I was recently working in the crawlspace attic of my 1880ish house and found that a bunch of floorboards had been removed to run wiring. I hauled several pieces down wondering if I might be lucky enough to have something attractive enough for a piece of furniture.
Here are a couple of photos -- hand planed for clean up + mineral spirits.
Clues: Orange plane shavings), no pine odor, exceptionally dry, secured iron square cut nails, T+G ~ 1", New England
I tried this out on the FWW Wood Forum and no obvious answer: growth rings do not suggest old growth, several SYP guesses, etc.
If anyone has a guess, much appreciated. Can't tell if I've got something worth "harvesting" for a piece (lots of work) or attic floorboards that should stay on duty for another 100 years.
Thanks.