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    After making an overhead storage rack this morning, I hooked in to dressing bits and pieces of old timber to see if it's suitable for an upcoming project. Most was old painted skirting boards and large boards from kitchens that I've scrounged and most is old hoop. I take the old paint off with an electric planer and vacuum before it sees my jointer. Amongst them were two enormous skirts (9" x 1 1/4") that I knew to be red cedar, but also two other boards that turned out to be red cedar too. I got two 170 x 25mm boards dressed out of the larger ones, a thinner one and then the triangluar one which has beautiful figure, I was really surprised. To be honest, red cedar is not my cup of tea and the larger boards are rather plain and I was thinking of swapping them until I uncovered the grain in the triangular board. Now I have to think of a project for them.

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    Nice!!

    I was given a few skirting boards from the Bank of New South Wales in Queen St. after it was remodelled.
    14" old growth red cedar... beautiful colour, so I know how it feels
    Cheers

    Major Panic

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    Quote Originally Posted by MajorPanic View Post
    Nice!!

    I was given a few skirting boards from the Bank of New South Wales in Queen St. after it was remodelled.
    14" old growth red cedar... beautiful colour, so I know how it feels
    Thanks Major. Haven't seen you around for a while so welcome back

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    Very nice Michael. Would love to see what you come up with for those boards.

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    Denim

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    Ta Denim, it'll be a while tho'

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    Quote Originally Posted by MajorPanic View Post
    Nice!!

    I was given a few skirting boards from the Bank of New South Wales in Queen St. after it was remodelled.

    How long ago was that?

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    I was given them more than 10 years ago now by a mates father who was part of the demo crew
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    Major Panic

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    Great Score Mic!!

    Old buildings, particularly banks, are a great source of timber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    Great Score Mic!!

    Old buildings, particularly banks, are a great source of timber.
    Thanks Artme. I might drop into the bank on Monday and withdraw some wood.

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    Cliff.
    If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.

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    Gez that timber looks great But you really need to be comended on your work bench that is a great pice of work. One day I build one just like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by itsposs View Post
    Gez that timber looks great But you really need to be comended on your work bench that is a great pice of work. One day I build one just like it.
    Thanks. If you're interested there are WIP shots here and finished shots at the bottom of this gallery

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