An Edger After a Fire: Can It Be Saved?

Jul 22, 2026

Tom W Edger After Fire Cover

Can this edger be saved after going through a fire? Along with Wayne Lee of Middle Tennessee Lumber, I take a look at this edger and figure out if it's worth saving:

Blog Whats Wrong With Ro

I Don't Understand: What’s Wrong with Red Oak? And Where Is It?

Quote Vs Estimates

My Estimates Are Free (Within Reason)—But ‘Quotes’ Are Not

Brandon Dudek Giving Back

I Felt Compelled to Give Back, So This Is What I Did

Tape Residue Mess Meme

A Creative Solution for a Tape Residue Mess

I Don't Understand: What’s Wrong with Red Oak? And Where Is It?

“What’s wrong with red oak?” I ask myself. There’s a change about, and I’m noticing it now because it affects my clients and my business. Here’s a strange tale, and if anyone can add to my understanding, I’d be grateful.

Blog Whats Wrong With Ro

My Estimates Are Free (Within Reason)—But ‘Quotes’ Are Not

I have finally reached a conclusion about the difference between a quote and an estimate. It took a while, mostly because I (for the longest time) considered these two one and the same.

Quote Vs Estimates

I Felt Compelled to Give Back, So This Is What I Did

After 19 years in business, I woke up one morning overwhelmed with gratitude for the loyalty and support our community has shown Vivid Hardwood Flooring. I felt compelled to give back.

Brandon Dudek Giving Back

A Creative Solution for a Tape Residue Mess

One month after completing a beautiful hardwood floor project, we received a call no wood flooring professional wants to get.

Tape Residue Mess Meme

This Is What I Found Inside the ‘Squealing’ Edger

A five-year-old FG Floortec Taifun edger that gets used extensively came to me recently with a complaint about a "squealing sound" and overloading on start-up—and this is what I found.

Tj Haas Squealing Edger

Let Me Repeat This for Those in the Back: Acclimation Is Not a Time Thing

Recently there were comments on a WFB Facebook post with one of my favorite sayings, and those comments inspired me to write once again on a favorite topic: acclimation.

Acclimation Is Not A Time Thing

Unpopular Opinion: Let’s Appreciate the Luxury of Soft Wood

Are we, as wood floor pros, so fixated on wood hardness that we’ve forgotten how good “soft” feels? Not everything worth walking on needs to fight back.

Unpopular Opionion Soft Wood

I Predicted This: My Final LVP Install Came Back to Bite Me

Since I wrote my article about why I stopped installing LVP, exactly what I dreaded actually happened—a failure on an LVP floor I installed. I got a text message from a client whose install I completed 23 months before that text was sent.

I Predicted This Final Lvp

The Front Line of Technology for Concrete Moisture Testing (Sponsored)

Discover how Wagner Meters’ innovative concrete moisture testing technology—including Rapid RH in-situ probes, the C555 Concrete Moisture Meter, DataGrabbers, and the DataMaster app—streamlines data collection, boosts accuracy, and simplifies every step of the job.

Wagner Spon Blog 10 29

How About a Little Respect for the Work We’re Doing?

How about a little respect for the work I’m doing, for the work I’ve done, for the skills I’ve honed, for the care I take to make it right? Don’t look down on me while I’m on my knees plying my craft; rather, look up at my ability to do the work, and do it right, with pride.

My grandson Reece started working with the family at 16 and just turned 25. Will he get the respect he deserves as a tradesman?

Changing Our Mindset About Our Best Tools on the Job

Wayne Lee spent a lifetime working with his hands—but not doing preventive care for his hands. Now, many surgeries later, he has some advice for fellow wood floor pros.

More Thoughts on OEM Extension Cords vs. Stringing Spaghetti

Sanding expert Russ Watts responds to a reader's comment about whether small electrical cords pull more amps when sanding wood floors.

Russ W Spaghetti Blog

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