I am building an apartment in my antique (1780) hand-hewn barn loft. I have several thousand board feet of new old stock white pine boards. Probably milled in the '60s. At 16', they are long enough to span the bays. Width ranges from 16" to 20".
Want to use these as flooring. Is there some chemical that will "case harden", if you will, the surface yet leave the grain visible. Was also thinking about running them through something like a large metal forming set of rolls. I'd welcome other ideas.
Want to use these as flooring. Is there some chemical that will "case harden", if you will, the surface yet leave the grain visible. Was also thinking about running them through something like a large metal forming set of rolls. I'd welcome other ideas.