make filler. Bondo also works well as a filler with darker stains.

-Spike

exactly.
when i built my canoe, i used that trick, but in a slightly different way.

i gathered a lot of saw dust into a container and mixed it with the wood glue, till it was like paste. then i used it to fill in the cracks between the wood strips.

it worked good

[45Kevin]

Is the wood you are using reclaimed or of an antiqued look? Maybe the pinholes are supposed to be there. The supplier probably charged you extra for those pinholes. If that is the case just sand, vacumn and let the finish fill them. Otherwise the filler you put on your whole floor after your first sanding will fill them.

1/4 inch eh, did you use your tool to measure it.

[colangut]

Originally Posted by WristPin

exactly.
when i built my canoe, i used that trick, but in a slightly different way.

i gathered a lot of saw dust into a container and mixed it with the wood glue, till it was like paste. then i used it to fill in the cracks between the wood strips.

it worked good

You can do the same thing with a uncolored wood putty as well. Even add a little stain.

If the filler is a bit darker, it will look like a small knot in the wood so here is where a bit of stain comes into play.

I have American walnut floors in my house and as they are a reclaimed wood, they don't even look close to perfect. In my opinion, that patina of small defects, cracks, worm holes, knots, etc makes the floor look cooler than it would if it were perfect and defect free.

[Junk]

Thanks all.

[reffug]

Originally Posted by Junk

I think it's oak, I dunno. It's the kind that goes on the floor from the local shithole wood floor dealer.

Thanks everyone.

If its wormy oak then its supposed to have those pinholes and you fawkin paid extra for them.

dumbass...........

oh and your fawkin welcome.

[john_eckels]

Originally Posted by colangut

Junk,

this stuff is a hot melt type of stick. Much more durable and great stuff to have in your wood working arsenal...

PM me or email me if you need more info

If there is a Woodcraft store in your area, you can get stick schellac and the burn-in pen there.

Electric Burn-in Knife - Woodcraft.com

[colangut]

Here is a great video on burn in sticks:

http://www.mohawk-finishing.com/imag...ch_Up_clip.wmv

You can also use a hot knife and a wet rag to lift out dents in the wood.

Good stuff.

Rockler also sells the stuff and also has a video that you can watch for free just for the asking.

[Junk]

Cool. Will check it out thanks.