Anything one should keep in mind when milling their own flooring in regards to grain direction or etc? I'm looking at milling my own to a finished size of 5" wide by around 3/4" thick, if not more, out of rough sawn kiln dried material. I was originally considering Poplar but have shifted to either Hackberry or Ash due to the denser wood hardness and it's basically the same price in my geo location.
Thoughts? I'll be milling with a jointer and planer as well as the table saw for a standard T&G. Then hand scraping the boards to give more character and a slight chamfer to the edge.