How did they refinish wood floors before power tools?
amerikat
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Mon May-09-11 08:34 PM
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How did they refinish wood floors before power tools? |
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It's hard work and time consuming even with the latest power tools.
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madinmaryland
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Mon May-09-11 08:38 PM
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1. They hired people or they bought slaves to do the hard work?? |
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Edited on Mon May-09-11 08:38 PM by madinmaryland
For those who could not afford to do that, they would have rough floors or dirt floors.
We are talking the 1800's and before??
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Tue May-10-11 08:41 AM
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2. They had something like a bicycle with a large tube that was coated with sandpaper.. |
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.. attached to the chain (took the place of the back wheel). You pedaled across the floor and sanded at the same time.
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Tue May-10-11 08:53 AM
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. . . And that's all I have to say about that. . . .
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Tue May-10-11 09:12 AM
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4. A lot of times they didn't. |
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Walking on a plank floor would smooth it out over time.
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