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    ASK OLD HOUSE JOURNAL

    Jun 15, 2021 2 minutes

    Q: Would you offer suggestions on how best to refresh original, unfinished, random-width heart-pine floors dating to 1852?

    —Devon Caldwell, Philadelphia, Penn.

    A: I like your use of the word refresh, instead of refinishing. One thing I remember hearing from an old-time carpenter is that there’s a difference between a nice old floor, and a shiny new floor made of old wood.

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