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   WindowsGuy | Mar 17, 2008 09:15pm | #1

   I use 2" staples.  Regardless of fastener.  1 1/2" is too short for 3/4" flooring due to the angle through the tongue.

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   Dogmeat12 | Mar 18, 2008 02:41am | #2

   Two inch is the way to go. Just did a big white oak job (Bella Wood) and I swear it looks a lot more like red oak than white oak. What brand you using?

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   waljay | Mar 18, 2008 04:49am | #4

   Thanks for the reply.  The white oak may not be my first choice but it will be the 3/4 inch thick wood.  I'm looking at hickory and Chinese red oak as well as the white oak.  I am trying to put something down that will be very adaptable colorwise to several interior schemes but I'm not doing very well at deciding.  My house is very small (1100 sq. ft.) and whatever I put down in the living room I'd also like to put down in the dining area, hall, computer room, bedrooms, etc.  One style/color of wood throughout the house will eliminate the "individual room" appearance, i.e., the smallness appearance.  I build my own furniture and I like lots of wood colors - walnut, cherry, oak, hickory - but choosing one wood for all the floors is difficult.

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   2weekstops | Mar 18, 2008 03:54am | #3

   Got the same nailer I use 2" for everything