roll out board walk

Good idea! I like it.

-- Efe Yaparoglu ,Izmir.... Not getting what u wished is a sign that there is something better behind.

I need to make several of these for my garden. Question – did you use nylon rope because it is to be used outdoors? If so, does it hold a knot well? Very useful item. Thanks for sharing.

-- Nikki in Virginia

I love it, though it should have been made out of red oak. Because then you could “roll out the red (oak) carpet”.

ba-dum-ching!

Well, at least it was funny in my head. :)

-- Every time I walk in my shop I thank my dad, my geometry teacher, and my drafting instructor...in that order.

Cool Idea,just wondering if the rope will rot over time.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

if you have a freind that is wheelchair user
and know of a beach with relative flat acces over the sand
then have two of those with you so the freind can get wet feet too :-)
they just have to be about 4 foot wide

Dennis

What a good idea.

-- Kevin

I bought cheap nylon rope to make this one it holds a knot real well. I guess over a period of time the rope could go bad I never looked into all the different types of rope to use on this project yet. I might make one out of red oak some time as well. There is a guy that wants to order one from me about 30 feet of it and told him it would be 200.00 or so and he was good with that. He wants it to go from his house to his barn where his horses are so he don’t get muddy feet. I like the wheel chair idea you have Dennisgrosen. I am glad you all like my idea and hope you all enjoy making yours for what use you can get out of it. If the word gets out that you are making these you will end up with special orders from people.

Glad you have a Buyer,red oak does not hold up very well outside. Your better off sticking with western red cedar.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

In response to a question about my earlier comment I guess I should clarify my statement about Red oak ,it does not hold up well outdoors but White oak does fairly well outdoors. I did not recommend white oak because of it’s cost ,Western red cedar cost a lot less in the north west than white oak. Another point to make is many woods while in contact with the ground will decay much quicker than in normal use. When building structure’s in Oregon the only woods that are allowed to have contact with the ground are pressure treated woods and some times redwood. Of course this is not required for you roll up board walk.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Wow thanks Jim for the info I didn’t know about some of the stuff you told me . That is what I like about this sight, lots of members and lots of info and pure lumber.