rod1949 8th January 2008, 10:35 AM When I demolished my house I kept all the structural timbers (bearers, floor and ceiling joists, rafters, hips, valley's etc). Over the last couple of weeks I've been de-nailing and restacking the timber (Jarrah and/or Karri not sure which, I'll have to do the test). In doing so I discovered Termites in the stacks. They have gone past lots of the same to eat the same. They have also traversed and parshially eaten timber to get to a more tasty piece of the same.
The way they have parshially eaten the timber along the lenghts of timber gave me a great idea to show the effects off by making e.g. a table top and filling their channels with something like Estpol 7008 and bringing it up to a flat smooth finish. It would be a bit of mucking around and work but I reckon it would look fantastic.
Nachoman 8th January 2008, 11:28 AM Certainly would be a interesting look.
orraloon 8th January 2008, 04:15 PM I hope you,re stack of termite snacks is nowhare near you're present house. They will not be funny things if they get in there.
Regards
John
funkychicken 8th January 2008, 09:03 PM Not so funny when they bite
rod1949 9th January 2008, 09:14 AM Not so funny when they bite
thats true especially in the crutch area
funkychicken 9th January 2008, 09:42 PM thats true especially in the crutch area
Is that from personal experience? If so, you have my pity.
munruben 9th January 2008, 11:04 PM You wood knot want to know that would you :)
black1 9th January 2008, 11:41 PM a table top and filling their channels with something like Estpol 7008 and bringing it up to a flat smooth finish. It would be a bit of mucking around and work but I reckon it would look fantastic.
use casting resin (get it from bunnies about 15 bucks) as when dry you can sand flat with a belt sander. go through the grades of paper up to 400 with a orbital hit with 1200 wet and dry then use cut and polish (car stuff) to make it shiny. have a look at the picture as this is a gumvein about 3/4 inch deep in a piece of jarrah that is now part of a bed:2tsup::2tsup:
the termite tracks would look cool done the way you said it:cool:
rod1949 10th January 2008, 09:56 AM Is that from personal experience? If so, you have my pity.
Yes mate... they sorta snuck up.
rod1949 10th January 2008, 10:01 AM use casting resin (get it from bunnies about 15 bucks) as when dry you can sand flat with a belt sander. go through the grades of paper up to 400 with a orbital hit with 1200 wet and dry then use cut and polish (car stuff) to make it shiny. have a look at the picture as this is a gumvein about 3/4 inch deep in a piece of jarrah that is now part of a bed:2tsup::2tsup:
the termite tracks would look cool done the way you said it:cool:
Thanks for that Black1. Hey how liquid/runny is the casting resin as it would have to sneak into all the little nooks and crannies.
funkychicken 10th January 2008, 08:03 PM Yes mate... they sorta snuck up.
Oooh..
Ouch...
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