oh well if you have 1/2 or 3/4, with 3/4 over it you have the benifit of running the flooring anyway you choose. a benifit most people dont have.

How are you cutting the bottom of jambs that end in corners? My circular jamb cutter leaves about an inch of jamb that needs to be cut by hand and I'm currently using a sharp chisel to pare out the remainder. This is a noisy, laborious process that is taking me > 15 minutes per jamb, and I've got two more to do. Thanks in advance!

I measured the grooves on my "Rustic Maple" plank and get the following:

End Groove: 0.252"- 0.254"
Edge Groove: 0.215" - 0.217"

End Tenon: 0.195" - 0.197"
Edge Tenon: 0.205" - 0.212"

Is it common to have such a big clearance between the end groove and tenon?

for the jambs I have the craine http://www.loudfrog.com/itemdetail.aspx?detailID=29099

it gets all the way in the corner jambs. I had the older style like this one
http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/welc ... er_saw.htm
but I like you hated chiseling the corners ect. So I bought the other one. and also got a fien multimaster. makes quick work of all of it.

Yes, I've got the 2nd style and it leaves a good chunk remaining to cut.

Hmmm... Fien Multimaster... a new tool... sounds like I need to talk with my accountant who gives me all this work!

fien, by fat my favorite tool. Im constantly buying new attachments and supplies for it, just to see what else you can do with it. Im sure I could build an entire house with it, if they had an air attachment lol

Yikes! The Fein Multimaster can run into some serious cash!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fein-FSC2-0-CK-MULT ... dZViewItem

Where did you buy your model?

I'll be attending the Charlotte Wood show in early March; maybe I'll look at picking up one there as they seem to package them well with a small show discount. But then I best be done with that hallway project!

I got mine from a local distrubitor, I didnt get the one you have listed. Just the plain model with no attachments. Was >200, but the blades are 30 a peice, and attachments are 20-80 so it adds up quick, but just get the ones you need for the projects youre working on, then get more as you do more. It easier to spen 300 now and then next month buy an attachment and more blades, at least it was for me

Talk about price fixing! Every internet dealer has the Multimaster for the exact same price, AND there is no supply of factory reconditioned units anywhere to be found.

The accessories are very expensive. I like your idea of buying the base model and purchasing extras as you need them.

http://www.onlinefloorstore.com/store/p ... d=10002118

That is the model I bought, by the time i added a few sets of blades it was over 350 total.

But 239 isnt that horrible for that tool.

There is a post somewhere on-line, that explains how to make your own saw blades for it out of a cheap miter box saw blade. They end up being about $4 a piece, or so they say.

It appears that the base unit has now been updated to the "new and improved" FFM250. The base kit now comes in at $199... not too bad.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/us ... +250+Start

The quick change model, plus accessories, runs another $100.

Here's a pic of my hall with the boards laid out like I'd like to propose. Notice that the cherry edging will be ripped to fit a 1/4" gap covered by a quarter round. The cherry edging will need to be trimmed and cut wider at the areas where I transition into carpenting and tile. The "0" board would be laid first centered between the two walls.

Does this layout look OK?

If you install it the way you're proposing, I don't think you're going to see much of the cherry once the quarter round is installed. I would replace your number 5 maple rows with cherry......but then again to each his own.

Have you thought about starting a new thread, this one is a little overgrown and kind of a pain to navigate through.

I'm really tight on the cherry now. I would need 144' of board to do two rows; I believe I only have ~100'.