Flooring t&g

[addicted]

Hey guys
I'm new to milling.
My first real saw job is to mill a bunch of 2x6 t&g for flooring. My question is,
Is it better to let the boards dry before applying the t&g?
Thanks

[ozarkgem]

Let them dry. They will shrink.

[Czech_Made]

I would definitely let them dry before T&G.

[addicted]

I've been told that green wood is much easier to mill.  Is waiting for a lower moisture content because of the t&g fit? In other words, if I were doing ship lap , would that change your decision?
Thanks for your advice
Can't wait to start cutting
Rusty

[kelLOGg]

I have ship-lapped flooring too, and I dried first. You really do want a minimum of shrinkage to appear in the floor.

[Don P]

Planing or molding is just about impossible with green wood, It doesn't want to feed and it does want to tear out. The grain rises and falls and totally changes direction around knots, that will leave a less than flat surface when that varying grain dries, I suspect a good number of the grooves would spread or pinch as well.

[addicted]

Thanks guys
Makes perfect sense.
Time to go to work
Rusty