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Does anybody recognise this wood? About 8mm thick tongue and groove from UK house (imgur.com)

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The house is Victorian but it’s likely the flooring was recent (say in the last 20-30 years).

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like oak to me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can scratch it with my fingernail which made me think it wasn’t oak.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's oak. You can scratch almost any wood a bit, if you do it right.