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#1 ·
The basics

There are quite a few LJs asking about the pros and cons of working with recycled timber.
I use recycled timber regularly and thought my experiences may be of benefit to others.

Lets look at the availability and what's actually available from the bottom of the pile and then up to attractive sort after timber.

From the bottom

Packing crates, pallets and general shipping products.

Lets look at pallets,
They are generally made from a very diverse range of materials.

Commercial Pallets

The commercial reusable ones are usually hardwood and are not generally thrown away or discarded, so beware if it has a brand painted or has what looks like substantial construction and also very heavy it generally is not something you should touch without ensuring you have permission.

If you are able to get them they are usually always embedded with small stones on at least one side, masses of nails and possibly nail plates on the end grain.

Don't under any circumstances use your top end wood working gear on them, simply break them apart and reuse as is, they will last for years.

If you do need to work them accept the fact you will encounter foreign objects, stone, metal and just about anything else, hence the comment regarding top end wood working gear.

Ruin a tungsten blade, HSS Blade or the likes and the cost effectiveness of recycling is in one hit not sustainable.

This also includes magnetic loop testing beforehand, miss one object and its all over red rover.

Packing Crates and soft wood pallets

These are found just about everywhere and the businesses that have goods delivered in them are in most cases pleased to get rid of them at no cost to them.

Again just ask first, common courtesy and also check the conditions they expect you to comply to, meaning take everything, take whatever you want, and it usually comes with a don't make a mess doing so, this is also an etiquette requirement if collecting stuff, ensure the location is tidier when you leave that before you arrived and you will never have any problems and can return regularly to eye ball what is available.

Recognition

Usually of softwood construction, with composite materials like OSB, plywood, Plastic and Particle board being used in their construction is common.

Foreign Objects

Expect bolts and nuts, captive nuts , staples, screws, coach bolts, washers, Gang nail plate and heaps of machine inserted nails.

Now these nails/staples are a real concern, so read carefully,...they can recognised by a serrated section on the shank when you pull one out, or what looks like a small barb attached to the shank, look closely at them they are usually held together in strips by non ferrous wire! so here is the problem may arise, firstly the mag loop may not pick up the remaining metal in the timber, but it could be still embedded in the hole.
Jewellery Font Metal Hair accessory Pattern


So plan to expect the unexpected

The timbers themselves

most of the timber is rough saw full of knots, weak points, twists, bark and all sorts of variances in thickness.

Considering its original role was a one task job its understandable.

However it can be reused with a little TLC.

You can also get some nice varieties of timber mixed in the pallets, as they are include for use as off cuts or sub standard structural timber discards.

The ply wood and OSB are usually D standard, meaning the gaps knots and the likes will be visible along with variances in thickness, but again you may find some small gems.

So after checking all this at the site you still decide its something you can use so it lets go a step further.

Getting the gear home.

Loading requirements and the law.

Don't assume just because its free you are exempt from any traffic laws, you are not, make sure you are not overloaded, the gear is secure and meets all requirement for transit.
Getting busted when moving recycled timber is not funny and again puts it into the not sustainable category yet again, it may have been "free" but you do not want to have a traffic fine in the process.

At home

You are now up for quite a bit of extra work, but that will do for now.
 

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#183 ·
Edna's Kitchen Benches staining and sealing

Once I had all the glue dry on the plugs in the two bench tops they were sawn off then sanded and stained.
I used an oil based Cedar stain on them which was a Cabots product.

Furniture Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture Wood


Furniture Street furniture Outdoor bench Outdoor furniture Wood


Its interesting how the different photo positions and light changes changed the overall apperance of how dark they are.

Table Furniture Wood Outdoor table Wood stain


Next it was then it was on with the sealer, again an oil based product, polyurethane thinned to get max penetration of the timber and seal it, I then hung the tops up to try and avoid contaminants dropping on the top face surfaces.

Plant Wood Trunk Rectangle Tree


Plant Wood Chair Trunk Wood stain


Well its month end and I am still going on this job, its a good thing I am not in business of trying to make a living from furniture making!!...lotta fun though..and a learning experience.

Next will be the final Poly finish and then give it a few days to harden and they are done!!
 

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#184 ·
Edna's Kitchen Benches staining and sealing

Once I had all the glue dry on the plugs in the two bench tops they were sawn off then sanded and stained.
I used an oil based Cedar stain on them which was a Cabots product.

Furniture Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture Wood


Furniture Street furniture Outdoor bench Outdoor furniture Wood


Its interesting how the different photo positions and light changes changed the overall apperance of how dark they are.

Table Furniture Wood Outdoor table Wood stain


Next it was then it was on with the sealer, again an oil based product, polyurethane thinned to get max penetration of the timber and seal it, I then hung the tops up to try and avoid contaminants dropping on the top face surfaces.

Plant Wood Trunk Rectangle Tree


Plant Wood Chair Trunk Wood stain


Well its month end and I am still going on this job, its a good thing I am not in business of trying to make a living from furniture making!!...lotta fun though..and a learning experience.

Next will be the final Poly finish and then give it a few days to harden and they are done!!
Looks nice Rob. I'm sure Edna will be thrilled with the outcome.
 

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#188 ·
Flooring becomes a Table top...I hope

You may have seen the Kiefers KKO Box I made from some flooring offcuts.
Well I collected a couple more tubs of Blackbutt offcuts at the next visit.
They were all about 295 mm and smaller in length, and were going to be dumped/burnt.

So setting to work.

I resawed the ones which were about 295mm square and then reduced them to an overall length of 270mm each with the view to making a outdoor table top.

Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor


The shorter ones less than 270mm became half sections at 135mm for the pattern.

The existing table top you see under the material was made from Craftwood and MDF it was originally a torsion bench design and had a wood finish contact applied over it.

It may have looked OK originally but when it got wet it turned to cardboard held together with the plactic!
Definately not a weather proof design.

Wood Table Rectangle Wood stain Grass


Once I had everything layed out I then substituted pieces to attempt to match the grain and colour features.

Furniture Table Rectangle Wood Grass


Here is a close up of what I was attempting to blend out, or in along with any defects, by substituting pieces which match.
This took quite a bit of time "fiddling" and resulted in religating about 30% to the waste bin as rejects.

Rectangle Wood Font Flooring Wood stain


I collected the table from kerbside rubbish and am thinking maybe it should have stayed there, as I am making progress but it slow and I get splinters every time I touch it.

The timber:-

I dont know the exact name but is an Australian Hardwood Gum variety, of which I will ask the common name for and add it to the build information as it progresses.

Ed Note 28 May2016 The timber is Blackbutt

The splinters:-
The splinters get a mention also, I do know the splinters although small are so painful you need to stop to remove them to continue work undistracted!

It may go back on the kerb when completed! we shall see!
 

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#189 ·
Flooring becomes a Table top...I hope

You may have seen the Kiefers KKO Box I made from some flooring offcuts.
Well I collected a couple more tubs of Blackbutt offcuts at the next visit.
They were all about 295 mm and smaller in length, and were going to be dumped/burnt.

So setting to work.

I resawed the ones which were about 295mm square and then reduced them to an overall length of 270mm each with the view to making a outdoor table top.

Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor


The shorter ones less than 270mm became half sections at 135mm for the pattern.

The existing table top you see under the material was made from Craftwood and MDF it was originally a torsion bench design and had a wood finish contact applied over it.

It may have looked OK originally but when it got wet it turned to cardboard held together with the plactic!
Definately not a weather proof design.

Wood Table Rectangle Wood stain Grass


Once I had everything layed out I then substituted pieces to attempt to match the grain and colour features.

Furniture Table Rectangle Wood Grass


Here is a close up of what I was attempting to blend out, or in along with any defects, by substituting pieces which match.
This took quite a bit of time "fiddling" and resulted in religating about 30% to the waste bin as rejects.

Rectangle Wood Font Flooring Wood stain


I collected the table from kerbside rubbish and am thinking maybe it should have stayed there, as I am making progress but it slow and I get splinters every time I touch it.

The timber:-

I dont know the exact name but is an Australian Hardwood Gum variety, of which I will ask the common name for and add it to the build information as it progresses.

Ed Note 28 May2016 The timber is Blackbutt

The splinters:-
The splinters get a mention also, I do know the splinters although small are so painful you need to stop to remove them to continue work undistracted!

It may go back on the kerb when completed! we shall see!
May the bluebird of happiness find your table, and fly over, peacefully, without incident.
 

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#197 ·
Flooring Table top Making the Modules

Once I had all the pieces figured out it was time to glue them up.

I made a jig to clamp them together T&G wise and a side clamp to apply pressure to close up the ends, which are simply just butt joints as I am relying on the T&G to provide a strong Joint.

The Jig:-

I used a section of laminated particle board bench top with a block secured a one end with a tongue, and a floaing Groove block at the other end to allow marr free clamping.

I did them in four modules, so they were narrower than the width of my drum sander.

Once the glue was set I scraped all the glue squeese out off the fronts or top sides and commenced sanding face down.

I started at 36 Grit and working up to 80grit

Cold saw Saw Miter saw Wood Abrasive saw


I only used 36 Grit on the bottom or undersides.
Wood Hardwood Gas Wood stain Plywood


It took a few passes back and forth and all I did was effectively level the surfaces or "thickness" them

Table Outdoor bench Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture


I now need to glue them up all together as one table top.
 

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#198 ·
Flooring Table top Making the Modules

Once I had all the pieces figured out it was time to glue them up.

I made a jig to clamp them together T&G wise and a side clamp to apply pressure to close up the ends, which are simply just butt joints as I am relying on the T&G to provide a strong Joint.

The Jig:-

I used a section of laminated particle board bench top with a block secured a one end with a tongue, and a floaing Groove block at the other end to allow marr free clamping.

I did them in four modules, so they were narrower than the width of my drum sander.

Once the glue was set I scraped all the glue squeese out off the fronts or top sides and commenced sanding face down.

I started at 36 Grit and working up to 80grit

Cold saw Saw Miter saw Wood Abrasive saw


I only used 36 Grit on the bottom or undersides.
Wood Hardwood Gas Wood stain Plywood


It took a few passes back and forth and all I did was effectively level the surfaces or "thickness" them

Table Outdoor bench Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture


I now need to glue them up all together as one table top.
LOOKS Good!

Well worth the effort… YES!
 

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#199 ·
Flooring Table Top Temporary Work Surface

I was already to glue up my Modules and realised that not only had I never made anything this big before my existing workbench was way too small for what I wanted to do.
So I had to stop work on the project and make a temporary workbench to support the task.

As the existing pipe frame table was going to be used for the finished product I decided to use it as a temporary work bench.

I removed the rubbish top and went looking for more material.

I found some old kitchen cupboards nearby and brought them home, they were 19mm melamine coated particle board sections, which with some work would do the job..
I sawed them up and made a work surface with them.

Table Wood Rectangle Composite material Flooring


The next concern I had was they needed to be dead flat but not necessarly level (meaning no bows in the middle) so using my straight edge I packed them up so the were at least flat.

Rectangle Wood Road surface Asphalt Plant


The opposite side was a bit more technical and I had to add some cardboard shims to achieve the straightness.
Wood Rectangle Asphalt Road surface Window


I then bogged up all the holes with plastic wood and painted the exposed edges with some black paint in case it got wet.

It will stay outside and I didnt want it to start its typical particleboard expansion trick when wet, before I had finished with it.

Next was to add a fixed section at the end with a tongue profile so I could wedge the modules together from the other end

Road surface Wood Rectangle Asphalt Beige


Just a minor distraction then on with the real job.
 

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#200 ·
Flooring Table Top Temporary Work Surface

I was already to glue up my Modules and realised that not only had I never made anything this big before my existing workbench was way too small for what I wanted to do.
So I had to stop work on the project and make a temporary workbench to support the task.

As the existing pipe frame table was going to be used for the finished product I decided to use it as a temporary work bench.

I removed the rubbish top and went looking for more material.

I found some old kitchen cupboards nearby and brought them home, they were 19mm melamine coated particle board sections, which with some work would do the job..
I sawed them up and made a work surface with them.

Table Wood Rectangle Composite material Flooring


The next concern I had was they needed to be dead flat but not necessarly level (meaning no bows in the middle) so using my straight edge I packed them up so the were at least flat.

Rectangle Wood Road surface Asphalt Plant


The opposite side was a bit more technical and I had to add some cardboard shims to achieve the straightness.
Wood Rectangle Asphalt Road surface Window


I then bogged up all the holes with plastic wood and painted the exposed edges with some black paint in case it got wet.

It will stay outside and I didnt want it to start its typical particleboard expansion trick when wet, before I had finished with it.

Next was to add a fixed section at the end with a tongue profile so I could wedge the modules together from the other end

Road surface Wood Rectangle Asphalt Beige


Just a minor distraction then on with the real job.
Robert, the adventure continues. Thanks for taking us along.
 

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#201 ·
Flooring table top glueing the modules together and attaching the frame

I aligned the four modules on one of the long sides and and used wooden wedges fixed to the worktop to clamp everything together using Titebond III glue.
How I did it,
I laid paper where the modules join to prevent anything sticking to the mealmine and glued everything on the Tongue and Grooves and fitted them together face down on the workbench.

I didnt take any photos as I was a bit nervous about getting everything square and forgot anout them.
I left the top overnight to allow the glue to dry in the morning I unclamped everything and checked the progress.
everything looks OK so I set about sawing the opposite long side straight.
Once this was done it was time to attach the frame long sides to do this I simply cut about five biscuit slots in the planks and corresponding edge strip.
That would be fairly straight forward and then fit my sash clamps, but when I assembled everything I found my sash clamps were too short.

Outdoor bench Wood Outdoor furniture Plank Composite material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Gas Plank


Now this caused me a bit of a concern but due to the fact I had not applied any gluejust yet is was just a delay in the proceedings untill I bought some bigger clamps. The ones I needed were about $50 each and I wanted five of them.
Rats what to do, then I had a brainwave and rang my wood work Buddy Wally who is 95 YO and lives a few blocks away.

He dosent do any wood work these days but has a house full of machinery and tools of every description.
As luck would have it he was at home and although it took a bit of explaining as to what they were he said he had some.
By the time I arrived he had two out already, I checked them for length and they were just what I needed and asked if he had another three.
We rummaged around under his house and found another three, he wanted $25 each for them and wouldnt budge on the price so I paid $125 and said thank you bundled them up and set off back home.

Here they are.

Wood Tool Line Table Musical instrument


I fitted the biscuits and glued everything up and attached Wallys clamps. Good Job!

Wood Plank Wood stain Composite material Hardwood


There was a section that didnt want to cooperate so I had to apply a G Clamp to the area to ensure it stayed level at the top.
Hence the little hammer in the picture!

Furniture Wood Outdoor furniture Wood stain Hardwood


Everything went well and the alignment felt OK so I left it to set.

So with all my time and power usage and now $125 for clamps the top is getting into the expensive catagory

I now understand the comment we all need more clamps !

More tomorrow
 

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#202 ·
Flooring table top glueing the modules together and attaching the frame

I aligned the four modules on one of the long sides and and used wooden wedges fixed to the worktop to clamp everything together using Titebond III glue.
How I did it,
I laid paper where the modules join to prevent anything sticking to the mealmine and glued everything on the Tongue and Grooves and fitted them together face down on the workbench.

I didnt take any photos as I was a bit nervous about getting everything square and forgot anout them.
I left the top overnight to allow the glue to dry in the morning I unclamped everything and checked the progress.
everything looks OK so I set about sawing the opposite long side straight.
Once this was done it was time to attach the frame long sides to do this I simply cut about five biscuit slots in the planks and corresponding edge strip.
That would be fairly straight forward and then fit my sash clamps, but when I assembled everything I found my sash clamps were too short.

Outdoor bench Wood Outdoor furniture Plank Composite material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Gas Plank


Now this caused me a bit of a concern but due to the fact I had not applied any gluejust yet is was just a delay in the proceedings untill I bought some bigger clamps. The ones I needed were about $50 each and I wanted five of them.
Rats what to do, then I had a brainwave and rang my wood work Buddy Wally who is 95 YO and lives a few blocks away.

He dosent do any wood work these days but has a house full of machinery and tools of every description.
As luck would have it he was at home and although it took a bit of explaining as to what they were he said he had some.
By the time I arrived he had two out already, I checked them for length and they were just what I needed and asked if he had another three.
We rummaged around under his house and found another three, he wanted $25 each for them and wouldnt budge on the price so I paid $125 and said thank you bundled them up and set off back home.

Here they are.

Wood Tool Line Table Musical instrument


I fitted the biscuits and glued everything up and attached Wallys clamps. Good Job!

Wood Plank Wood stain Composite material Hardwood


There was a section that didnt want to cooperate so I had to apply a G Clamp to the area to ensure it stayed level at the top.
Hence the little hammer in the picture!

Furniture Wood Outdoor furniture Wood stain Hardwood


Everything went well and the alignment felt OK so I left it to set.

So with all my time and power usage and now $125 for clamps the top is getting into the expensive catagory

I now understand the comment we all need more clamps !

More tomorrow
Dont look at the clamps as adding to the cost of this table. That $125 will be "banked" and used on many future projects, and as time goes on and their usage continues, you'll eventually own them for free !

The table is coming along nicely
 

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#204 ·
Flooring Table Top unclamped sanded and secondary edge fitted

I had a good day with the table top all progressed well
I removed the clamps with mixed feelings however all was well.
That was refreshing so I decided to sand the paper off and have a good look at it

Rectangle Wood Wood stain Road surface Flooring


Plant Table Rectangle Wood Wood stain


There were a few gaps and holes that I will need to fill other wise I was very happy with the result

The next step was to add the secondary edging, for this I had a piece of oak which was cupped beyond use in its present form so i decided to cut it up.
It also had has a bit of twist around a knot as well but after measuring it up I was able to cut the effected section out and work around it with the remainder.

Here is the raw material I used.

Table Plant Wood Outdoor furniture Outdoor table


And a shot of the cupping

Furniture Table Wood Outdoor furniture Rectangle


So it was on to ripping and docking it for the sides and ends.

Hood Wood Bumper Floor Automotive exterior


Then preparing the top for the attachment. Lots of gule and clamps needed.

Wood Wood stain Flooring Hardwood Gas


Believe it or not I again ran out of clamps, so I only got three sections of the edging done.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Outdoor furniture Flooring


Overall a good days work which will continue tomorrow to finish the last end edge.
 

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#205 ·
Flooring Table Top unclamped sanded and secondary edge fitted

I had a good day with the table top all progressed well
I removed the clamps with mixed feelings however all was well.
That was refreshing so I decided to sand the paper off and have a good look at it

Rectangle Wood Wood stain Road surface Flooring


Plant Table Rectangle Wood Wood stain


There were a few gaps and holes that I will need to fill other wise I was very happy with the result

The next step was to add the secondary edging, for this I had a piece of oak which was cupped beyond use in its present form so i decided to cut it up.
It also had has a bit of twist around a knot as well but after measuring it up I was able to cut the effected section out and work around it with the remainder.

Here is the raw material I used.

Table Plant Wood Outdoor furniture Outdoor table


And a shot of the cupping

Furniture Table Wood Outdoor furniture Rectangle


So it was on to ripping and docking it for the sides and ends.

Hood Wood Bumper Floor Automotive exterior


Then preparing the top for the attachment. Lots of gule and clamps needed.

Wood Wood stain Flooring Hardwood Gas


Believe it or not I again ran out of clamps, so I only got three sections of the edging done.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Outdoor furniture Flooring


Overall a good days work which will continue tomorrow to finish the last end edge.
That's starting to look good now Rob, I guess it is going to depend on how well you can seal it, on how long it will last outside, with so many pieces, that will be a challenge!
 

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#208 ·
Flooring Table top secondary edges finished sanded and sealed

Once I freed up a few clamps it was simply a matter of adding the end edge,

Table Wood Wood stain Grass Plant


Screwed in a center strengthening strip and it was done for a while awaiting for the glue to dry.

Wood Wood stain Flooring Floor Plank


By afternoon I had it finished construction wise and just edge finishing required so I ran around the sides with a template router bit, filled the various holes then sanded to finish and applied sanding sealer.

Table Wood Floor Wood stain Workbench


Filled a few holes but left the resin vein

Brown Wood Beige Floor Rectangle


The other end

Table Wood Desk Rectangle Wood stain


Thats it for blog series as its it now ready for its finishing coat (of which everybody is familiar with) so standby for it to be posted as a project.

P.S. I dont like the look of the sides showing the end grain so I may add trim to hide it, undecided just yet.

Thanks everybody for looking and commenting makes it all worthwile.
 

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#209 ·
Flooring Table top secondary edges finished sanded and sealed

Once I freed up a few clamps it was simply a matter of adding the end edge,

Table Wood Wood stain Grass Plant


Screwed in a center strengthening strip and it was done for a while awaiting for the glue to dry.

Wood Wood stain Flooring Floor Plank


By afternoon I had it finished construction wise and just edge finishing required so I ran around the sides with a template router bit, filled the various holes then sanded to finish and applied sanding sealer.

Table Wood Floor Wood stain Workbench


Filled a few holes but left the resin vein

Brown Wood Beige Floor Rectangle


The other end

Table Wood Desk Rectangle Wood stain


Thats it for blog series as its it now ready for its finishing coat (of which everybody is familiar with) so standby for it to be posted as a project.

P.S. I dont like the look of the sides showing the end grain so I may add trim to hide it, undecided just yet.

Thanks everybody for looking and commenting makes it all worthwile.
I await the finished piece, with bated breath, Rob.
 

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#213 ·
Flooring Table top Finished Sanded and Sealed Not quite !!

The old commercial saying Wait there is more! comes to mind.

Well I didnt like the look of the TGTT edges showing end grain and the join so I decided to add a finishing edge.

I used Tassie Oak cut into strips mitered and rounded over to do the job.

I started with the end and cut the timber to match the table rather than measure and cut.

Wood Floor Flooring Composite material Hardwood


This activity took all day glueing sections in, applying clamps, allowing the glue to dry enough to remove the clamps then continue on with the next piece

Table Wood Bottle Flooring Hardwood


Eventually I got them done.

Wood Flooring Gas Wood stain Bottle


Table Picnic table Wood Outdoor furniture Outdoor table


Once these were dry I sanded the glue away and rounded over the edges with a router to remove the brutal sharp corners.

Plant Table Botany Shade Rectangle


a light sand and its looking a lot better

Table Wood Desk Shade Rectangle


The light is starting to beat me but here is the final picture

Table Wood Outdoor furniture Shade Grass


Well I am happier now so I can assure you it is now in fact finished blog wise.

The timber flooring is Blackbutt, a species grown in and suppied from Northern NSW in the New England region

Blackbutt Eucalyptus pilularis
Description: A large hardwood that grows from Bega in NSW to Maryborough in QLD. The heartwood is a pale yellow brown which commonly has pin hole borer and gum streak. Commonly shows surface checking after drying.
Workability

Tough to work but polishes very well.
Applications: Mostly flooring and F27 structural hardwood. Currently being used much more for a range of furniture applications.
Availability: Very good
Hardness: Janka 9.1 900kg/m3 - Very hard.
Durability: Good for outdoor use


Information sourced from Monaro Timber 16-20 Kealman Rd Queanbeyan NSW
 

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#214 ·
Flooring Table top Finished Sanded and Sealed Not quite !!

The old commercial saying Wait there is more! comes to mind.

Well I didnt like the look of the TGTT edges showing end grain and the join so I decided to add a finishing edge.

I used Tassie Oak cut into strips mitered and rounded over to do the job.

I started with the end and cut the timber to match the table rather than measure and cut.

Wood Floor Flooring Composite material Hardwood


This activity took all day glueing sections in, applying clamps, allowing the glue to dry enough to remove the clamps then continue on with the next piece

Table Wood Bottle Flooring Hardwood


Eventually I got them done.

Wood Flooring Gas Wood stain Bottle


Table Picnic table Wood Outdoor furniture Outdoor table


Once these were dry I sanded the glue away and rounded over the edges with a router to remove the brutal sharp corners.

Plant Table Botany Shade Rectangle


a light sand and its looking a lot better

Table Wood Desk Shade Rectangle


The light is starting to beat me but here is the final picture

Table Wood Outdoor furniture Shade Grass


Well I am happier now so I can assure you it is now in fact finished blog wise.

The timber flooring is Blackbutt, a species grown in and suppied from Northern NSW in the New England region

Blackbutt Eucalyptus pilularis
Description: A large hardwood that grows from Bega in NSW to Maryborough in QLD. The heartwood is a pale yellow brown which commonly has pin hole borer and gum streak. Commonly shows surface checking after drying.
Workability

Tough to work but polishes very well.
Applications: Mostly flooring and F27 structural hardwood. Currently being used much more for a range of furniture applications.
Availability: Very good
Hardness: Janka 9.1 900kg/m3 - Very hard.
Durability: Good for outdoor use


Information sourced from Monaro Timber 16-20 Kealman Rd Queanbeyan NSW
COOL edging… Makes it!

COOL clamps!!

COOL table top!

COOL work!

Thank you!
 

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#219 ·
Ben Clark Memorial

If you follow my many exploits with recycled timber you may have seen the Smiths Potato crates I repair and in the process make a variety of items rescued from the rubbish pile.

Well I was approached to make something else this time.
The Fork lift driver who delivered the Potato Crates for me to repair, Ben Clark passed away at age 45.

He had been with Smiths for 20 Years and his mates wanted to make a memorial for him using some of the timber from one of the potato crates.

This was my effort in assisting them

Brown Rectangle Font Wood Metal


Its an off cut from the damaged boards.

Wheel Automotive tire Wood Tire Hood


The timber is Jarrah
As you can see its covered in Mud and dirt from the potatoes, however beneath the weathered surface lies some beautiful timber.

So out with the wire brush and metal detector first up, then into the thicknesser to bring it back to its former glory.

Brown Rectangle Wood Tints and shades Font


I used the bandsaw to cut out the fork lift profile and normal saw for the backing pieces and chamfered the edges.

The engraved plate was supplied by Ben's work mates
All I did was sand the timber and then using polishing compound and buffing wheel produced the final result

Brown Rectangle Wood Natural material Font


I screwed the pieces together and returned them to Bens mates to set up somewhere within the Smiths Complex.
 

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#220 ·
Ben Clark Memorial

If you follow my many exploits with recycled timber you may have seen the Smiths Potato crates I repair and in the process make a variety of items rescued from the rubbish pile.

Well I was approached to make something else this time.
The Fork lift driver who delivered the Potato Crates for me to repair, Ben Clark passed away at age 45.

He had been with Smiths for 20 Years and his mates wanted to make a memorial for him using some of the timber from one of the potato crates.

This was my effort in assisting them

Brown Rectangle Font Wood Metal


Its an off cut from the damaged boards.

Wheel Automotive tire Wood Tire Hood


The timber is Jarrah
As you can see its covered in Mud and dirt from the potatoes, however beneath the weathered surface lies some beautiful timber.

So out with the wire brush and metal detector first up, then into the thicknesser to bring it back to its former glory.

Brown Rectangle Wood Tints and shades Font


I used the bandsaw to cut out the fork lift profile and normal saw for the backing pieces and chamfered the edges.

The engraved plate was supplied by Ben's work mates
All I did was sand the timber and then using polishing compound and buffing wheel produced the final result

Brown Rectangle Wood Natural material Font


I screwed the pieces together and returned them to Bens mates to set up somewhere within the Smiths Complex.
Nice…
 

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#230 ·
2100 x 150 x150 Challenge

I was fortunate enough to obtain a heap of timber beams from under the house of my friend Wally.

It was also fortunate I had No1 and No3 son staying for the weekend and they assisted in loading and unloading the material.

There were ten beams overall, The 2 x grey chamfered ones being Oregon, and the remaining seven being a pine species, either Hoop Pine or Huon Pine, both species getting into the hard to find category and the Huon pine is a timber no longer allowed to be cut down and a licence to mill it is held by only 3 sawmills which leads to the pine being recovered from waterways for the next two generations possibly making it very expensive to buy these days.

Here is the stack the boys did.

Outdoor bench Wood Outdoor furniture Tree Hardwood


Some dimensions checked:

Outdoor bench Plant Wood Outdoor furniture Grass


One of the beams is yet to be accurately identified its the runt in the stack.

Now for the Challenge

No1 son (who I made the 1500×1500mm table top for) wants a rustic narrow long hall table and was keen to use the timber we had just received.

So today I set to work cutting one up, I chose the 2100 length because it was the lightest and only just managable by me on my own.

I wrestled it onto the table saw and set up some in and out feed rollers to assist me.

Plant Table Outdoor furniture Wood Houseplant


I determined I could cut three pieces at 48mm to maximise the timber,

I checked the beam and it had a bow in it on one side, but the remaining sides were surprisingly straight and square, So I worked out I could do two cuts in from each side then invert and repeat without having to joint it first, you would not get away with missing this step with the timber sold these days!

So it was a slow careful feed.

Ripping :

The first two cuts:

Plant Wood Road surface Flooring Floor


All went well so I continued on and did two more. The bow is visible in the middle if you look closely!

Wood Lumber Plank Hardwood Wood stain


Edge trueing:

I attached my straight edge onto the side of the beam using double sided tape, all the tape did really was to stop it from sliding around, and again I worked it through the saw.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain


Thicknessing:

I didnt take any in progress shots of the thicknessing, but hey, thicknessing is thicknessing, the results are the important aspect so here they are.

Table Wood Outdoor furniture Wood stain Rectangle


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


For what it is, just pine is its beautiful timber so its "Challenge Completed".

Now I will just have to wait for assistance with the rest.

The Table Saw:

Did the saw like it? well a bit of belt screeching occured at one time of which was possibly my fault I think, as a slight check on the alignment stopped it imediately and all was well again.

Mind you a sharp blade is essential!

I dont think it would be the same story if I was silly enough to do a full depth cut like this with a similar hardwood variety. I could however possibly do incremental cuts if it was really required.

Closure:

Similar timber like this (Doulas Fir/Oregon) sells for about $35 to $45 per Lm
 

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#231 ·
2100 x 150 x150 Challenge

I was fortunate enough to obtain a heap of timber beams from under the house of my friend Wally.

It was also fortunate I had No1 and No3 son staying for the weekend and they assisted in loading and unloading the material.

There were ten beams overall, The 2 x grey chamfered ones being Oregon, and the remaining seven being a pine species, either Hoop Pine or Huon Pine, both species getting into the hard to find category and the Huon pine is a timber no longer allowed to be cut down and a licence to mill it is held by only 3 sawmills which leads to the pine being recovered from waterways for the next two generations possibly making it very expensive to buy these days.

Here is the stack the boys did.

Outdoor bench Wood Outdoor furniture Tree Hardwood


Some dimensions checked:

Outdoor bench Plant Wood Outdoor furniture Grass


One of the beams is yet to be accurately identified its the runt in the stack.

Now for the Challenge

No1 son (who I made the 1500×1500mm table top for) wants a rustic narrow long hall table and was keen to use the timber we had just received.

So today I set to work cutting one up, I chose the 2100 length because it was the lightest and only just managable by me on my own.

I wrestled it onto the table saw and set up some in and out feed rollers to assist me.

Plant Table Outdoor furniture Wood Houseplant


I determined I could cut three pieces at 48mm to maximise the timber,

I checked the beam and it had a bow in it on one side, but the remaining sides were surprisingly straight and square, So I worked out I could do two cuts in from each side then invert and repeat without having to joint it first, you would not get away with missing this step with the timber sold these days!

So it was a slow careful feed.

Ripping :

The first two cuts:

Plant Wood Road surface Flooring Floor


All went well so I continued on and did two more. The bow is visible in the middle if you look closely!

Wood Lumber Plank Hardwood Wood stain


Edge trueing:

I attached my straight edge onto the side of the beam using double sided tape, all the tape did really was to stop it from sliding around, and again I worked it through the saw.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain


Thicknessing:

I didnt take any in progress shots of the thicknessing, but hey, thicknessing is thicknessing, the results are the important aspect so here they are.

Table Wood Outdoor furniture Wood stain Rectangle


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


For what it is, just pine is its beautiful timber so its "Challenge Completed".

Now I will just have to wait for assistance with the rest.

The Table Saw:

Did the saw like it? well a bit of belt screeching occured at one time of which was possibly my fault I think, as a slight check on the alignment stopped it imediately and all was well again.

Mind you a sharp blade is essential!

I dont think it would be the same story if I was silly enough to do a full depth cut like this with a similar hardwood variety. I could however possibly do incremental cuts if it was really required.

Closure:

Similar timber like this (Doulas Fir/Oregon) sells for about $35 to $45 per Lm
Rob, by "Oregon," what, prithee, dost thou mean? Is it Oregon Pine?
Also, did you get a huge pitch build-up on your saw table?
 

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#239 ·
Organic Bar Stool from Pine

Sound familiar?

Well it should its a inspirational project by me from:-

Michael Makarevich's (CrazyRussianWorkshop) Post Organic Bar Stool from Cherry.

Triangle Art Wood Cylinder Font


Michael didnt post too much construction detail and I was curious how it was made, so rather than ask a heap of questions I thought it would be better to find out for myself by experiment.
So I set to work today.

From my pile of recycled wood came five suitable pieces to make the legs and braces

Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Grass Wood stain


A tidy up with the thicknesser, and on with it.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Plant


Then some temporary plates to assist in the assembly were fitted.

Wood Sculpture Pedestal Art Tree


I determined the legs should be 750mm and a splay angle of 5 deg should do it.

Wood Plant Art Plywood Trunk


Now the seat will be about 300 to 340mm sq or thereabouts
So I cut a blank and screwed it on, inverted the frame and aligned the legs and measured the bottom distance cut a piece of MDF to be used as a temporary blank and fitted it, and then from Michaels finished picture tried to determine how I would go about its rough construction.

The internal diagonals shouldnt be too much of a problem so I left them for the time being.
The perimeter diagonals are a different matter, they were too hard just yet so I looked at the horizontal foot rest, it was less tricky so I started on it.

Just about all the perimeter braces will have to have 5 deg tapering bevels on them as well as the foot rest but at least it was at 90 deg.

I fiddled about and figured out how to cut them, got it done and dry fitted it up, then realised I needed to add wings to allow for the curved carving radius later.

Wood Floor Flooring Red Hardwood


I hope this will be a sucessful build, all a bit on the ambitious side but what the hell can only try, no doubt another prototype as its pine, but it should work.

I will post it as a completed project in a coupla days. (yeah right)

Just so you will not be dissapointed there will be no Miss Makita 2016 featured,....unless some hottie looks over the fence as I am working!...( and my wife doesnt see her)

Continues on, more tomorrow До свидания!
 

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#240 ·
Organic Bar Stool from Pine

Sound familiar?

Well it should its a inspirational project by me from:-

Michael Makarevich's (CrazyRussianWorkshop) Post Organic Bar Stool from Cherry.

Triangle Art Wood Cylinder Font


Michael didnt post too much construction detail and I was curious how it was made, so rather than ask a heap of questions I thought it would be better to find out for myself by experiment.
So I set to work today.

From my pile of recycled wood came five suitable pieces to make the legs and braces

Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Grass Wood stain


A tidy up with the thicknesser, and on with it.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Plant


Then some temporary plates to assist in the assembly were fitted.

Wood Sculpture Pedestal Art Tree


I determined the legs should be 750mm and a splay angle of 5 deg should do it.

Wood Plant Art Plywood Trunk


Now the seat will be about 300 to 340mm sq or thereabouts
So I cut a blank and screwed it on, inverted the frame and aligned the legs and measured the bottom distance cut a piece of MDF to be used as a temporary blank and fitted it, and then from Michaels finished picture tried to determine how I would go about its rough construction.

The internal diagonals shouldnt be too much of a problem so I left them for the time being.
The perimeter diagonals are a different matter, they were too hard just yet so I looked at the horizontal foot rest, it was less tricky so I started on it.

Just about all the perimeter braces will have to have 5 deg tapering bevels on them as well as the foot rest but at least it was at 90 deg.

I fiddled about and figured out how to cut them, got it done and dry fitted it up, then realised I needed to add wings to allow for the curved carving radius later.

Wood Floor Flooring Red Hardwood


I hope this will be a sucessful build, all a bit on the ambitious side but what the hell can only try, no doubt another prototype as its pine, but it should work.

I will post it as a completed project in a coupla days. (yeah right)

Just so you will not be dissapointed there will be no Miss Makita 2016 featured,....unless some hottie looks over the fence as I am working!...( and my wife doesnt see her)

Continues on, more tomorrow До свидания!
Interesting idea Rob, be good to see how you sort out the other braces! :-D
 

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#242 ·
Organic Bar Stool Frame work and rough out

I continued on the Organic Bar Stool this morning.
First up made the seat top, I biscuit jointed some Oregon together and then laminated the two sections.

Wood Plank Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


The dimensions are about 350mm square at this stage

Plant Wood Tree Leisure Flooring


Left it for the glue to set and continued on the stool framework

Starting on the internal braces

Wood Rectangle Creative arts Hardwood Tints and shades


I used my biscuit jointer to butt join the braces to the four posts.
I was a bit squeezy getting in there but all went well.

Table Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


Once I had them all in it was time to rough out the general pattern

Wood Gas Asphalt Wood stain Outdoor table


The band saw, Jig saw and Osc sander all fired up and worked away all day cutting and finishing the general profiles.

Then a run around with a round over bit and that was enough for today, as I am at a bit of a loss as to how to do the periimeter braces at the moment.

Outdoor furniture Road surface Outdoor table Wood Grass


Plant Table Outdoor table Outdoor furniture Wood


Table Wood Gas Outdoor furniture Rectangle


Reassembled everything and cleaned up and packed up.

Now sadly I have to work tomorrow and Monday so I have blown my project in a cuppla days gloat.
 

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#243 ·
Organic Bar Stool Frame work and rough out

I continued on the Organic Bar Stool this morning.
First up made the seat top, I biscuit jointed some Oregon together and then laminated the two sections.

Wood Plank Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


The dimensions are about 350mm square at this stage

Plant Wood Tree Leisure Flooring


Left it for the glue to set and continued on the stool framework

Starting on the internal braces

Wood Rectangle Creative arts Hardwood Tints and shades


I used my biscuit jointer to butt join the braces to the four posts.
I was a bit squeezy getting in there but all went well.

Table Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


Once I had them all in it was time to rough out the general pattern

Wood Gas Asphalt Wood stain Outdoor table


The band saw, Jig saw and Osc sander all fired up and worked away all day cutting and finishing the general profiles.

Then a run around with a round over bit and that was enough for today, as I am at a bit of a loss as to how to do the periimeter braces at the moment.

Outdoor furniture Road surface Outdoor table Wood Grass


Plant Table Outdoor table Outdoor furniture Wood


Table Wood Gas Outdoor furniture Rectangle


Reassembled everything and cleaned up and packed up.

Now sadly I have to work tomorrow and Monday so I have blown my project in a cuppla days gloat.
Looks pretty fine…the shaping on the legs is swish…
 

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#248 ·
Organic Bar Stool cross braces and seat work

I wanted to keep going with the stool so Sunday saw me making the perimeter cross braces and the seat

I needed three cross braces at an angle of about 30 deg and the foot rest at 90 deg

As I had lots of off cuts from the frame shaping I used them to widen the braces at points of attachment

Trying to workout the correct angles to cut material for a 45 deg angle and incline of 30 deg then a taper for 5 deg for the braces saw me give up, so instead I just kept cuttng and fitting until I got it right.

I even had two saws set up to do it.

Saw Miter saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


No doubt there is possibly a formula around some where but I could not find it!

The braces

Wood Road surface Gas Asphalt Automotive exterior


Wood Road surface Asphalt Gas Tool


Wood Road surface Gas Asphalt Automotive exterior


I left them to let the glue set and started to profile the seat

The seat work

Wood Table Chair Outdoor furniture Wood stain


Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plant


Light Wood Table Flooring Gas


Wood Flooring Tints and shades Gas Road surface


Tools:
For the seat I used a Arbortech Turboplane fitted to an angle grinder.
For the frame I used a Guinevere flexible shaft fitted with a 50mm microplaner.

Both remove timber faster than a Wet Beaver building a dam!

That was enough mess and noise for today so I cleaned up and packed up.
 

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#249 ·
Organic Bar Stool cross braces and seat work

I wanted to keep going with the stool so Sunday saw me making the perimeter cross braces and the seat

I needed three cross braces at an angle of about 30 deg and the foot rest at 90 deg

As I had lots of off cuts from the frame shaping I used them to widen the braces at points of attachment

Trying to workout the correct angles to cut material for a 45 deg angle and incline of 30 deg then a taper for 5 deg for the braces saw me give up, so instead I just kept cuttng and fitting until I got it right.

I even had two saws set up to do it.

Saw Miter saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


No doubt there is possibly a formula around some where but I could not find it!

The braces

Wood Road surface Gas Asphalt Automotive exterior


Wood Road surface Asphalt Gas Tool


Wood Road surface Gas Asphalt Automotive exterior


I left them to let the glue set and started to profile the seat

The seat work

Wood Table Chair Outdoor furniture Wood stain


Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plant


Light Wood Table Flooring Gas


Wood Flooring Tints and shades Gas Road surface


Tools:
For the seat I used a Arbortech Turboplane fitted to an angle grinder.
For the frame I used a Guinevere flexible shaft fitted with a 50mm microplaner.

Both remove timber faster than a Wet Beaver building a dam!

That was enough mess and noise for today so I cleaned up and packed up.
That's coming along VERY WELL… Seat looks COOL and comfortable…

Keep it up…

Thank you!
 

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#251 ·
Organic Bar Stool Sanding the fitted Cross Braces

Progress I made up to today

I fitted all the perimeter braces to the stool, the three diagonal ones went on the two sides and back and the Foot rest went on the front.

The three diagonal ones I bandsawed to shape first, as per the footrest shown previously.

I could only do rough bandsawing but at least it removed most of the bulk material from the curves prior to glue up. done Mon night.

The glue up:-

This proved to be quite tricky as clamping was almost impossible, every time I applied a clamp it either fell off or pushed the braces off station, so I bound all the joints with cling wrap, a bit "outa there" woodworking wise but that was the solution I thought of.

After the glue had dried it was out with the microplane rotary power driven file. ( a day later Tue)

I profiled everything down and shaped them into the main structure. This took quite a considerable amount of time, created heaps of wood "snow" and eventually I got to a reasonable rough profile ready to continue to smooth later to remove the divets I caused by me falling asleep on the job.

The stool looking at the front.

Wood Fence Outdoor furniture Groundcover Gas


The seat is only just sitting in place for orientation, I left the bottom temporary plate in place to prevent damage to the feet edges as I rotated the stool around microplaning each side.

Then views from each aspect

The left side:

Table Plant Wood Road surface Rectangle


The Back side or rear view

Wood Road surface Gas Asphalt Grass


The Right Side

Wood Grass Gas Natural material Road surface


And finally,
A view from the top, with the seat now removed.

Wood Musical instrument Plastic Grass Musical instrument accessory


all that remains now is to sand the dings out and smooth the overall profile and fit the seat

So possibly this is the last blog before Project Posting (if all goes well) fingers crossed!!
 

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#252 ·
Organic Bar Stool Sanding the fitted Cross Braces

Progress I made up to today

I fitted all the perimeter braces to the stool, the three diagonal ones went on the two sides and back and the Foot rest went on the front.

The three diagonal ones I bandsawed to shape first, as per the footrest shown previously.

I could only do rough bandsawing but at least it removed most of the bulk material from the curves prior to glue up. done Mon night.

The glue up:-

This proved to be quite tricky as clamping was almost impossible, every time I applied a clamp it either fell off or pushed the braces off station, so I bound all the joints with cling wrap, a bit "outa there" woodworking wise but that was the solution I thought of.

After the glue had dried it was out with the microplane rotary power driven file. ( a day later Tue)

I profiled everything down and shaped them into the main structure. This took quite a considerable amount of time, created heaps of wood "snow" and eventually I got to a reasonable rough profile ready to continue to smooth later to remove the divets I caused by me falling asleep on the job.

The stool looking at the front.

Wood Fence Outdoor furniture Groundcover Gas


The seat is only just sitting in place for orientation, I left the bottom temporary plate in place to prevent damage to the feet edges as I rotated the stool around microplaning each side.

Then views from each aspect

The left side:

Table Plant Wood Road surface Rectangle


The Back side or rear view

Wood Road surface Gas Asphalt Grass


The Right Side

Wood Grass Gas Natural material Road surface


And finally,
A view from the top, with the seat now removed.

Wood Musical instrument Plastic Grass Musical instrument accessory


all that remains now is to sand the dings out and smooth the overall profile and fit the seat

So possibly this is the last blog before Project Posting (if all goes well) fingers crossed!!
Now that looks very artistic Rob, something from one of those boutique furniture shops…..
 

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#261 ·
Organic Bar Stool Some mods and seat fittment

This Bar stool is proving to be a little bit more than a job spanning a "cuppla days".
In fact the work required is quite a learning aspect for me.
Just when you think all the work is done more comes to light.

Like the top leg Mods, I was looking at the original post and noticed the top of the legs had radiuses on all four sides but not the bottom, something I completely misses at the design stage.

Triangle Art Wood Cylinder Font


The Leg Modifications:-

To achieve the required finished curve I needed to add aditional timber to the sides of the legs for shaping later.

Wood Rectangle Grass Road surface Gas


This is possibly not the best move as its structural support qualities have got to be almost zero, they are purely cosmetic in my efforts to replicate as closely as possible.

Now trying to hold 45 deg blocks on with clamps failed so this time I used white electrical tape.

Once the glue had dried, it was out with the turbo planer and micro planer.

Wood Font Gas Plywood Soil


It took considerable care as I was planing almost cross grain and chip out was occuring very easly.

I eventually got there and progressed to fitting the seat, (which was were I though I was two days ago).

The Seat fittment

Light Lighting Wood Gas Tints and shades


The tops of the legs and underside of the seat were drilled out and dowels fitted then the seat was glued on.

The milk crate above the seat is ballast, a bag of sand for a weight.

Road surface Wood Outdoor furniture Gas Tints and shades


All now are drying yet again, so stand by for possibly another blog in the series,... then hopefully finished and posted as a project.
 

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#262 ·
Organic Bar Stool Some mods and seat fittment

This Bar stool is proving to be a little bit more than a job spanning a "cuppla days".
In fact the work required is quite a learning aspect for me.
Just when you think all the work is done more comes to light.

Like the top leg Mods, I was looking at the original post and noticed the top of the legs had radiuses on all four sides but not the bottom, something I completely misses at the design stage.

Triangle Art Wood Cylinder Font


The Leg Modifications:-

To achieve the required finished curve I needed to add aditional timber to the sides of the legs for shaping later.

Wood Rectangle Grass Road surface Gas


This is possibly not the best move as its structural support qualities have got to be almost zero, they are purely cosmetic in my efforts to replicate as closely as possible.

Now trying to hold 45 deg blocks on with clamps failed so this time I used white electrical tape.

Once the glue had dried, it was out with the turbo planer and micro planer.

Wood Font Gas Plywood Soil


It took considerable care as I was planing almost cross grain and chip out was occuring very easly.

I eventually got there and progressed to fitting the seat, (which was were I though I was two days ago).

The Seat fittment

Light Lighting Wood Gas Tints and shades


The tops of the legs and underside of the seat were drilled out and dowels fitted then the seat was glued on.

The milk crate above the seat is ballast, a bag of sand for a weight.

Road surface Wood Outdoor furniture Gas Tints and shades


All now are drying yet again, so stand by for possibly another blog in the series,... then hopefully finished and posted as a project.
This is going to be a SUPER COOL stool!

Getting there… little by little…

You are doing a Fantastic job!

Thank you!
 

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#268 ·
Organic Bar Stool Profiling the seat to the frame and staining (end of blog)

Ok I got busy making wood snow all through the driveway and grass area today.
I used the rotary micro planner and sander to get the final sanding done.

Profiling

View From the front:-

Wood Chair Natural material Floor Outdoor furniture


View Right side:-

Wood Gas Wood stain Sink Table


View From the Rear:-

Furniture Table Wood Stool Gas


View Left Side:-

Plant Outdoor furniture Wood Natural material Grass


Staining

view Front left:-

Outdoor furniture Wood Art Gas Grass


View Rear Left:-

Street furniture Outdoor furniture Wood Flowerpot Road surface


View Right top:-

Furniture Wood Outdoor furniture Wood stain Natural material


After I prepared all these I was in two minds as to post them realising they would be of little interest as everyone just loves sanding and staining blogs !! oh well I went to the effort so here they stay.

Definately the last in the series,
Next will be surface finish and then straight to a project post.
Thanks for following, watching, reading and commenting, I had better go back now and respond to you all!
 

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#269 ·
Organic Bar Stool Profiling the seat to the frame and staining (end of blog)

Ok I got busy making wood snow all through the driveway and grass area today.
I used the rotary micro planner and sander to get the final sanding done.

Profiling

View From the front:-

Wood Chair Natural material Floor Outdoor furniture


View Right side:-

Wood Gas Wood stain Sink Table


View From the Rear:-

Furniture Table Wood Stool Gas


View Left Side:-

Plant Outdoor furniture Wood Natural material Grass


Staining

view Front left:-

Outdoor furniture Wood Art Gas Grass


View Rear Left:-

Street furniture Outdoor furniture Wood Flowerpot Road surface


View Right top:-

Furniture Wood Outdoor furniture Wood stain Natural material


After I prepared all these I was in two minds as to post them realising they would be of little interest as everyone just loves sanding and staining blogs !! oh well I went to the effort so here they stay.

Definately the last in the series,
Next will be surface finish and then straight to a project post.
Thanks for following, watching, reading and commenting, I had better go back now and respond to you all!
Beautiful work!

Getting close… Very close…

Awesome stuff…

Thank you!
 

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#272 ·
Cable Drum Table preparing the materials.

I got a message from my wife Aurora she said a friend of hers Edna, wanted a rustic outdoor table for her backyard and asked could I do it for her.

Couldnt really say no so I set to work

The pieces of a huge cable drum I had would be used for the top and I scrounged around and russeled up some more timber suitable for the table frame.

Table Furniture Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture


Wood Picnic table Lumber Hardwood Outdoor furniture


I set to work jointing everthing then rolled out the thicknesser and strangely enough then thicknessed everything

Property Wood Fence Line Material property


Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


The Table top timbers were laid out to verify all was good to go.

I swapped out a few timbers to try and reduce some twist that was present and then biscuit jointed everything together hoping this would help reduce the defect.

Glued them all together

Wood Composite material Gas Wood stain Hardwood


And left them awaiting the glue to set

I then started on the legs.
I wanted something substantial looking so I glued two pieces together to create the effect.

Wood Gas Machine Metal Roof


Thats about all the work I can do for now and will continue tomorrow
 

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#273 ·
Cable Drum Table preparing the materials.

I got a message from my wife Aurora she said a friend of hers Edna, wanted a rustic outdoor table for her backyard and asked could I do it for her.

Couldnt really say no so I set to work

The pieces of a huge cable drum I had would be used for the top and I scrounged around and russeled up some more timber suitable for the table frame.

Table Furniture Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture


Wood Picnic table Lumber Hardwood Outdoor furniture


I set to work jointing everthing then rolled out the thicknesser and strangely enough then thicknessed everything

Property Wood Fence Line Material property


Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


The Table top timbers were laid out to verify all was good to go.

I swapped out a few timbers to try and reduce some twist that was present and then biscuit jointed everything together hoping this would help reduce the defect.

Glued them all together

Wood Composite material Gas Wood stain Hardwood


And left them awaiting the glue to set

I then started on the legs.
I wanted something substantial looking so I glued two pieces together to create the effect.

Wood Gas Machine Metal Roof


Thats about all the work I can do for now and will continue tomorrow
Rob, looks like another adventure in wood. I am eager to see what happens next. Thanks for once again taking us along with you.
 

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#276 ·
Cable Drum Table Making the legs Frame and preparing the Top

I was up and away early this morning as I wanted to see how bad the twist in the table top was going to be.

So I unclamped everything and had a look, its a bit raggedy up on one end and down on the other

Just workable for an outside table but certainly not a feature you would want on the dining room floor.

The legs:
Fairly simple process here cut them square to 750mm length.

The frame:

Again I applied the KISS principle and butt jointed a rectangular frame and then used 100mm decking screws to hold everything together on the frame .

Then I used 75mm decking screws for attaching each leg to the frame.

Sat the table top on top of it all and had another look at the twist defect.

Wood Table Composite material Hardwood Rectangle


I wasnt 100% happy with it but pressed on and profiled the ends for a final decision then to continue.

I made a jig to curve the ends using a router and template following bit.

Plant Furniture Table Outdoor table Outdoor furniture


Next was the task of plugging the six bolt holes, to do this I cut plugs from the off cuts to match the grain as closely as possible.

Table Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring


Another reasonably simple task select some timber cut a plug with the hole saw, minus the pilot bit, then apply glue orient them and pound them in

Table Wood Flooring Wood stain Varnish


I cannot do much about the iron stain it will have to be a "feature".

I did another check on the twist in the top and although it was still present I decided the top would turn out OK in its designed role.

So I attached it to the frame using pocket hole fixing.

Wood Floor Bumper Automotive exterior Flooring


So now on with the sanding and general tiidy up of the top, all very boring and non exciting task so we will skip over it apart from reporting I used 80 grit to start then finished with 120 grit

Here it is sanded and all the nail holes filled at this stage.

Table Furniture Wood Outdoor table Outdoor furniture


After the filler dried and I sanded it again I used Sikkens to stain everything.

Tin Wood Tin can Table Amber


Leave it to dry overnight now

Furniture Table Plant Wood Rectangle


And thats a wrap for today.
 

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#277 ·
Cable Drum Table Making the legs Frame and preparing the Top

I was up and away early this morning as I wanted to see how bad the twist in the table top was going to be.

So I unclamped everything and had a look, its a bit raggedy up on one end and down on the other

Just workable for an outside table but certainly not a feature you would want on the dining room floor.

The legs:
Fairly simple process here cut them square to 750mm length.

The frame:

Again I applied the KISS principle and butt jointed a rectangular frame and then used 100mm decking screws to hold everything together on the frame .

Then I used 75mm decking screws for attaching each leg to the frame.

Sat the table top on top of it all and had another look at the twist defect.

Wood Table Composite material Hardwood Rectangle


I wasnt 100% happy with it but pressed on and profiled the ends for a final decision then to continue.

I made a jig to curve the ends using a router and template following bit.

Plant Furniture Table Outdoor table Outdoor furniture


Next was the task of plugging the six bolt holes, to do this I cut plugs from the off cuts to match the grain as closely as possible.

Table Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring


Another reasonably simple task select some timber cut a plug with the hole saw, minus the pilot bit, then apply glue orient them and pound them in

Table Wood Flooring Wood stain Varnish


I cannot do much about the iron stain it will have to be a "feature".

I did another check on the twist in the top and although it was still present I decided the top would turn out OK in its designed role.

So I attached it to the frame using pocket hole fixing.

Wood Floor Bumper Automotive exterior Flooring


So now on with the sanding and general tiidy up of the top, all very boring and non exciting task so we will skip over it apart from reporting I used 80 grit to start then finished with 120 grit

Here it is sanded and all the nail holes filled at this stage.

Table Furniture Wood Outdoor table Outdoor furniture


After the filler dried and I sanded it again I used Sikkens to stain everything.

Tin Wood Tin can Table Amber


Leave it to dry overnight now

Furniture Table Plant Wood Rectangle


And thats a wrap for today.
My goodness me Rob, You sure work fast getting the table done; and YES it looks great as well as sturdy…
 

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#284 ·
MC Fish Tank Stand the begining Pt 1

One of my family friends asked if I could make them a stand for their fish tank.
Considering my son and I had made one just recently I agreed.

They supplied a picture of what was needed and some dimensions.

Water Pet supply Wood Fish supply Aquatic plant


Basicly the structure has a cupboard in the center and two open shelves on the ends.
Height 800mm width about 1450 for a top 1500 mm x 500mm.

The tank holds 375 L so its effectively the same in mass or Kgs.

So I checked out what timber I had and there was enough recycled timber to do the job.

A special request was that the door and finish matched the same profile as the other pieces of furniture in the room.

So a sample door was supplied showing the profile and finish required.

Brown Wood Fixture Door Rectangle


Couldnt be too hard so I set to work.
1. First up I examined the door it was a bit more complicated than I thought and by the looks it was made by moulding timber with a Shop Fox or Williams and Hussey both of which I cannot get here in Australia. Boo Hiss!

So I figured out an alternative.

I could used a couple of router bits in my router to produce the same result.

A bull nose bit.

This matched the required profile but the bearing limited the ability to do it all in one piece due to the depth

Wood Wood stain Test tube Hardwood Gas


A Raised Panel bit.

This matched the profile perfectly but again another piece of timber required

Wood Aircraft Wheel Monoplane Vehicle


A few extra steps involved and I should have it.

This is what the profile looked like dimensional wise.

Handwriting Whiteboard Rectangle Font Material property


The profiles and depth prohibited me from doing it wirh one piece of timber so I was committed to having the make the frame and then add the two individual pieces to it.

The timber for the door and structure I already had mainly the remanents of the wooden cable drum I made a table from.

So the Jointing and thicknessing commenced

Outdoor bench Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Grass


That wraps up work for today.
 

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#285 ·
MC Fish Tank Stand the begining Pt 1

One of my family friends asked if I could make them a stand for their fish tank.
Considering my son and I had made one just recently I agreed.

They supplied a picture of what was needed and some dimensions.

Water Pet supply Wood Fish supply Aquatic plant


Basicly the structure has a cupboard in the center and two open shelves on the ends.
Height 800mm width about 1450 for a top 1500 mm x 500mm.

The tank holds 375 L so its effectively the same in mass or Kgs.

So I checked out what timber I had and there was enough recycled timber to do the job.

A special request was that the door and finish matched the same profile as the other pieces of furniture in the room.

So a sample door was supplied showing the profile and finish required.

Brown Wood Fixture Door Rectangle


Couldnt be too hard so I set to work.
1. First up I examined the door it was a bit more complicated than I thought and by the looks it was made by moulding timber with a Shop Fox or Williams and Hussey both of which I cannot get here in Australia. Boo Hiss!

So I figured out an alternative.

I could used a couple of router bits in my router to produce the same result.

A bull nose bit.

This matched the required profile but the bearing limited the ability to do it all in one piece due to the depth

Wood Wood stain Test tube Hardwood Gas


A Raised Panel bit.

This matched the profile perfectly but again another piece of timber required

Wood Aircraft Wheel Monoplane Vehicle


A few extra steps involved and I should have it.

This is what the profile looked like dimensional wise.

Handwriting Whiteboard Rectangle Font Material property


The profiles and depth prohibited me from doing it wirh one piece of timber so I was committed to having the make the frame and then add the two individual pieces to it.

The timber for the door and structure I already had mainly the remanents of the wooden cable drum I made a table from.

So the Jointing and thicknessing commenced

Outdoor bench Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Grass


That wraps up work for today.
Good progress so far….
 

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#291 ·
TAG fish tank stand

I went looking for the fish tank stand my son Toby and I made in Aprill, (acknowledging assistance from his partner Gemma too), and could not find it so I thought I had better do a quick post before other LJs ask where it is. (see conclusion at the bottom as to why)
The actual tank had a access cover and light fitted which he wanted replicated.

He had a stand he wanted to rebuild, it was part MDF which had seen better days due to moisture damage.

The old Stand
Wood Rectangle Composite material Hardwood Flooring


The old cover
Rectangle Wood Table Wood stain Hardwood


We reused some timber and fabricated everything else from recycled blockboard and ply.

The new stand
Furniture Wood Rectangle Table Plank


Under braces
Fixture Rectangle Wood Beam Floor


Front doors
Wood Hardwood Varnish Wood stain Flooring


I made the front doors and Gemma profiled finished them with a trimmer

The rest was finished by the pair themselves. filling, sanding and tidying up.
Plant Hat Leisure Community Outdoor furniture


Busy Working away together.
Shoe Shorts Wood Leisure Sneakers


The new cover

We ditched the piano hinges for euro hinges so the door would stay up when opened
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


A test run to ensure it worked as expected is next to the cover

Wood Table Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood


It went home in its raw form for staining and finishing so its was not a completed project hence its absence as a project post
 

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#292 ·
TAG fish tank stand

I went looking for the fish tank stand my son Toby and I made in Aprill, (acknowledging assistance from his partner Gemma too), and could not find it so I thought I had better do a quick post before other LJs ask where it is. (see conclusion at the bottom as to why)
The actual tank had a access cover and light fitted which he wanted replicated.

He had a stand he wanted to rebuild, it was part MDF which had seen better days due to moisture damage.

The old Stand
Wood Rectangle Composite material Hardwood Flooring


The old cover
Rectangle Wood Table Wood stain Hardwood


We reused some timber and fabricated everything else from recycled blockboard and ply.

The new stand
Furniture Wood Rectangle Table Plank


Under braces
Fixture Rectangle Wood Beam Floor


Front doors
Wood Hardwood Varnish Wood stain Flooring


I made the front doors and Gemma profiled finished them with a trimmer

The rest was finished by the pair themselves. filling, sanding and tidying up.
Plant Hat Leisure Community Outdoor furniture


Busy Working away together.
Shoe Shorts Wood Leisure Sneakers


The new cover

We ditched the piano hinges for euro hinges so the door would stay up when opened
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


A test run to ensure it worked as expected is next to the cover

Wood Table Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood


It went home in its raw form for staining and finishing so its was not a completed project hence its absence as a project post
nice job buddy.
 

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#298 ·
MC Fish Tank Stand Leg Work Pt 2

I prepared all the timber for the legs cut them to length and began to dry assemble everything for checking of dimensions and overall workability.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Plank Wood stain


Because it recycled timber I had to select each piece so any defects and man made holes etc were not visible

The two white scraps are the actual size of the horizontal spacers appearing at the top middle and base for the shelves.
T = top F = Front # =Leg position No Arrow = next leg # then last lext leg No (just in case I cannot count)

I was all ready to continue when I discovered I had a crook leg.

Wood Office ruler Rectangle Ruler Font


I am not sure how it manage to go undetected as I dont think it could not have possibly warped after cutting

Rectangle Wood Flooring Handwriting Floor


At first I suspected my jointer fence had moved so I checked it out.
Nothing wrong there so I decided to resaw it square.
After resawing it all was OK but it was now about 5mm undersize from the rest.
I considered using it and hiding it in the middle back but decided against it as I thought the dimensioning would cause problems later. So Leg 3 got retired.

I selected another piece

Table Wood Composite material Gas Flooring


A MRI scan cleared it for use.

Plant Wood Tree Grass Personal protective equipment


Next I checked it for the best faces to joint unfortunately the bow did not allow me to do the face I wanted so continued on with opposites.

Plant Bumper Wood Automotive exterior Gas


All ended up OK but as it was a bit annoying so I moved on to the door.

I prepared the timber biscuited it and glued it up and put it asside to allow the glue to set.

Tool Wood Drill Hardwood Flooring


To be continued.
 

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#299 ·
MC Fish Tank Stand Leg Work Pt 2

I prepared all the timber for the legs cut them to length and began to dry assemble everything for checking of dimensions and overall workability.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Plank Wood stain


Because it recycled timber I had to select each piece so any defects and man made holes etc were not visible

The two white scraps are the actual size of the horizontal spacers appearing at the top middle and base for the shelves.
T = top F = Front # =Leg position No Arrow = next leg # then last lext leg No (just in case I cannot count)

I was all ready to continue when I discovered I had a crook leg.

Wood Office ruler Rectangle Ruler Font


I am not sure how it manage to go undetected as I dont think it could not have possibly warped after cutting

Rectangle Wood Flooring Handwriting Floor


At first I suspected my jointer fence had moved so I checked it out.
Nothing wrong there so I decided to resaw it square.
After resawing it all was OK but it was now about 5mm undersize from the rest.
I considered using it and hiding it in the middle back but decided against it as I thought the dimensioning would cause problems later. So Leg 3 got retired.

I selected another piece

Table Wood Composite material Gas Flooring


A MRI scan cleared it for use.

Plant Wood Tree Grass Personal protective equipment


Next I checked it for the best faces to joint unfortunately the bow did not allow me to do the face I wanted so continued on with opposites.

Plant Bumper Wood Automotive exterior Gas


All ended up OK but as it was a bit annoying so I moved on to the door.

I prepared the timber biscuited it and glued it up and put it asside to allow the glue to set.

Tool Wood Drill Hardwood Flooring


To be continued.
Rob, still moving along i see.
 

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#302 ·
MC Fish tank Stand Door Work Pt 3

After my crook leg episode I directed my activities to replicating the door for the center cupboard.

I set up the shaper to cut the profiles and did heaps of test runs before being satisfied that I could pass off a reasonable copy.

The trim bits

Rectangle Wood Window Textile Shade

A lot off bench fiddling about went on until I was happy to go at the assembly

Brown Grille Rectangle Wood Beige


If found to get the best accuracy for both the bullnose and raised panel part I needed to cut the profile on a larger piece of timber and then trim it down.

Wood Stairs Wood stain Gas Hardwood


Note the saw was not running when I took this picture

Then for the backing board I grooved a piece of ply to replicated the lap joints and screwed it on the back

Then I the cut each piece at 45 deg oversize and and then sanded it to a tight fit and then finalised the assembly by glueing the corners and spot glued the trim along the length.

Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain Hardwood


Its a bit rough with a few waves in the raised panel section but should pass off as professional!!

Brown Rectangle Wood Wood stain Flooring
 

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#303 ·
MC Fish tank Stand Door Work Pt 3

After my crook leg episode I directed my activities to replicating the door for the center cupboard.

I set up the shaper to cut the profiles and did heaps of test runs before being satisfied that I could pass off a reasonable copy.

The trim bits

Rectangle Wood Window Textile Shade

A lot off bench fiddling about went on until I was happy to go at the assembly

Brown Grille Rectangle Wood Beige


If found to get the best accuracy for both the bullnose and raised panel part I needed to cut the profile on a larger piece of timber and then trim it down.

Wood Stairs Wood stain Gas Hardwood


Note the saw was not running when I took this picture

Then for the backing board I grooved a piece of ply to replicated the lap joints and screwed it on the back

Then I the cut each piece at 45 deg oversize and and then sanded it to a tight fit and then finalised the assembly by glueing the corners and spot glued the trim along the length.

Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain Hardwood


Its a bit rough with a few waves in the raised panel section but should pass off as professional!!

Brown Rectangle Wood Wood stain Flooring
not too shabby buddy id say you were successful in replicating that door.what about the finish are you going to tackle that?finishing is not my strong point,thats why i mostly use oil.nice job.
 

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#305 ·
MC Fish Tank Stand frame work Pt 4

I commenced making the frame horizontal sections for the frame.
I needed 380mm ones for the cupboard section and 400mm ones for the open shelf ends
I will use pocket holes to attach the pieces to the legs and then 4 mm Ply to panel in sections and 13 mm ply for the shelves.

First up I needed to make a Jig for my Ozito saw so I could cut everything accurately.
Its just pieces of melamine which will be possibly be just discarded upon completion.



I clamped it on temporarly then drilled fixing holes into it. not overly worried about drilling holes in it as its only a low cost DIY type of saw.



I then just used a couple of clamps to set the required stop position.

Once everything was cut up it was then pocket hole time.
The timber being about 23 mm I will use 2" coarse thread screws.

The center section cupboard



I had a clamping jig I used for another project which was just big enough for the middle section so positioned the legs squared everything up in it clamped it and began assembling.



The end sections

I then made the two end sections which had ply end fillers so I used the ply to offset the bearers so everything was flush at the sides



The use of spacer jigs was used to set the bottom shelf height and them another set ti do the upper shelf.

Once this was done I glued the panel in place.



This may not have been a real smart move as it may possibly make finish sanding a bit more involved so I only did this the once all other panels were fitted them removed later.

I had to assembly the three modules on the garage floor as they were too big to handle in a bench.



Working away with offset spacers for the front shelf area I completed the framework and then commenced making shelves.



I made two sets of shelves one set for the outside open sections and the second set for the enclosed cupboard.

Six shelves in all were made the two centers both the same and the four ends left and right handed all cut to be drop in and flush.
To make these I constructed two jigs to ensure identical shelves would fit regardless of the position

Jig No 1 for the cupboard was first.



It was just a piece of OSB and I them trimmed it to fit in any location.

The second jig I used a piece of MDF and trimmed it the same to ensure a fit anywhere.

I then cut all the shelves on the table saw and pull saw finished the corners.



All fitted up OK so I then temporarly clamped everything together to check for overall squareness and levels.



there was about 1mm of twist in the frame legs on the floor but nothing by pressing on it would not fix or nothing a top shelf and Tank would not flatten so I left it as is.



I set the dividers and door in place for the owner to inspect prior to then dismantling everything to sand and stain.



For those interested in the screw count here is the answer.



Thats it for a while as I have more important but less interesting "things" to do for a few days.

Oh what happened to the crook leg? well it got sacrificed to make more sections as I found a few rejects in the process which I could not hide.

 

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#306 ·
MC Fish Tank Stand frame work Pt 4

I commenced making the frame horizontal sections for the frame.
I needed 380mm ones for the cupboard section and 400mm ones for the open shelf ends
I will use pocket holes to attach the pieces to the legs and then 4 mm Ply to panel in sections and 13 mm ply for the shelves.

First up I needed to make a Jig for my Ozito saw so I could cut everything accurately.
Its just pieces of melamine which will be possibly be just discarded upon completion.

Saw Wheel Tire Automotive design Wood


I clamped it on temporarly then drilled fixing holes into it. not overly worried about drilling holes in it as its only a low cost DIY type of saw.

Aircraft Automotive tire Aviation Toy Wood


I then just used a couple of clamps to set the required stop position.

Once everything was cut up it was then pocket hole time.
The timber being about 23 mm I will use 2" coarse thread screws.

The center section cupboard

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas


I had a clamping jig I used for another project which was just big enough for the middle section so positioned the legs squared everything up in it clamped it and began assembling.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Composite material


The end sections

I then made the two end sections which had ply end fillers so I used the ply to offset the bearers so everything was flush at the sides

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Flooring Plank


The use of spacer jigs was used to set the bottom shelf height and them another set ti do the upper shelf.

Once this was done I glued the panel in place.

Wood Gas Tints and shades Plywood Machine


This may not have been a real smart move as it may possibly make finish sanding a bit more involved so I only did this the once all other panels were fitted them removed later.

I had to assembly the three modules on the garage floor as they were too big to handle in a bench.

Wood Wood stain Floor Flooring Hardwood


Working away with offset spacers for the front shelf area I completed the framework and then commenced making shelves.

Wood Shelving Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


I made two sets of shelves one set for the outside open sections and the second set for the enclosed cupboard.

Six shelves in all were made the two centers both the same and the four ends left and right handed all cut to be drop in and flush.
To make these I constructed two jigs to ensure identical shelves would fit regardless of the position

Jig No 1 for the cupboard was first.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Wood stain


It was just a piece of OSB and I them trimmed it to fit in any location.

The second jig I used a piece of MDF and trimmed it the same to ensure a fit anywhere.

I then cut all the shelves on the table saw and pull saw finished the corners.

Wood Plant Floor Flooring Automotive exterior


All fitted up OK so I then temporarly clamped everything together to check for overall squareness and levels.

Wood Shelving Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


there was about 1mm of twist in the frame legs on the floor but nothing by pressing on it would not fix or nothing a top shelf and Tank would not flatten so I left it as is.

Wood Wood stain Asphalt Hardwood Gas


I set the dividers and door in place for the owner to inspect prior to then dismantling everything to sand and stain.

Furniture Table Wood Cabinetry Shelving


For those interested in the screw count here is the answer.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Gas Plywood


Thats it for a while as I have more important but less interesting "things" to do for a few days.

Oh what happened to the crook leg? well it got sacrificed to make more sections as I found a few rejects in the process which I could not hide.

Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Composite material
looking good rob,you may need a new screw gun when this is done.looking forward to the finished piece.nice job.
 

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#310 ·
MC Fish tank Stand Shelf trim work and staining Pt 5

I had the opportunity to continue with the stand today

We did a run to the hardware and bought stain and materials for the stand top and tank access top

I then set to work cutting Quad to trim in all the shelves.
To get these to have the fit I wanted involved using two saws and the disk sander for each part.

Wood Floor Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


A most fiddly and time comsuming task I must say, however I worked through the 6 shelves and the task was eventually finished.

Almost all day consumed with the trim, there has got to be a better way?

Wood Rectangle Natural material Wood stain Hardwood


After a good clean up It was time to apply the Jarrah stain.
With so much detail, nooks and crannies I decided to spray apply the stain.

Here is the door with its first coat.

Wood Window Rectangle Plant Wood stain


By the time I finished the sun was beating me in packing up I took some more pictures but the light was not giving good picture results, as you can see.

Here is the back

Motor vehicle Plant Wood Bumper Automotive exterior


and another shot

Wood Rectangle Shelving Wood stain Drawer


Packed up,.... will get it all out tomorrow and do a comparasion with the sample door and decide if a second coat of stain is required to get the stain darker.

More to follow soon.

Better quality photos added.

The Back

Furniture Wood Rectangle Wood stain Outdoor furniture


The front

Furniture Table Wood Plant Floor


The rear Right side

Furniture Wood Rectangle Wood stain Outdoor furniture


The comparasion check for stain compatability

Brown Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle


The customer was happy with the one application of stain so its now on with fitting the hinges handle and finishing coat, none of which I will bore everybody with so thats the end of the bog as such, next will be possibly a Project picture of the completed Stand.
 

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#311 ·
MC Fish tank Stand Shelf trim work and staining Pt 5

I had the opportunity to continue with the stand today

We did a run to the hardware and bought stain and materials for the stand top and tank access top

I then set to work cutting Quad to trim in all the shelves.
To get these to have the fit I wanted involved using two saws and the disk sander for each part.

Wood Floor Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


A most fiddly and time comsuming task I must say, however I worked through the 6 shelves and the task was eventually finished.

Almost all day consumed with the trim, there has got to be a better way?

Wood Rectangle Natural material Wood stain Hardwood


After a good clean up It was time to apply the Jarrah stain.
With so much detail, nooks and crannies I decided to spray apply the stain.

Here is the door with its first coat.

Wood Window Rectangle Plant Wood stain


By the time I finished the sun was beating me in packing up I took some more pictures but the light was not giving good picture results, as you can see.

Here is the back

Motor vehicle Plant Wood Bumper Automotive exterior


and another shot

Wood Rectangle Shelving Wood stain Drawer


Packed up,.... will get it all out tomorrow and do a comparasion with the sample door and decide if a second coat of stain is required to get the stain darker.

More to follow soon.

Better quality photos added.

The Back

Furniture Wood Rectangle Wood stain Outdoor furniture


The front

Furniture Table Wood Plant Floor


The rear Right side

Furniture Wood Rectangle Wood stain Outdoor furniture


The comparasion check for stain compatability

Brown Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle


The customer was happy with the one application of stain so its now on with fitting the hinges handle and finishing coat, none of which I will bore everybody with so thats the end of the bog as such, next will be possibly a Project picture of the completed Stand.
An interesting find:-

All the current LJ projects have appeared here, it must be connected eh!!

Light Product Rectangle Font Screenshot
 

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#313 ·
Treasure hunting in timber

I have a huge piece of Cypress Pine about 3m x 195mm x 50mm painted white and removed fron a construction somewhere.
I wanted to remove the paint with my thicknesser so in making this possible I had to go treasure hunting with my metal detector.

I found quite a few pieces of buried treasure and marked the area with the traditional X.
Next I needed to flap disk the area to identify the exact position.
Once the treasure was uncovered it was time to dig.

I used my battery drill and a small plug cutter to excavate around the find.
Next was to identify if they were Nails or screws so I could determine how to remove them.

Once they were identified the removal process went ahead.

What I found was about 8 x Gal nails and 4 x small panel type pins

The timber suffered some extensive scarring as a result of which the plug cutters bigger brother will be used in its primary role to repair the damage later.

OK some sequence of events in pictures.

One of the treasure sites after scanning and uncovering with a flap disk.

Wood Paint Road surface Trunk Tree


Next was some excavating around the offender.


Wood Art Fawn Snout Eyelash


A check revealed it was a nail, so it was extracted with special pliers.

Wood Road surface Asphalt Automotive tire Gas


A close up of the business end of the pliers.


Font Composite material Fashion accessory Gas Titanium


Definately not something that should pass through a thicknesser

Automotive tire Gas Automotive wheel system Fender Bumper


Working away I recovered 10 x items of treasure

Wood Grey Road surface Concrete Font


The small pins my not cause any damage to the blades but I was not taking the risk.
The booty all got dug up.

Next was a run through the thicknesser to clean off the paint.

Table Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank


A close up of the resultant scaring. The darker holes are existing bolt holes.


Table Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plant


Tools used:-

1 x Metal detector and marking pen
1 x Angle grinder fitted with a flap disk
1 x Pair of screw removing plyers
1 x Small plug Cutter and Battery drill.

Conclusion:

A time consuming task and consideration to the actual value of the timber should be undertaken before hand.
The process does considerable damage requiring later repair work with wood plugs or similar otherwise complete removal or working around the damaged areas.
 

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#314 ·
Treasure hunting in timber

I have a huge piece of Cypress Pine about 3m x 195mm x 50mm painted white and removed fron a construction somewhere.
I wanted to remove the paint with my thicknesser so in making this possible I had to go treasure hunting with my metal detector.

I found quite a few pieces of buried treasure and marked the area with the traditional X.
Next I needed to flap disk the area to identify the exact position.
Once the treasure was uncovered it was time to dig.

I used my battery drill and a small plug cutter to excavate around the find.
Next was to identify if they were Nails or screws so I could determine how to remove them.

Once they were identified the removal process went ahead.

What I found was about 8 x Gal nails and 4 x small panel type pins

The timber suffered some extensive scarring as a result of which the plug cutters bigger brother will be used in its primary role to repair the damage later.

OK some sequence of events in pictures.

One of the treasure sites after scanning and uncovering with a flap disk.



Next was some excavating around the offender.




A check revealed it was a nail, so it was extracted with special pliers.



A close up of the business end of the pliers.




Definately not something that should pass through a thicknesser



Working away I recovered 10 x items of treasure



The small pins my not cause any damage to the blades but I was not taking the risk.
The booty all got dug up.

Next was a run through the thicknesser to clean off the paint.



A close up of the resultant scaring. The darker holes are existing bolt holes.




Tools used:-

1 x Metal detector and marking pen
1 x Angle grinder fitted with a flap disk
1 x Pair of screw removing plyers
1 x Small plug Cutter and Battery drill.

Conclusion:

A time consuming task and consideration to the actual value of the timber should be undertaken before hand.
The process does considerable damage requiring later repair work with wood plugs or similar otherwise complete removal or working around the damaged areas.
Well worth taking the time the time to remove the metalwork, and you've ended up with a nice bit of timber, if it had been me, I would have also burnt most of the paint off as well, as that can do as much damage to the knives as metal.
 

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