“What kind of floor you want bro?” “Cutting board”

In the early 90s, I worked in a stamping factory in Detroit that used 6x8 end-cut blocks for flooring. They were indestructible, holding 150 ton molds. Probably 80 years old then. We had the floor cleaned and sealed - ended up being the most beautiful floor I've ever seen.

Сразу вспомнила себя с мужем в нашей новой квартире. Только у нас небыло циклевочной машины.Циклевали вручную маленькими циклевками. Потом три раза вскрывали лаком, слегка подогревая его на плите.😊 Мы так были рады новой квартире, что брались за любую работу и всё у нас получалось.😊

Cork underlay ... lessens the noise and an ideal substrate for the block work flooring. And if it gets scratched, just rub it down and seal again!! ❤

Yes in my living room, it's actually intended for wood workshops, where you can drive with heavy carts on it. In Germany we call it Stirnholz Parkett, and it's very resistant

It was used for high traffic areas like workshops and such for over a century. It's usually much thicker, so it takes quite some time to deteriorate even if it's not taken good care of. It's warmer than concrete or stone floor and things don't break that easily when they drop down on it. It doesn't get as slippery as woodflooring that's layed lengthwise bc the softer part of the rings wears down quicker and gives kind of a rippled texture. There were horse stables with this kind of flooring!

I appreciate these floors way more now. This is hard work and essentially an art form.

Самый надежный и качественный пол , я так думаю , как строитель. Ребята молодцы.

Cool thing about these, is because theyre so thick, you can sand and refinish the floor hundreds of times.

My father's a wood and brick head Mistry.... Watching him making anything out of wood at his working site was a pure joy during my childhood!

Такой кропотливый труд 👍 и такая красота получилась на многие годы 👍🌞

Yes, in all Russian houses in my childhood we had wooden floors. We still have oak floor. It's called "parket"

That is the biggest cutting board I have ever seen

Yes. My grandfather was a carpenter. His workshop flor was made from 10 x 10 x 20 cm wood blogs. Even in winter time the floor was well insulated. And it was looking stunning.

Such WORK!! We just do NOT appreciate the hordes of folks who do such demanding, precise, and beautiful work.

Absolutely beautiful!…real wood and not laminated!!!😊😊😊

На вилео так все быстро и красиво. А в жизне тяжелый труд. Молодцы ребята 💪

I worked at Ford Twin Cities Assembly in the late '70's and we had end grain flooring throughout the plant. That plant was opened in 1925 and operated until 2011.

Доброго вечера Я скажу своё слово. Мне очень нравится ваша работа. Это называется Паркетный пол. Но что в этом самое главное. Из какой древесины, делают паркет. Если вы делаете ,из, крепкой древесины. То это работа на долго хватит. Насколько я знаю,самое хорошее древесина,это дубовая. А Ещё,сосна и Ель. Из сосны и Ели, мебель для Интерьера, производят, В мебельных предприятиях. Куханые гарнитуры,спальные гарнитуры. Кухонные уголочки,стулья столы Из древесины,. Из сосны Ели,качественные, и прочные. Дай Бог Вам. Всем производителям.професоаналам. Мебельных Предприятий. Желаю Вам крепкого здоровья счастья успехов и долголетия. Всех земных благ Вам. С уважением к Вам Рита Мелик Магамедовна.☀️☀️☀️🌏🌏🌏⭐⭐⭐👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 .

Wow! I love watching true artists who are as adept at their craft as this fellow! I kept thinking, ‘His knees are Herculean!’

This is pretty common in Germany. You can use lower quality wood pieces since you only see the endgrain instead of the whole plank.

Back in the day, they put this in horse stables, because horses can walk this floor with and without horseshoes.

You are right,it is BEAUTIFUL!!

Absolutely beautiful 😊 you don’t see people doing the handcrafted wood work like the past. That’s why things don’t last as long!

This type of floor was common in junior high wood shops back in the 60's and 70's in southern California.

Endgrain is remarkably strong, because the entire length of the fibers are taking the compression, rather than just one spot along the side--wood has better compression strength when approached from the endgrain than it does from along the grain. Additionally, experiments with wooden cutting boards have shown that wood can actually absorb and--after about half an hour--terminate bacteria, etc...but that endgrain cutting surfaces do it better than along the grain. Butchers throughout time knew that endgrain chopping blocks kept their meat cleaving efforts healthier and fresher for a very long time, but up until the late 1990s or early 2000s when the studies were done, nobody knew why. So while technically that plastic cutting board is more sterile if you clean it right away...if you don't *really* clean into the gouges left by all that cleaning, any bacteria trapped in there with food particles can fester and grow...but the grain of wood is a death trap. When you clean a cutting board right away, the uppermost surfaces that get swabbed to try to detect bacterial presence may show bacteria on a wooden surface and none on a plastic surface...but it's not swabbing into the cuts and scratches. Plastic cuts do not reseal, so they remain exposed and can harbor colonies. But funny enough, both side grain and end grain does close back up...and both destroy the bacteria after half an hour or so (faster for end grain). This seeming disparity *right after* a board is used is why people think plastic is 'better" for a cutting surface. It's good, but it's not *perfect.* Same with wood: it is *also* still good good, even if it isn't perfect. Now, for a commercial kitchen requiring a cutting surface to be constantly in use, yeah, go with plastic or whatever. The main advantage is that you can wash it with a sterilizing agent (weak solution of bleach, etc), and then wipe it off X number of seconds later to rinse away any lingering residues. But if you're cooking at home, with time (and washings) between uses? Don't be afraid of wood! (Or bamboo, which is technically a grass, but still holds the same properties.)

WOW!! A lot of work going into the finished job, fantastic 😍

That’s gorgeous really well done.

End grain floors are gorgeous and strong as hell! Loved them

Yes, the Denver Art Museum. I was involved in the construction of that building in the early 2000s and had to take special consideration, installing sliding door tracks to accommodate the thickness of the floor

Beautiful results. Take care of this and it will last as long as the building it was put in.

That is a lot of work . They did a great job.

Many old wood workshops in Germany looked like that. Is better for your joints and keeps the chisels sharp if you drop them 👍

I have seen many floors in my time. This appears to be yet another floor that I have now seen. Truly one of the all-time floors. You know, I wanted to be a marine biologist when I was a kid. Funny how time slips away from you.

saw one of these in a penthouse, had it all polished up and looked like redwood but may have just been a varnish, looked amazing.

Woo que piso de madera tan guapo y se ve un excelente trabajo profesional, gracias por compartir!

It's actually common in machine shops. They are usually about 3.5 inches thick. Machine shops use this because if you drop a die section or a cutting tool on a concrete floor. It will be damaged. Also the wood will absorb oils and not be slippery like concrete.

I saw this in an old, old post office in DC a long time ago. It was beautiful!

This is legit one of the best floors you can ever get.

Was just recommending this type of flooring, take a bunch of whatever you have and put it down over a good subfloor. It’s unique and as beautiful as you make it. It’s only not done professionally because it’s not practical it’s art. A floor like this will be appreciated all its life.

As a carpenter, it looks awesome. Might want that much wood on a floor that has excellent humidity control. End grains are thirsty.

Its a to chaotic for me to find it beautiful. I do love to see the making process! ❤

Awesomeness 👍🏻👍🏻 is this type flooring expensive and what is it called? I would love to do this in my home!

I call that parquet flooring. Had it in our last house. Lovely!

We used oak board ends for the clubhouse of apartments we built. Installed similar to this, underlayment, ends of oak pieces, sanding, cork dust for grout, three days of staining and sealing and it is tough as nails.

My grandpa owned a machine shop... He took railroad ties on end and placed them into the ground, on end... If one gets damaged you pull it out and slide in a new one... Problem is he built in 1930's and those boards were available then😅. But it looked kinda similar... Only super dark from the creosote of the timbers.... But i will always remember the smell of that old shop... Diesel, dirt, and machine oil... Man i miss that ol man...

That’s gorgeous!

Here in the Philippines its common sometimes we use wood parquet.We used wax or varnish for a shiny look.🤗

My apartment in Germany had a floor like that - brand new construction. While beautiful, it was porous and easily scratched. Thankfully I kept my security deposit but it was a challenge! 😅

Yes. About 500,000 sqr ft . It was common in Eaton Axle plants. If a part green or hardened was dropped the heat tooth would not be damaged.

Demasiado bonito, impecable, muy buena idea y fácil de reemplazar 👏👏👏👏👍los felicito

I've heard from a parcel installer the reason why they only hire Poles is because Germans quickly stopped working after they realized they also have to carry the heavy wood up to the sixth floor.

I've seen this in a few yoga studios and in shops. The shops i understood were because of dropping tooling and the ease of replacement of damaged sections. As well as the surface being porous, soaks up the oils and prevents slips. Seemed to work pretty good compared to all these epoxy or rubber toppers that rot or crumble.

Когда мой отец работал в столярке он заказывал обрезки на дрова. Собственно показанное в видео это обрезки склеек щитов мебельных. Я тоже подобный пол делал. В общем со временем они расклеятся и начнут вываливаться по одному кубику. У паркета не просто так же шип-паз есть.

Did a floor like that at my parents house. Cut pieces of 2×4s. Was lots of work. Thanks Birger Juell. RIP you and Ann.

Look a bit like an old design but seem incredibly sturdy ! I like it

Торцевая разделочная доска во весь пол :)

Yes, this kind of floor is easy to find in Argentina. We call it "parquet" As I read the comments, some say it is common in Europe, too... So that's probably where we inherit it from (architecture in my country is mainly of French, Italian and Spanish styles)

sealed and finished this is GORGEOUS!!

Omg I love this!❤

Unless you hardcore seal the surface with a few layers of epoxy, the vertical cut of this wood will suck stains like nobody's business. This is due to the intact sclerenchyma structure of the wood, which is the trees natural transport system for water and nutrients.

Fabulous, and I'll take it for my counter tops as well! I love butcher block❣️

This is so pretty!

Absolutely wonderful!

i saw this in the late 90s.. in the scool wood workshop, carpentry school, it called endgrain floor..its awesome

Excelente trabajo 😃👏 saludos desde México 🇲🇽🌹😘♥️

Gorgeous! Love it

Chef: I want to be able to cut my vegetables ANYWHERE!

really nice floor! it looks awsome and is sturdy as hell, that's how houses and interior should be built😄

I thought that carpet stuff at first was the flooring! 😅😅😅

Looks amazing

Not only is this wood very expensive, but the labor is probably 5x the cost of the wood!

Yes, an end grain floor. They've been around for hundreds of years. In London we used to do the streets with wood end grain. Really common in old workshops.

it's called parquet flooring... great way for mills to rid of scap lumber. It can be purchased in large sheets joined with a fabric backing.

I have seen such a floor. Beautiful work!

What is the liquid they are using to spread around the floor?

Excellent flooring, especially if you drop tools etc, you’ll be surprised how much shock they can absorb. Your feet notice it as well!

Одно наслаждение смотреть на такую проделанную работу молодцы 👏

All end grain! It must be durable as hell!

Красота братан!!! Что значит мастер!!

Your storytelling abilities are unmatched.

In the USA it’s 99% plank wood flooring and so little parquet and I’ve never seen an end grain floor since I’ve been in the trades since the 90’s. Nice to see this work being done in other areas.

Oh. Valódi fa? Milyen masszívnak tűnik, ép! Milyen vastag!!! Nagyon tetszik nekem! Nagyon szép munka!!!🎉

I love this. Dont care what anyone says ,I'd have this in every room. With dogs, grandkids, and their friends and people that are messy. Oh yeah, perfect and beautiful

Может это хорошее покрытие, но на вид "сделано из отходов"

Absolutely impressive great work I wish I could afford that

Allot of work, but when you are finished--- its gorgeous!

SE VE SÚPER HERMOSO!!!!👍

It's called parquetry flooring and has been around for centuries. It's not used much anymore as it is very labour intensive but can be found in old building...and new one like this.

Amazing work.. Perfect finish

I see that you have started appreciating the comments... No one asks you to appreciate everything, but sometimes you show that you care about your followers (even if you don't, and it is normal), but with kindness, you show a little respect and keep your followers👍🌹

Damn that looks pretty good

Butcher block style 😂

factories used to have wood floors with the end grain up like this. it's super comfortable on your feet.

A lot of hard work for a beautiful floor! ❤

Omg, that's gotta smell so good before the clear coat. I love the smell of cut wood.

Amazing, and you make it look so easy 😁

...really-really nice work done here, folks. That's a lot of work that went into this beautiful floor. Respect to you and your entire crew on this project. This was some absolutely beautiful work done here in this video. Thank you for sharing this fine work with KZfaq. Please be well. 🤔

Yup in a machine shop that was inside an automotive R&D building in Michigan. But somewhere before I worked there there was a coat of black paint overtop of it. I’d like to know why they painted over it.

I reaspect the craftmanship that went into this project