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28th May 2016, 04:08 PM #1
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Working with driftwood
Hi all
I do a bit of canoe instruction here in Perth and I frequently see large pieces of Jarrah caught up in the trees along the side of the river bank. They were no doubt part of jetties, steps and platforms at some stage but have been washed away over time and floods. I have collected a few pieces (no easy task to get a 3.5 metre length of 200x60 waterlogged Jarrah into a canoe) and am planning on building something with them that makes a feature of their weathered looked. I am after any tips, tricks, warnings, suggestions or links about working with driftwood. I haven't done it before and don't want to get caught out by what I don't know. I have attached a few photos - its a shame the one in the canoe wasn't taken from further away so you could see the outrigger it created
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Driftwood on trolley.jpgDriftwood in canoe 1.jpgDriftwood on car.jpg
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28th May 2016, 05:20 PM #2
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More ideas than you can poke a driftwood stick at on Google.
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=u...w=1366&bih=569
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John
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28th May 2016, 08:30 PM #3
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Ha Ha. Thanks for the link John. I did do a bit of google searching and got bogged down by the "crafty" coat hook/ mirror frame type images and the credibility of information given. It was then that I thought I would try sourcing a bit of knowledge from the forum. All the best
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28th May 2016, 10:27 PM #4
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Lucky you being able to find such nice bits of weathered timber.
Perhaps you are best asking no advice as what to do with it and invent some fantastic original idea out of your own mind.
Originality rocks!
It's where the best things come from.
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29th May 2016, 01:11 PM #5
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Thanks Artful. Good thoughts. I was just hoping that my creative ideas didn't fall apart because of some issue with working with driftwood that I didn't know about. However once dry and the powdery bits worked around it seems that it's just the same as any old piece of wood.
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29th May 2016, 03:32 PM #6
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Just a few practical things to watch for. There may well be bits of metal - nails screws and bigger things, as well as sand and grit, all of which can blunt blades very quickly, if not worse. Check out woodworking retailers for metal detectors, and it's probably worthwhile giving any rescued timber a good go over with a pressure blaster. Also, a scrub with a stiff brush, and Handy Andy, isn't a bad idea.
If you want to keep the weathered look, using shellac as a finish will give it a crisp look without making it look like it's wrapped in plastic.
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30th May 2016, 12:18 AM #7
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Thanks for the tips Alex
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