Parquet Flooring

[solodan]

since your on the kitchen products topic,Pam also works well to stop glue from sticking to things.

[DonE911]

Dan

thats sounds liek a good idea....  I was thinking more along the lines of construction glue....  maybe glue up strips on edge about 6 or so feet long....  great big tiles instead of them little bitty ones.

[Larry]

I dunno...been pondering this question since ya first posted DanG.  While some parquet flooring is attractive, with plywood it’s way to close to a commercial product for me.  Do a google for flooring and ya might come up with few more idea’s.  I’ve been snatching a few idea’s for the next house...think I will do solid wood with an inlay scene in the entry and maybe borders in the rooms.

In any case plywood is always a odd number to get a balance for warp control.  Iffen ya glue a piece on the top ya should probably glue another one on the bottom to even things out.  Not for sure on glue...Resorcinol is great because it is waterproof...Unibond is the glue of choice for veneer but don’t know how it would work on a floor.

[DanG]

Well, Larry, as much as I'd like to be a purist, I'm not quite ready to relinquish the modern conveniences.  Besides, Linda informed me she want's VINYL in the kitchen.   I can't really argue with the convenience factor there, though.  So, the parquet idea has been shifted to the dining room....if it happens at all.  I can't see that glueing the strips to plywood will be compromising tradition too much, since the subfloor will be plywood, anyway.

[Tom]

I wonder if door skins would make a good backing?

[DonE911]

or hardboard for backing.

[Don P]

Making the tile and then setting it is asking for 2 good glue joints. You might want to check flatness of the test tile after it sets around and acclimates to see if it stays flat enough to lay 
I think I'd vote for direct set in epoxy. If she's gone for the day you can probably have the whole Bud logo done across the floor in wood mosaic before she returns 

I think I've posted this page before, check out the company logo in the upper right corner of their webpage, the inlay is in the lobby when you walk into their office.
http://www.stuartflooring.com/

Cherry was a favorite wood printers used to carve their type because once seasoned it stayed flat and printed better.

[kilndry]

I put in a hemlock end grain tile floor  (http://www.kennebecwood.com/)
about three years ago. 12' square tiles, glued to plywood, grouted with a mixture of ground cork and glue.

Looks great, wears well, always a conversation piece.

Unfortunately, as a commercial venture, the product failed, and my friend who was making it was out of a job.

[beenthere]

Are those examples of floors you made, or where you purchased yours?