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    Question Dining Table leg material

    Good afternoon gentlemen
    I have recently made a small dining table out of Rose Gum the table top is 1 X 1m and 33mm thick and the surrounding frames are 75 X 50mm. I purchased the rose gum as slabs but their was not enough to make the legs. I have been able to source some Red Gum leg material which should be a fairly good complimentary match. The kicker is that the material has only been air drying for 2 1/2 years as a 100mm slab. My question is do you think that this will pose a significant problem as this material would not be fully dry in the centre. Alternatively doe anyone who lives in Brisbane know where I can source some Rose Gum Leg material at 100mm square.
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    Hi John,

    I had a similar issue a few years ago when I built a coffee table out of some rose gum I had been given. I ened up using Sydney Bluegum for the legs because it was the closest matching timber that was available at the timber yard I could find. When I oiled it up it didn't turn out all that different in the end.
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