Oak Herringbone Floor Test
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Here's a closeup render of a herringbone floor experiment. The render is quick and dirty just to get an idea. does it look believable? There are 24 different tiles all made from the same "board". I tried to place them somewhat randomly so the identical ones wouldn't be too obvious. The "board is over 9 feet long and more than 12 inches wide so there's a large variation in grain across it.
Does it play alright? Or is there too much repetitiveness? I could use three or four more boards from the same log and get even more variation.
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Looks very good to me. We have Brazilian Cherry floors in out house and the boards have a very large range of grains and colors. Often the "next door neighbor" to a board is not what I would have chosen, but that's what makes wood floors so interesting.
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I had a very difficult time finding any repetition. Looks like a photograph
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Thank you, gentlemen.
Bob we have maple flooring in our kitchen and dining room. We went with a second grade of maple so there would be some character in the floor. Some friends of ours but in a first grade of maple and it all looks the same to me. I like our floor better. We've got birdseye, tiger and ribbon-grained pieces. Very pretty that way.
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Hi Dave,
I am very interested in how you can make beautiful wooden floors as your Dave. You can give directions on how you did it?
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I can probably do that.
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Here's a tutorial on how I made the floor in SketchUp.
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