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Thread: Suggestions please
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25th January 2019, 04:01 PM #1
Suggestions please
Looking for a way to achieve these cutouts in EXTREMELY hard wood, very old Marri I suspect.
Brand new hand saw doesn't want to cut it, and chiselling is difficult to say the least.
I bought a small electric chainsaw especially for the job, but I am unable to achieve any sort of accuracy with it, and it is tearing out strips along the post, which I would prefer not to have happen.
As I have to have these done by tomorrow, so bright ideas/suggestions would be appreciated.
EDIT: I don't have access to a band saw (
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25th January 2019, 04:21 PM #2Senior Member
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Circular saw laid over on side and using the top of the post as the saw base support. Cut 4-5 cuts (or more) and chisel out or just circular saw the lot if need be
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25th January 2019, 04:24 PM #3Taking a break
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Or if you don't have a circular saw big enough, drill out what you can and clean up with a chisel.
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25th January 2019, 05:05 PM #4
I don't have a circular saw with 80mm depth of cut, so it sounds like hard yakka on the hand tools is the only way.
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You might as well get as far as you can with the saw you have before you go in by hand
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25th January 2019, 07:09 PM #6.
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I doubt its old Marri as it's a relatively soft timber, one of WA's softest hardwoods and an electric chainsaw should cut it easily.
Its hard to say from the photo but it looks more like blue or spotted gum.
I'd go with what you can get with the circular and a spade bit and then chisel the rest.
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25th January 2019, 09:56 PM #7
I would like to know what it is. My first thought based on how hard it is, Wandoo, however, I have not seen Wandoo as light colour as this.
It is very heavy, heavier than Jarrah.
Maybe these pics might help?
Patio poles timber 2.jpgPatio poles timber 1.jpg
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25th January 2019, 10:02 PM #8
I'd say Spotted Gum
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26th January 2019, 03:18 PM #9Novice
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26th January 2019, 03:54 PM #10
The surface is gone, the planer took off several mm the day the pics were taken, and before any sawing.
So spotted gum it likely is. Very surprising given the scarcity of it, and that it had been used as framimg.
Glad I didn't have to pay for it. )
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