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24th May 2018, 02:15 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Reclaimed Hardwood (from houses)
Hi Guys,
I noticed that there is plenty of reclaimed hardwood beams etc available for sale on sites such as Gumtree and recyclers.
I know this is a broad question, typically what species would they be and is it worth the effort to resaw/dress it for us in basic furniture making when you dont want a recycled look.
Interested in peoples views?
Cheers
Nick
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24th May 2018, 02:53 PM #2
Someone in the street was demolishing his house about 2 years ago. I offered the builders $$$ to carefully remove all the Tas Oak floorboards and hardwood beams (blackbutt, ironbark, blue gum??).
I costed me $1500 and a lot of effort to take almost 2 tons of timber home and finding room to store them.
Whether it is worth it depends on what you believe. I believe it is a horrible waste to send them to the tips. If it takes 100 years to grow a tree then they deserve a second & third life.
Furniture from recycled wood are full of characters and beautiful. It does take a lot more effort. I will find you some pictures.Visit my website at www.myFineWoodWork.com
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24th May 2018, 02:55 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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In Melbourne, for whatever reason, its often called Messmate. I think its all mostly old growth of whatever they cut down so mixed species. I think it looks better than plantation tassie oak I've seen, but there will be nail holes.
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24th May 2018, 03:06 PM #4
Pic 1 : Bathroom wall cabinets (Tas Oak floorboards). I am currently making the doors. I will post some pics tonight. They are beautiful.
Pic 2 : Kitchen island bench top (hardwood beams)
Pic 3 : Bedside tables (Kauri floorboards)
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Nicks bedide cabs_4909.jpgVisit my website at www.myFineWoodWork.com
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24th May 2018, 03:15 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Is that a whole lot of fiddleback in those bathroom cabinets?
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24th May 2018, 03:20 PM #6
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24th May 2018, 03:21 PM #7
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24th May 2018, 06:45 PM #8Taking a break
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Lots of Messmate and Tas Oak/Vic Ash, sometimes you'll get Blackbutt in there too as well as Redgum for stumps.
Aside from nail holes, it will also be quite a bit darker than new timber of the same species. In my experience, it's also very dense and very hard, so your tools won't like it much
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24th May 2018, 06:55 PM #9
I've made a few items from reclaimed frame timber.
Redgum, Bluegum, Vic Ash, Swamp Mahogany (I think), Tallow wood. A big mix from the same house.
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A couple of benches made entirely from reclaimed timberThose were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
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24th May 2018, 07:43 PM #10
I’ve been using reclaiming timber almost exclusively. What have you guys been using to fill nail holes ?
Also have you been treating the black stains around the nail holes?
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What black pigment paste do you use?
I used black oxide a couple of times - it makes the epoxy thick so it doesnt flow as well and also kills card scraper and harder on sandpaper
Do you have any pics of the builder's bog + black oxide with finish? I tried the ebony timbermate timber filler from bunnings and even with finish (osmo clear matte) it looks dry and unfinished
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24th May 2018, 09:11 PM #14Taking a break
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This one https://www.solidsolutions.com.au/pi...-pigment-paste
A very small amount of it goes a long way
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