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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] 13 points 1 year ago

Oak

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have seen similar before which was french oak.

Hard to tell though as no idea about the treatments etc applied over the years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Looks like oak to me too.

[–] [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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Grain def looks like oak. Looks solid, not manufactured, but thin, (normally 3/4 "), so probably sandable once.

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

I also just discovered the reverse side has a very faint inscription: Bruce. Which is actually a floor manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Could that be Ash?

[–] snota -2 points 1 year ago

Looks like walnut to me, maybe American black walnut?