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["Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> Your concern about grooves would be exacerbated by shrinkage. Best
> move in buying from a mill is to stack the planks carefully against a
> wall and leave them there for a year before nailing them down.
>
> T&G stuff often has a slight bevel on each edge, creating a short V
> groove when joined. A local mill T&G machine may not do that. They
> may leave the corners square. No problem as long as there are no
> splinters. But make sure the planks are as dry as the house, or you
> will live with cracks forever.

There will be a plywood subfloor. Cracks are my concern. Money may
call for me to paint the plywood and live with that for a while. I've
redone oak floors on the city house, replaced boards, etc. Pretty
straightforward. Just can get over thinking about wide plank floors.
But the cracks...

Rob - Va