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Joshua Crossman

Joshua Crossman

Joshua Crossman is owner at Yelm, Wash.-based PTL Hardwood Floors LLC and has NWFACP Sales Advisor, Installation and Sand & Finish certifications.

Tool Reviews
Comparing Lightweight Routers … and One Powerhouse Router
Wood flooring pro Joshua Crossman reviews three small routers and one big router.
September 27, 2018
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Stain/Custom Color
Gray Stain, White Oak & Water-Based Finish: Can You Avoid Tannin Pull?
Wood flooring contractor Joshua Crossman explains in detail how he did a white oak wood floor stained gray with waterborne finish without tannin marks/tannin pull or other finish problems.
January 18, 2016
Gray stain on a white oak floor with water-based finish is a tricky job—but not impossible.
Machines/Tools
Postcard from Germany: Vital Points About Sanding Machines
This week the Contractor Blog features a guest blogger, longtime NWFA member Joshua Crossman of PTL Hardwoods in Yelm, Wash.:
October 2, 2013
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Installation
Do You Have the Best Tools for Cutting Odd Angles?
If you do enough installations, you're bound to come across some cuts that are too steep to cut on your chop saw. If the cut is up against a wall that will be covered with trim, you can get away with just tracing your line and using a jig or table saw to cut it out. However, let's say you have a precise cut you need to do up against a header. Yes, if you have a steady hand and you have the time, a table saw will get the job done. And yes, putty can be your buddy if you want to be a less-than-average installer. But, there is an easier, faster, and better way.
May 23, 2012
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Finishing
Bending the Finish Rules May Work ... or Not
Here is one of my latest—and most costly pains in the rear—hardwood floor lessons learned involving using stain and finish from different manufacturers.
March 26, 2012
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Design
Craftsmanship Across the Globe: Introducing the Winners of the 2024 WFB Design Awards
Hailing everywhere from Italy to Portugal to Cincinnati to Washington, D.C., to Brazil to Chicago (by way of Poland), the recipients of this year’s WFB Design Awards prove, through sweat and creativity, that true craftsmanship has no borders.
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Machines/Tools
Meet the Repairman Turning Edgers Into Artwork
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Contracting
What’s Your Top Advice for When Things Get Slow?
This 7-inch-wide, 5/8-inch-thick engineered rift-and-quartersawn red oak floor was coated with Bona Natural Seal and Bona Traffic HD Satin waterborne finish. (Photo courtesy of Floors by the Shore)
Design
White Oak vs. Red Oak: As Pressure Increases on White Oak, Red Oak Is a Versatile Alternative
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