Renovating over a hundred year old home and these are the planks that came off the old floor any idea what type of wood this is? Is it worth keeping?
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From the hand-hewn beams, I would guess the house is over 200 years old.
The floor boards look to be pine, maybe Spruce or fir. They aren't that wide, and are obviously full of nail holes. I'm not sure, but rather doubt they have much value beyond what they were being used for.
US Forest Service use to have a wood identification service. They would identify up to five samples of wood for free. You had to provide 1 X 1 (or 2) inch samples that would not be returned. They identified elm and black oak from the samples I sent them from wood reclaimed from a dairy farm built in the 1860’s.
Oak is my guess though it could be many timbers - elm, even Ash, though the grain is not quite right. These older timbers do look different from recent growth. A shot of end grain would help a little, and of course knowing where in the world the property is located makes a difference.
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