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    Re: Straightening/jointing issues

    Gareth,
    Thanks for the link, simple but very effective! I know what I'll be making for myself this weekend as I have quite a few beautiful ironbark decking boards that a builder mate wouldn't use...
  2. Thread: pitosperum

    by Big_Easy
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    Depends which sort, but if it's the weed you've...

    Depends which sort, but if it's the weed you've identified it's called sweet pittosporum (or pittosporum undulatum to be precise ) then it is a horrible bloody weed, and if chooks Peck at the roots...
  3. GOING TO: Sunshine Coast from Melbourne leaving Aug 4th

    Leaving next Saturday lunchtime from Ringwood East, heading to Caloundra via Finley, Mudgee, Woolgoolga and Burleigh Heads....
    Will have a mostly empty trailer on the way north.
    Heading south again...
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    Wow... Half lap joints on-the-job back pieces? ...

    Wow...
    Half lap joints on-the-job back pieces?
    Damn there's a lot of work in that and some VERY accurate cutting!
    Well done..

    Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using Tapatalk 2
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    How do you attach the top to the legs mate?...

    How do you attach the top to the legs mate? Buttons or some other method? Do you expect much movement in the top slab over time?

    This looks awesome by the way...

    Asking because I will be doing...
  6. Joe, Depending on the size (volume) I may be...

    Joe,
    Depending on the size (volume) I may be able to help...but car with trailer will already be pretty full for the Southward journey.
    I'm heading up (From Ringwood East - Melbourne) to Caloundra...
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    Definitely the case, especially Blackwood (acacia...

    Definitely the case, especially Blackwood (acacia melanoxolyn)...have an acquaintance who won't mill or work with the stuff any more, he used to mill for a living...if he is around the dust his nose...
  8. Thanks Mate - exactly the kind of experienced...

    Thanks Mate - exactly the kind of experienced view I was after.

    So far most of the boards are 200mm wide, and log was only about 1100mm long - wish I had've been around when the tree feller...
  9. Black/Silver Wattle - Smallest size that will air dry?

    All,
    Neighbour took down a large wattle a few weeks ago (not blackwood - smooth bark - but I cant work out if its a Black or Silver wattle) and left me some short logs to mill.
    First photo is the...
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    I'd second the Lomandra Longifolia - can be...

    I'd second the Lomandra Longifolia - can be bought in tubes easily (look out for community nurseries in your area) and are pretty much bombproof...will eventually get to about 60cms high with a...
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    Joe, Send the photo (or a link to a webpage if...

    Joe,
    Send the photo (or a link to a webpage if that's what you've got) either by pm or to i_gray at yahoo dot com
    Cheers

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    Joe, I don't quite understand what you're...

    Joe,
    I don't quite understand what you're after...
    Are you building new frames or stretching wires through existing ones?
    My dad used to string the wire by hand, and then 'crimp' the wire to...
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    The need for a planning permit and/or building...

    The need for a planning permit and/or building permit mostly relies on the zoning of your land...ie rural residential or rural.
    If it's rural then (at least in Vic) any sort of 'shed' normally...
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    Ricky, I'm a lot more confident that the top...

    Ricky,
    I'm a lot more confident that the top will look great now, filled the holes in the inside of one of the legs, sanded to 240 and now only one coat of oil, and its come up like the photo....
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    Outdoor Messmate table

    Well,
    Here is the frame finally constructed for my outdoor table.
    Two legs in place, other two currently having some large gum holes filled with curing casting resin.
    Table is all out of messmate...
  16. Thread: Dining Table

    by Big_Easy
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    Welcome to the forum... A lot of time...

    Welcome to the forum...
    A lot of time 'distressed' finish is actually created by finishing the sanding process as normal (cycle through grits down to at least 240/320) and then actually (and this...
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    I know a few guys on here recommend variegated...

    I know a few guys on here recommend variegated pittosporum as the white timber for end grain chess boards, so I'm guessing it laminates well...not sure how it would turn though if you're making...
  18. Daniel, Did you have any luck finding anyone?...

    Daniel,
    Did you have any luck finding anyone?
    My Brother-in-law at Kinglake has had some pretty good results milling (Lucas Mill) up some old sleepers to use as VERY chunky window frames.
    PM me...
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