Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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Use the router to cut a groove around the perimeter so that you can add an apron of long flooring strips to frame the herringbone.
Step 16: Add Grooves to the Edges
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Mark the Centerline
Step 2
Set the Slat Length
Step 3
Make a Test Panel
Step 4
Cut the Slats
Step 5
Add Grooves to the Flat Ends
Step 6
Set the Working Distance
Step 7
Mark the Floor
Step 8
Install the Nailing Blank
Step 9
Establish the Pattern
Step 10
Nail the Slats in Place
Step 11
Finish the Course and Reverse the Blank
Step 12
Begin the Second Course
Step 13
Backfill the Empty Triangles
Step 14
Mark the Overlap for Removal
Step 15
Cut Off the Excess
Step 16
Add Grooves to the Edges
Step 17
Attach a Feature Strip
Step 18
Nail the Border Pieces
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Tools List
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Measuring tape
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Chalk line
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Trammel. Make one from a piece of scrap board
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Straightedge
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Framing square
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Miter saw
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Rubber mallet
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Router and 1¼-inch flooring bit
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Rafter square
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Drill/driver
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Flooring nailer
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Circular saw
Shopping List
Engineered tongue-and-groove strip flooring.
Have your supplier determine how much you need, but figure on 15 percent waste.
Feature and apron strips to frame the herringbone field.
Flooring splines
Molding to create a guide for the circular saw.
¾-inch plywood
Get one 4x8 sheet to make the nailing blank and a straightedge.
1½-inch drywall screwsto attach the blank to the subfloor.
16-gauge 2-inch L-head flooring nails or 'cleats'
Wood glue
Painter's tape
Have your supplier determine how much you need, but figure on 15 percent waste.
Feature and apron strips to frame the herringbone field.
Flooring splines
Molding to create a guide for the circular saw.
¾-inch plywood
Get one 4x8 sheet to make the nailing blank and a straightedge.
1½-inch drywall screwsto attach the blank to the subfloor.
16-gauge 2-inch L-head flooring nails or 'cleats'
Wood glue
Painter's tape
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