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Tricks to Get the Most Life Out of Your Abrasives
Wood flooring pro Leroy Brookens shares his tricks for getting all the use possible out of his wood floor sanding abrasives.
September 21, 2020
Always cut abrasives from the back.
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Wood Flooring Q&A: How Many Times Can a Wood Floor Be Sanded?
People often ask how many times a wood floor can be sanded. Well, it depends.
July 16, 2020
When you see fastener heads, you've sanded too far.
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Wood Floor Trick of the Trade: On the Edge While Sanding
Wood flooring pro Doug LeClair uses this technique when he has to sand close to another material that might be damaged in the process.
July 16, 2020
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Electricity for Wood Floor Pros 101
From cord basics to hooking up power to boosters and pigtails, here are answers to the wood flooring questions many pros need answered.
May 19, 2020
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Facts to Improve Your Dust Collection During Sanding
Do you know all the facts to maximize dust collection during wood floor sanding? Read this.
May 19, 2020
When it comes to collecting dust from sanding, the closer to the source of the dust, the better.
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Wood Floor Trick of the Trade: A Sporty Solution to Fried Plugs
Would you ever think tennis balls could be helpful on a wood flooring job site? See how pro Angelo DeSanto puts them to use.
May 19, 2020
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Wood Floor Trick of the Trade: Sanding in Tight Spots
Wood floor pro Phillip Elliot shares how a Sawzall can help sand in hard-to-reach places.
January 16, 2020
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Wood Floor Trick of the Trade: Going Long Makes Buffing Easier
The extra leverage the handle offers makes the buffer easier to operate.
November 18, 2019
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Trick of the Trade: No More Missed Sanding Spots
Lots of wood flooring pros like to mark the floor before sanding to make sure they don't miss a spot. Pro Ryan Norris came up with this easy contraption to get off his knees and save time.
September 19, 2019
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Wood Flooring Q&A: Which Grits for Multi-Head Sanders?
What grit sequence should you use with your multi-head sander on that wood floor?
March 15, 2019
Multi-head sanders have changed the world of floor sanding.
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Trick of the Trade: Trapping The Sanding Dust During Transport
Buffers and big machines make a mess. This wood floor pro found a nifty way to reduce the dust when you're on your way out the door.
March 15, 2019
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Sponsored: Can You Blend Scratch Patterns and Avoid Halos?
Wood flooring pro Toby Merrill of DuraSeal explains what causes a "halo" on a wood flooring job.
December 17, 2018
On this job you can (much too clearly) see the rotational cutting pattern of the edger.
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Up For The Challenge: See the Winning Floors of the 2022 WFB Design Awards
Scroll through the stunning floors that took home the Best Residential, Best Commercial, Best Stairs, Best Gym, Readers’ Choice and Next Gen Design Awards.
Background image: Mike Reissig. Sanding photos: Top row left to right: Jacob Durham, Josh Rollins, Jose Hernandez. Second row left to right: Staci Martinez, R.J. Cunningham, Stephen Young. Third row left to right: Joe Smith, Eduardo Hernandez de la Cruz, Luis Perez. Bottom row left to right: Jim Kramer, Fino Oficio, Michael Tipon.
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Wood Floor Sanding 101, Part 2
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What’s Your Best Tip For Working With Stairs?
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Technology and Art Collide: Creating the ‘Unity’ Mandala in Wood
Me: Left, circa 1991 in my days as a rocker, and, right, at a wood flooring school in 2019.
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When Things Don’t Go As Planned: From Rock Band to Wood Flooring
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