End grain block - wood flooring cobbles

[SteveA]

We've had a bit of a chat about indoor wood block flooring on the Canadian Woodworking vintage forum (lots of Wadkin hot rodding going on in Canada!)

 

https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/forum/tools/power-tools/vintage-power-tools/52432-wood-block-flooring

 

You mentioning the Portek reminds me that I've got some photos of a gadget I fabricated to cut shingle blocks to length in the woods. The saw was bolted to one of Logosol's mounts (attaches to the bar cover nuts) and then attached to a pivot on the frame.

 

Nice one. Just the job mate. I did consider making a chainsaw pivot thing myself but I can't weld and that would be project in itself!

cheers, Steve

[arbwork]

update to my post 18 and second take of end grain floor, due to pre-empted movement of large sections, our mark 2 end grain floor! again helped by grandchildren during the construction

[Treemoose]

That's a great job, I love it! All the different woods and colours work really well.

[delabodge]

Brilliant

[arbwork]

similar to muttley's floor this one the undercover sections almost perfect surface, some damage where they are exposed to the elements

[Lazurus]

update to my post 18 and second take of end grain floor, due to pre-empted movement of large sections, our mark 2 end grain floor! again helped by grandchildren during the construction

 

 

 

That is so cool.

Are the blocks simply set in concrete, if so was it a dry or wet mix please?

 

S.

[arbwork]

blocks laid onto mot levelled surface with finer material to fill the gaps, some settlement has happened and will be topped up with again fine material

[gobbypunk]

Hi Arbwork ,loving your floor what have you used inbetween the slices and did you glue them in place thinking of doing one myself

Thanks Mark

[SteveA]

Quite a few floor examples I've not seen before on this page: Unusual Wood Flooring Ideas – Woodworking ideas

cheers, Steve

[daltontrees]

I came across these pictures, taken at the Museum of Rural Life at East Kilbride. Probably spruce.