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From: Duane Bozarth <dpboza...@swko.dot.net>
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Subject: Re: reclaimed Oak floor circa 1925
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 21:18:32 -0500
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JJ Electrical wrote:
> 
> reclaimed Oak floor circa 1925...
> 
> Please any tips for saving & ripping up an old tongue and groove red oak
> floor,  3/4 x  2 1/4". Is it still usable to a floor guy if a groove is
> broken or gone ( esp bottom groove)? tips for backing the nails out?
> 
> Jim ( electrician )

No, if the toungue is gone or the groove chipped, no one is going to
want to go to the trouble to re-use it.  Except, of course a dedicated
rec'er who might just re-mill it to slightly narrower width.

It's almost impossible to remove w/o significant damage, unfortunately.