These floor boards have been a pesky business, after cutting out, scratching and varnishing each one ready to be stuck down, I was quickly advised by David that floor boards in medieval time were actually much longer as that was the easiest way for them to cut and place quickly. This was a large oversight on my part which I should have researched and realised sooner rather than waste a lot of time – lesson learned.
I have now cut and varnished the proper floor boards ready to use which look good. Hopefully I can use the old floor boards elsewhere so as to not waste the time and material used on them.