Hardwood foor repair & restoration with a hand sander.

When this house was vacated, he dragged some damaged furniture across the floor, and made a groove about an eighth of an inch deep. Floor belt sanders remove a lot if wood, and are hard to control. I decided to use a hand held sander instead. First, I sanded out the groove, then I feathered the work in with the rest of the floor. Finially, I put a steel wool pad on a wax polisher, and did a fine polish on the exposed wood surface. Two coats of polyurethane later, and here she is, looking good. Not bad for a century old girl