Thread: Someone to dress my timber

did you want your timber dressed in a tuxido or in shorts for the summer

Ha, well that's about as helpful as every timberyard/recycled timber seller/timber workshop I went to on Friday. You'd think I was asking for someone to buy heroin from, no one wanted to help me out at all.

if i could help you i would but I was trying to put the lighter side on it thats all sorry if I upset you

Encino,
Even if I was in a position to help you, I probably wouldn't.
You never know what you'll find in old timber to wreck your blades. Stones, sand, nails, bolts and other assorted non-organic nasty stuff, and I reckon that's what you're up against.

I always use a big project to justify in whole or part the purchase of tools and machinery.
If you look at purchasing something similar to what you have in mind, after taking into account the material costs, the difference between that and the retail price is your budget.

Ian

Hi Encino. Im not going to be much help to you either BUT. If you were close to Mudgee NSW I would do it for you. But sorry im so far away. Im sure that someone will come to the party with with a little more than Negative comment, Someone will do it for you i feel.

Encino

If you post the dimensions of your planks it might help in finding someone to assist.

Encino as Chesand said more info (Perhaps photo's) would be of some help and I'm sure some good will come of it .


Brian

Originally Posted by Ian Smith

You never know what you'll find in old timber to wreck your blades. Stones, sand, nails, bolts and other assorted non-organic nasty stuff, and I reckon that's what you're up against.

Hi Encino

Ian is spot on. Common dirt (or sand) in second hand timber really wears blades quickly and if there is something nastier then you hear a very expensive clunk.

I do use recovered timber, but I keep a set of old thicknesser blades that I do the first run with. When I have effectively converted the second hand timber to new timber I change blades to do the finish run. Fiddly, but those old blades are already wrecked.

If you have new timber, then your local joinery shop should be able to rip, joint and thickness your timber for a modest fee. But they will not risk their equipment on suspect stock.

Cheers

Graeme

Originally Posted by encino

Hi, have purchased some old thick oregon beams and plan on making a table out of them. I don't own a thicknesser, and can't seem to find any timber yards in my area that do either.
Anyone know somewhere in West suburbs Melbourne where I could have my wood dressed/squared for a small fee?
Cheers

Gday Encino,

How many and what size?