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I recently bought the house I grew up in. Am having it torn down and plan to build a modest house in the craftsman style. There were 5 pecan trees there when I grew up. 3 have been cut down and of the two remaining only 1 is still alive. I am going to cut down the dead one and have flooring made out of it. Is this a good idea? Does pecan make a good flooring or should I instead make kitchen and den cabinets out of it? Any advice? What should I stain it with?
I don't know about using it as a flooring, but I have either hickory or pecan (can't remember which) cabinets in my kitchen and I love them. When I saw the sample, I quickly chose it over oak and maple. (I think the cost was somewhere between the two or maybe a tad higher than the maple.)
They're a nice tight grain (they're stained a warm "spice" stain), and they've held up well for five years now - every bit as well or better than the maple and oak cabinets I had in my last two kitchens.
