Hand Scraped Hardwood Floors - Wood Flooring Terms

Dry to Touch: That stage of drying of a film of finishing material when it has solidified sufficiently that it can be touched lightly without any of the finishing material adhering to the fingers. Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC): The point of balance when the moisture content in wood is equal to the moisture content in the surrounding atmosphere.

Milk: Refers to a latex liquid used to prime dusty substrates or mix with an underlayment powder. Hand Scraped Hardwood Floor

Cupping: A concave or dished appearance of individual strips with the edges raised above the center. The opposite of crowning.

Reduce: To lower the viscosity of a material or to thin it by the addition of a solvent, thinner, varnish, oil, etc. Hand Scraped Wood Floors

Sealer: Any finishing material that is applied with the primary purpose of stopping the absorption of succeeding coats.

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