Our hardwood floor spline sliptongue is made from domestic hardwoods.
Making hardwood flooring splines.
Natural wood grain finish.
Hie spline would likely split along theâ grain and the joint would come apart.
A successful hardwood floor transition requires one of two different joints in order to change the direction of the planks.
Thickness x 1 2 in.
Width x 42 in.
The easiest way to make a hardwood spline is to simply rip a thin strip from a board.
3 4 x 3 1 4 would be.
3 1 4 3 4 4.
A change in direction refers to the positioning of the tongue and groove joints between each adjacent plank.
Length x 1 2 in.
The best way to make a hardwood spline is shown in the drawings at right.
Spline dimensions are 42 in.
Packaged 10 per pack.
Butâ now imagine putting a lot of stress on a miterâ joint assembled with a thin long grainâ spline.
Flooring installers do this by tapping a makeshift tongue called a spline or slip tongue into the grooves of the boards in the first course.
Hardwood floor spline is used for a transition piece in tongue and groove flooring when changing the direction of the hardwood floor.
Parallel wall lines to the flooring direction is where we need to be square.
Hardwood flooring splines are used to change direction for wood flooring that is nailed down.
36 â sold individually or by the pack.
Our sliptongue is produced using either red oak or poplar depending on availability.
1 snap a straight line to mark the first course of.
Width x 1 4 in.