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Yep, certainly know there will be some hidden stones and dirt trapped in there so I was prepared to pay for damages. Thanks for the heads up though guys, maybe I need to work something else out!

hey hey, I need someone at rather short notice (by Monday next week) to rip an ironbark stump including rootball (600mm diameter at trunk end) down the centre so it can be used as table legs. It's...

Good tip about the borers Pete, i didn't realise the blackening of the hole meant they'd been and gone. I don't imagine they got very far in the ironbark, unfortunately I put some bunya pine not far...

Thanks John, I was counting on using some epoxy but I didn't know whether it would do enough to "hold" the slab together. Great tip with termite spray, will do that this week

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Today I found time to take the stack apart and have a decent look at each slab. Unfortunately it's not great. There's significant surface checking on most of the slabs but only on the side...

Thanks mate, I'll just keep a close eye on it. The idea of slowing the drying sounds good to me, I'm in no rush for this stuff to be ready. I need my skill level to catch up with the ambition before...

Would never have thought of doing that but what you're saying makes sense. I would have thought the most important time of year to keep airflow would be over summer with the high humidity. Or does...

I was always factoring losing a few inches off each end anyway so it's not a big deal. Really I was just concerned if this was out of the ordinary and that I could have done something different. The...

Cheers mate :)

Yep when they were milled the centre slab was cut in two for that reason. The end that's showing more cracking is the only side that could have received sun. Unfortunately I've been overseas for a...

Hey guys/girls,

About 6 weeks ago I had some ironbark milled into large boards (3000x350ishx50) and got them stacked and drying as best I could. I had them stacked immediately at my parents place...

After having a bit more of a look and play with a tape, I'm thinking the 1100-1200 is a more sensible width. I'm not really wanting to go below the 1100, as stated once you factor in us kids having...

Buttons look to be a good solution. Would they be the only way the frame is attached to the top? Just thinking about moving the top and how strong they'd be in that scenario (rolling top onto it's...

To clarify something else- I'm counting on milling the slabs at around 50mm in order to get 40mm finished. Does this sound right? Too much? Not enough?

To clarify something else- I'm counting on milling the slabs at around 50mm in order to get 40mm finished. Does this sound right? Too much? Not enough?

Yep Al certainly sounds like the right man for the job. My Pop and now my Uncle always said that "You never know what you've got until you've cut it". With that in mind, I'm ready for the fact that I...

This table is really being designed based around my parents building a new home when they retire and they've assured me they'll make the space. Agreed it is certainly large, it's only slightly larger...

That's a good idea, hadn't thought of recessing the frame into the stump halves, certainly a way to make it as low profile as possible. My only drama with screwing into the top is I really wanted to...

I did have concerns about it's own weight being an issue, I guess my having a more traditional leg design with frame this wouldn't be an issue. The stability concerns I had prompted my to consider...

Ahh see that's beautiful! That's what it's all about in my humble opinion. Really I want to make sure I get these things drying correctly and then I'll basically wait until my skill level is up to...

I certainly did :) Fair point about the shape of it being awkward, was assuming once the construction of this bad boy commenced that I'd be need to come up with some dolly like device to move the...

Yeah I'm hoping the boards that I may end up with will still be suitable. The stump as it is at the moment from 'end to end' would be almost 1500mm. i did do some measuring from where I thought I'd...

Gday team,

I'm soon to embark on getting a fallen tree milled and then making a large dining table, both of these things I've never done before so I'm posting this in two places. I'm hoping to...

Gday team,

I'm soon to embark on getting a fallen tree milled and then making a large dining table, both of these things I've never done before so I'm posting this in two places. I'm hoping to...

Yep I spotted them, I've been musing over the idea of making my brothers and old man "scotch boxes", with the burl cut correctly could it be suited to something like that? Excuse my ignorance if not

Great advice thanks mate! The one you mentioned that has spiral grain, could it be any good slabbed? Obviously a bit of work to level it out, I just saw something recently that the article only...

Photos are a bit swapped around- gum top box, blue gum, spotted gum

Marcia Marcia Marcia! She huffed and puffed and pushed over a whole bunch of trees at my grandparents farm. This is going to be a bit of a three pronged post so we'll see how we go.

1. Anyone on...

Thanks guys! I'll be giving the electric planer a go this morning i think, wish me luck

Hey team,

I'm trying to get some chopping boards done by chrissy for my brother to take with him overseas (he lives in canada and needs some god Australian hardwood in his home).

Anyway, the...

Hadn't even looked into that yet Mick, that could be a great solution. Cheers!

Yep thinking the same, maybe I'll have to save the cash and projects for when I can set up something proper. Thanks guys, you've been great

I'm lucky enough not to have any allergies or sensitivities but i definitely want to get something sorted. As far as a big DC system, any recommendation for a system that's rental/landlord friendly?...

Soooo essentially I'm boned anyway? Am I best off abandoning work in the garage and work under the patio and use a shopvac + face mask? Unfortunately there's no way I'd be able to put any sort of...

I was trying to find the actual spec of the Festool, so thanks for that :) I'd definitely like to get something in the 'M' category, I'll keep looking around

Better than what?

Thanks David, I'd wondered whether rather than investing heavily in one method, investing in multiple. I'll check it out

Cool cool, I'd gathered with those tools it was standard to use a shopvac. I'm thinking if I can some duct so at least some of the outflow goes outside (most likely under a almost closed garage door)...

I do not even have a workshop set up, just a couple of saw horses (work bench coming), clamps and some power tools (circular saw, sander, electric planer) in my garage however when I was doing some...

All good mate, another time. The logs aren't going anywhere, looking into the idea now of getting some cut up for deck posts and bearers but that's something we're still looking into

talk soon

Fair point, I probably did give everyone a bum steer referring to it as a butchers board, I just couldn't think of anything else to call it. I spoke to a friend of mine yesterday and he echoed what...

True true, dowels is more chance for error. I was just concerned about the weight of the 2 pieces being held up by glue only. I was only really planning on 'sitting' the glue board on the frame (a...

I hadn't even thought of the mens shed, I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the welcome and the tips Graeme, I'm seeing a reoccurring theme of do some reading and gain more understanding, pick a...

Thanks Trav, I hadn't thought of it restricting the wood and eventually splitting, I was thinking of using some dowels to join the 2 pieces, it's only one join but I was to make sure it's solid. What...

haha yep I can definitely see that happening! But it's all exciting

Thanks John, I'll definitely be frequenting this forum it's a goldmine. The plan is definitely to try and take my time, not rush...

Sounds good Sigidi! Some we might want a larger width because they'll be used on deeper garden beds, but generally whatever will yield the largest amount of edging.

Will hopefully get back to you...

Just realised I'd need to make some modifications in order to get a vice on there. mmmmm

Awesome! thanks for the great responses guys :) Yeah I get the impression that you probably never really stop buying/acquiring tools and useful gadgets so I'll keep working my way there. I've noticed...

That'd be great, I'm on the southside, probably around 30min drive your area. I haven't contacted any yet and probably won't get a chance to until next week but figured if people would have...

Cheers Rob for the great response! A month or so ago I was looking on gumtree for work benches but recently was thinking it's probably a great starter project, plenty of techniques and learning...

Just wondering if anyone has used or knows of a mobile mill operating in the brisbane area?

Looking for a rough price to get a 1 year old iron bark trunk cut for garden edging. Originally was...