Studley’s rejected hardwood gallery

[Wongo]

Many of us have been benefited from Studley’s hardwood bargain. I think it is a great idea to share what we have built from what was meant to be firewood.

So please show us your new floor, blanket chests, tables etc.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=38737

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=35435

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=31874

[fred.n]

Game on there Wongo:)

The rocker is a stunner, very, very nice lines. :2tsup:
How long did it take to make??

[martrix]

Good idea Wongo.....

Studley is a legend :2tsup: for organising it. Hope it happens again one day...

here is a couple items I made from it.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=40622

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/iVeneer/th_fstool1.jpg (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/iVeneer/fstool1.jpg)

[Studley 2436]

My God I wish the stuff I was making out of it was that good!

But anyway have at least managed to make a few things.

Timber sales will be an ongoing thing mostly in flooring sizes. Thanks for the kind comments Martrix.

Studley

[Studley 2436]

hehe and Wongo too for that matter. Followed the construction of your Rocker with interest.

Don't have that much going because everything is on hold for another week or so. I am making a bench to put my new printer on, big fella prints A2 photos and weighs 20kg. Needs a solid sort of thing to sit on and it will double as a place to store various size photo papers too.

I am thinking about putting a decent jaw on my vice (OK I have many vices but you know the one I am talking about) and a fishing rod stand would be a nice little project that my little collection of rods deserves.

Studley

[Toolin Around]

Hey Wongo

Only problem with a rocker like yours is you'll send way too much time in it dreaming the days away. Very nice.

[Wongo]

Anyone??

I’ve seen at least 5 pieces. C’mon people.:~

[TassieKiwi]

Hey Wongo - how's No' 2 going?

[Wongo]

Hey Wongo - how's No' 2 going?


Very hard. :D

[Tex B]

Anyone??

I’ve seen at least 5 pieces. C’mon people.:~

Give us a break Wongo. Some of us have to work, you know :wink: .

Two blanket chests - one blackbutt (probably) one spotted gum
42356 42357

Stool from offcuts of above.
42358

Good thread Wongo. Stud and EMac should be proud of what they've done here.:welldone:

Tex

[GregLee]

All wonderful work. I'm simply amazed.

[swiftden]

Sadly all i have made from the wood so far is a foot step for my mother inlaws salon and one very large very heavy cat kennel lol

[dai sensei]

Anyone??

I’ve seen at least 5 pieces. C’mon people.:~

Ok, since everyone else is also slow, here's mine even though it is still not finished – its only been 18 months :roll: . It is an L shaped Entertainment/Display unit, but the other half of the L isn't finished (although you can see the base frame), nor is the door knobs etc. This part is functional though and measures 2.2m high x 2.7m wide x 0.6m deep (See here (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=19810) for WIP).

My timber was 2 packs of the 80mm floor boards of mixed species. The unit is made from the mixed red species - blue gum, flooded gum, bloodwood etc

[Wongo]

Wow Neil, I am impressed. WOW!

[RufflyRustic]

Neil!!! It's gorgeous!!!!

But I think you could actually get away with calling it "Stage 1 Finished" :)

cheers
Wendy

[AlexS]

Most impressive Neil. You can hardly say that's not finished. More like stage 1 done as Ruffly says.

[Rossluck]

I wish I had half the woodworking talent of a lot of the people who contribute to this forum.


Great chair Wongo and great bench Martrix. :2tsup: :2tsup: :2tsup: :2tsup:

[namtrak]

I think my style reflects what you may term 'a blunt instrument'

These three are some of the uses for Studleys timber.

The first one, Ive post before was some of the 2 by 4 which I used to make a side for the ute

The second one was some of the blue gum which I used to hold up the lintels in our renovations - they are now permanent but hidden behind plaster

And the final one isn't exactly the reject hardwood, but some of the flooring Studley was talking about (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=34689). It is Northern Beech - feature grade. I've posted a bit more info about it in another thread (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=15552)

[Wongo]

Beautiful floor mate.

In picture #2, does it say DUCKS or is it a swear word on the wall?

[namtrak]

Yeh the neighbour was gonna paint something wrong on there and ran with 'Mick sucks lollipops' instead. What a scaredy cat!

[Studley 2436]

I still can't work out what a swear word is. I think I need a toddler or kindy kid to tell me.

Whatever happened to foul language or obscenity?

But absolute ripper floor. Plenty more where that came from too.

Studley

[namtrak]

When the final coat goes on, I'm gonna post up a pic from above the floor in the hope that some of those Northern Woodie experts can tell me whats what. Just so I can brag to the neighbours!

[Wongo]

Here is another $20 of timber.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=44864

[cranbrook2]

Thats a beautiful looking rocking chair Wongo. :2tsup:

Almost everything i build comes from firewood.

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/data/500/PB280019.JPG
http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/data/500/P8090008.JPG

[Bodgy]

Here's a couple of things I made ,sorry if you've seen them before, but Wongo seems distressed.

Valet = Blue Gum, Wall unit = Spotted Gum

Also add 2 x bedside tables from Spotted Gum, 1 x occasional table of same and 1 x shoe rack. WIP Blue Gum table top 2.1m x 1.2m x 45mm.

All from Studleys rejects.

[rodp]

Bodgy,
Love the design of the valet. Would like to know where you got the design as I need to make one for FIL in nursing home. Till now havent seen good design
rod

[Bodgy]

Bodgy,
Love the design of the valet. Would like to know where you got the design as I need to make one for FIL in nursing home. Till now havent seen good design
rod

Rod

I did my usual trick. Search on Google for 'clothes, valet, stand' or whatever other descriptions you can find. I then picked 3 of the most appealing (to me) designs and sort of merged them into what you see.

If you like I'd be happy to measure it up for you. Be warned, as the thing is all curves, it took a fair while to make. There are far simpler ones, mostly square.

[bitingmidge]

OK, here I go...

Now I know it's not actually Studley's order, but it's the same stuff I think, originally sourced by E. maculata, so why not join the thread he says to himself! :2tsup:

Of course this may dispatch some nasty malicious rumours often spread on this forum about me never finishing anything, but rest assured there's plenty of stuff left to do in the shed and environs! :wink:

I haven't slotted the pics online 'cause I thought it was a bit over the top! :D

There was the Midgenfang of course, with matching mallet:
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9961

The clamp racks and compressor stand:
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22970

We framed the recording booth (and made the handles):
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22484

Of course with some of it we (still) make the occasional fire:
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9883&d=1119272592

The knob for the fireplace door:
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10032&d=1119768107

Made a peg reamer for tapered holes:
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10406

A doodle bass (including the pegs):
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10318&d=1120365046

And lastly so far, my brother's bench:
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=46493

And I haven't used any of it yet! :oo: :oo:

I'm going to have to increase the scale of what I do, or I'm going to be stuck with it forever!

Cheers,

P
:D :D

[silentC]

I haven't gotten around to making anything substantial with it yet. I've actually just started sorting through it and docking the crap (I need more room in my racks and this stuff is everywhere I look at the moment).

No pictures but so far I've made a couple of protoype cabinet doors, the edging on my fireplace hearth, and a lot of smoke and ash with the holey bits. I pulled a nice bit of blue gum out the other day that has a squiggly pattern of gum veins on it that will be a box lid one of these days.

But it all looks impressive in the racks, which let's face it is the only reason I bought it...

[Wongo]

What took you so long BM? I really like the wooden hammer and the saucepan. :D

Is that all can do with a ton of timber? handles? Knobs? :D

Nice bench and plane mate.

[bitingmidge]

Is that all can do with a ton of timber? handles? Knobs? :D
Actually it was a ton and a half, and now I use other stuff for knobs so it won't go to waste! :D

Here's a piece of my studio easel, full report here:http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?p=533166#post533166

http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=48951&d=1182571794

cheers,

P
:D :D :D

[bitingmidge]

Oh!

and my paint shelves.

P
:D :D :D
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=48954&d=1182572121

[Toolin Around]

Almost everything i build comes from firewood.

Snip




Pretty darn cool village Cranbrook:2tsup:

[namtrak]

I have posted this in another thread, but here you go anyway.

This is a Blue Gum bench from one of Studley's reject packs. I bogged up the holes with car bog, tinted with Black Oxide. Its finished with Minmax Wipeon Poly.

Thanks Studley!!!

I have some more pics to follow of other things I have been doing with Studleys timber (all legal)

[Wongo]

I like it namtrak.:2tsup:

I have a couple from other threads too. Enjoy.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=50103&d=1183782989


http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=56831

[underused]

nice tv table wongo, how did you make the door panels mate?
cheers!

[Wongo]

Undie, :D I used a router and a jig.:2tsup:

[Pusser]

Studley is like the john West of wood - Its the wood he throws away.

How do these reject packs work? ie how often, how much etc.

Thanks

[namtrak]

More more more.....

Thanks Studley - these timber packs are gold!

This is the outdoor laundry. The benchtops are bluegum, panels are the Northern Beech flooring, posts redgum and it is finished in a poly. Once again, also posted in another thread - but what the hell!

[Wongo]

I really like it Namtrak. It is beautiful.:2tsup:

I bought 3 packs from Studley last year. That was a hell a lot of timber. I can’t believe I am getting to the bottom of it.:oo:

Problem is next time the deal is on, everyone will jump on it and before you can say Oi where is mine they are all gone. So listen Studley put me down for a couple of structural packs in advance would you?:D

[namtrak]

Thanks Wongo, but more to come yet. Working on the ensuite next.

And Im thinking of making the built-in robe doors out of some the stuff as well

[Wongo]

I am building a desk at the moment. I will post more pictures when it is finished.

[Studley 2436]

Guys so you get a heads up it is coming back around again.

The mill wants to know if there is still the interest in it.

I have started a new thread (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?p=712571#post712571) about it.

Studley

[artme]

Wonderful pieces by all concerned!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[Andy Mac]

Wonderful pieces by all concerned!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

:aro-u:What he said!!:2tsup: Great output from under-appreciated stuff.

Cheers,

[Connollys]

Love the bench, great work :2tsup:

[Wongo]

Just a simple lamp and it was pretty easy to make. It was finished with 1 coat of sealer and 1 coat of Danish oil. I am not entirely happy with perspex but since it was free so I will put up with it.

You like?:U

I can't believe I have almost finished 2 packs of floor board.:-

[Burnsy]

Just a simple lamp and it was pretty easy to make. It was finished with 1 coat of sealer and 1 coat of Danish oil. I am not entirely happy with perspex but since it was free so I will put up with it.

You like?:U

I can't believe I have almost finished 2 packs of floor board.:-

I like it, including the Perspex. How many different species were used there, or was it just different colour selections from the same species?

[Wongo]

They mostly spotted gum and blue gum. The 4 poles could be red gum. Studley would know.

[Studley 2436]

Hahaha no Studley doesn't know. I recognise the colours and grains but can't tell you the timbers.

The side board underneath and the legs of the light most likely Grey Gum according to my incredibly insignificant knowledge.

Panels I don't think they are Spotty but can't say for sure. I do have a top on a chest of drawers out of the same stuff. Really nice timber but have no idea what it is called try and get someone like Glock's attention they will know more than me. Dunno if E.Maculata is still around here but try and wave him down, these guys know more about Aussie hardwoods than all of the rest of us put together will ever know. That is no kidding or joshing they both know a lot about this stuff.

Studley

[namtrak]

Looks very neat Wongo man. Ive built one workbench, with another on the way (photos shortly). Ive got some pantry shelves and bookcases to build as well.

[Wongo]

Studley, it is spotted gum. :yes:

Anyway I sanded the perspex with some 120 grit wet and dry. It takes away the glossy look and it is much better. I am very happy with it now.:2tsup:

[namtrak]

Here a few pics of the study I am working on at the moment.

The benches are made from Studleys structural packs. I jointed them with biscuits and then ran some Timbermate over them (one of them anyway). I coated the benches with some excess poly I had from our flooring job.

The lining on the wall will be the back of a bookcase (in situ) I am currently building. There will be three of these in the study, all made from one of Studleys reject flooring packs.

More pics to come, when the study is finished and I have better camera.

[Wongo]

Very nice nam.

What is the go with the carpet man? Should get rid of it. Timber floor brother, timber floor.:p

[zenwood]

Lamp looks good. Perspex looks good. I used paper in a similar lamp I made once.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=18942

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=10277&d=1120296031

[namtrak]

Yeh the carpet is going!! I am not sure wether to polish the concrete or lay some of Studleys reject flooring down - I was gonna get some advice from some of the local experts on laying hardwood flooring onto concrete, but thats for another thread!!

[jmk89]

Those who bother to wander over to the Blogs will have seen these photos of the assembled, but not finished cradle - the rockers are Studley blue gum and the cradle ends and slats are Studley spotty.

[namtrak]

A built-in Studley bookcase sitting on top of a Studley Benchtop.

You will have to put up with the crappy photos until I can convince SWMBO that I need to upgrade my phone to one with a decent 5 mp camera in it.

The bookcase is finished with a poly, and now holds about 150 books no probs! I have another 3 bookcases on the way.

[Woodwould]

Very nice, and practical too.

[Studley 2436]

Top stuff Namtrak.

Actually with phones you won't ever get that much of a picture the lens is tiny. The bigger the front element of a lens the better the light that gets to the sensor and also the longer the lens the better the light that gets to the sensor. Phones have tiny sensors and have to have really short lenses. I think they are usually a few millimetres in length. Nikon did a 6mm lens way back when that was a groundbreaker that had a front element the shape of a basketball and was perhaps 300mm front to back great big thing but that is what they had to do to make such a wide lens give decent quality. To get everything else in the lens has to have a really small diameter so don't bother if you want quality pics getting a phone just keep it for the stuff you do because you have it and want the photo.

There are a stack of top digital SLR's under a grand now and the nice thing is that you can change the lens to be the one that gives you what you want. Many do this starting with the included lens, typically a wide ranging zoom and later go I want to do Macro or Telephoto or something that this lens can't do or doesn't do as well as I want. Being a dyed in the wool Nikon man get a Nikon because you get backward compatibility with most Nikon lenses ever made. Nobody else has this.

Studley

[namtrak]

Without hijacking the thread, the problem for me is that I much prefer to limit the amount of 'technology' I own, and the ability to take pics with the thing I also use to call people with has been tremendously handy. For me to actually go and pick another piece of machinery up to take a photo - is well almost too much work!!

[TEEJAY]

I finished the fish tank base yesterday - now to the light - similar format

[Wongo]

Wow that is good work there TJ.

[wheelinround]

All great stuff the whole lot:2tsup:

[namtrak]

Jeez Studley, I reckon I owe you a beer.

Next cab off the rank - two to go then we move onto the pantry.

TJ, that are some seriously figured redgum legs goiing on there!!

[Wongo]

Not to be out done by namtrak.:D This is one of the 20 chopping boards I made in the past 12 months.

[Studley 2436]

Jeez Studley, I reckon I owe you a beer.

Next cab off the rank - two to go then we move onto the pantry.

TJ, that are some seriously figured redgum legs goiing on there!!

Beauty Namtrak all I want to know is ............. why?

Studley

[namtrak]

More of Studleys timber. These are (aside from being an extraordinarily crappy photo) a kitchen bench a mate made for the SWMBO of another mate. I actually gave the timber to mate 1 some time ago, however sadly he passed away. So mate 2 stepped into the breach and made a couple of kitchen benchtops and a stunning entertainment unit out of some of the timber for the SWMBO. I can hopefully supply some better quality pics down the track

Cheers
and thanks Studley

[Studley 2436]

Nice one Namtrak

Studley

[Scally]

There is a lot of timber in a pack.

While restacking there seemed to be a lot of short boards and a lot of defects in the Blackbutt floorboards.

There were a few projects that could use the boards.
Here's the completed ones so far:


Planter box
Slat bed for a van
A big dundun drum - 44 gallon drum size; and
A pair of Adirondac chairs

I might be halfway through one pack!!!!

[Gusbub]

You guys are friggin' nuts........in a good way. This stuff is REALLY nice!
Especially those rocking chairs, Wongo.

I try making a simple box and it comes out lookin' like hammered-up dog turds,
while you guys are doing stuff like this from whatever's layin' around.

Ahhhh, someday I'll put somethin' together worth lookin' at.
Thanks for the inspiration, guys.

[MikeThePom]

See my first effort with the timber:

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showpost.php?p=842427&postcount=1

[namtrak]

The gift that keeps on giving.

Hey Mike why not sell the box and donate the proceeds to the local Buddhist Temple - probably more cost effective!!

[MikeThePom]

Hey Namtrak that is probably a good idea.

Attached a small box for my secret santa, better than a bottle of plonk or a box of choccies ?

Mike

[namtrak]

Here is bookcase we made of some of the structural timber. It looks great in situ. We built this for the MiL and she is very happy with it, in a side note the cornice was problematic because the original was the fibrous 90mm cove and the new bit (across the front of the bookcase) was gyprock - and sadly they were two different profiles which meant it took some serious friggin around.

The bookcase was finished with 3 coats of Minmax Wipon poly

PS Photos of another kitchen to follow

PSS Are there any more packs on the way? This has been so fantastic to get this work done

[Studley 2436]

*L* Namtrak do you remember that guy who believed to make a normal sized book case would take a cube of timber?

Was a long time ago now. Nice book case by the way, do we still give out greenies for that sort of thing?

Timber sales? I think I have been very slack for the last 6 months but it must be time to do something and see what comes about.

Studley

[namtrak]

Yeh, that took about a tenth of a cube and some car bog.

Book me in for the next order, both flooring and structural. Me and the boys love the stuff. My prob is I dont keep track of here so much because Im more lounging around the reno forums - anyway will try and keep in touch with the goings on here.

[Brisruss]

This is my belated effort. I needed something for a City unit. It has a bar fridge to go in the middle where the gap is.

The door came from Bob at Sandstone Point

Just to bring some reality to things I have a shot of some of the rubbish pile. My neighbor has already taken a pile away for Easter camping.

The dust I created from all of this was unbelievable. SWMBO told me to go and buy what I needed or find a shed somewhere. So now I have a 2HP Jet dusty with pleated cartridge. It is really good.

There was a lot of rubbish in the pack and it was a huge amount of work. I ripped the 125 mm flooring into 35 mm wide pieces and glued them together in 300 mm widths. After running them though the thicknesser I joined two together to make the top and both sides.

SWMBO is a bit miffed it is not staying in the house now. You can't win them all.

Russ

[namtrak]

Just about out of timber.

Another kitchen which includes the benches and the servery window - once again all thanks to Studley. I am not sure of the finish, I think it was a Cabots interior. One more table on the way then I reckon I am up for another order!!

BrisRuss your stuff looks great, I think we may have a larger tolerance for the crappy bits because we are using a fair wack of car bog!!!!

Cheers

[Harry72]

Bread board ends Nam?

[namtrak]

Dont ask. :rolleyes: Good spot though

[artme]

Great unit Russ.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Benchtop came up a treat Namtrak.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[dai sensei]

:whs:

[Brisruss]

Hi Namtrack,
How did you do your benchtops? Did you use structural sizes? They look super.

I want to do our kitchen. The old lime green looks a bit dated now.

Cheers,
Russ

[namtrak]

The benchtops are just 2 by 4 's laminated together. Because the timber is already DAR we just biscuit, glue and clamp them up. the bigger holes are filled up with car bog (tinted black), the joins are all mitre joins and held together with the bench screw that go underneath.

This kitchen is my next door neighbour in Albury, who wanted to save as much as possible. I gave him the timber for the tops and servery window, and another mate helped him with some of the more intricate details.

[BrettC]

Yep the timber benchtops look great.

[mmm]

tex nice chests

[jmk89]

A couple of benches - full story at my blog (http://www.woodworkforums.com/blogs/jmk89/speed-demon-736/)

[Wongo]

They are cool.:2tsup:

[artme]

:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[danmade]

Good idea Wongo.....

Studley is a legend :2tsup: for organising it. Hope it happens again one day...

here is a couple items I made from it.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=40622

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/iVeneer/th_fstool1.jpg (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/iVeneer/fstool1.jpg)#### mate that bench looks to good to work on...

[jmk89]

My first of two Adirondack chairs (made to the Jake's Chair plan available at Jake's Adirondack Chair - Home (http://www.jakeschair.com) for free download). The structure is Studley reject spotty and the slats and back is reject floorboard (mainly spotty). The chair is for beside the swimming pool which is under construction as shown in the pics.

[ajw]

Made some new stools for the kitchen bench from a batch of timber organised through Studley (quite a long time ago now...)

ajw