Neat Floors

[WoodWrangler]

Recently I visited a local lumber yard to see what they had to offer. They just opened a new facility a few miles from my house, and they are still setting up parts of it. They gave me a tour of the place, in particular the owners soon-to-be office that they are working on. They have a guy on-staff who is putting this office together (wood everywhere!). Anyway, in short, these are the floors at the entrances to the office (two different entrances). Very cool!

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Now, what was NOT cool about the place was this ridiculous price on a piece of pecky cypress (maybe 48" long!)

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[CrealBilly]

So I assume those cookies are a inlay? Both of them are very cool... Pecky cypress - I see that piece as a table top flooded with bar top finish.

 

[WoodWrangler]

So I assume those cookies are a inlay? Both of them are very cool... .

Yes, they are cross-slices of a log that were inlayed into the floor (using a jigsaw they told me)

 

[PeteM]

Yes, they are cross-slices of a log that were inlayed into the floor (using a jigsaw they told me)

Jigsaw! Maybe followed by a lot of chisel and gouge work. A scroll saw would be my guess.
But I do like the result.

 

[CrealBilly]

Yes, they are cross-slices of a log that were inlayed into the floor (using a jigsaw they told me)

I guess I'm having a hard time understanding the process and maintaining structure integrity at the same time... I assume a substrate like plywood that the flooring is laid over and the cookies glued down to it? I suppose you could jig saw each piece of flooring as you lay it down to match the profile of the cookies? Any insight into the process and making it happen?