There are three common hardwood trees in northeast montana they are the ash the siberian elm and the russian olive.
Trees to make hardwood floors.
With the proper tools and a bit of hard work you can make your own hardwood floors from trees you have harvested yourself.
Wood flooring for the house.
Though it is more expensive than the other methods it is also more stable providing higher quality flooring.
Russian olive wood is probably the most distinctive being almost chocolate colored it is a very beautiful wood.
Prepare the material step 1 take the hardwood tree to the saw mill to have them cut down into rough planks.
They sat through the winter while i tried to figure out the best use for this volume of lumber.
I wasn t sure what i d do with them but the price was right.
A perfect project for this idea is to make a hardwood floor with wood from locally grown trees.
Cuts a log into quarters before it cuts the strips of wood to make hardwood flooring boards.
Then it struck me.
I have about 2000 square feet to do.
We d love to have wood floor everywhere except the bathrooms and this might be a way to make it happen without breaking the bank.
Cuts a log at a different angle than quarter sawn before it cuts the wood into hardwood flooring boards.