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Thread: Grey Ironbark
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24th November 2007, 03:50 PM #1
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Grey Ironbark
just a ???
has anyone used ironbark in joinery??
if so i would appreciate feedback on how you found it.
i already am aware of its unforgiving nature on hand tools.
i am seriously considering making a rocking chair, so am interested in qualities like laminating and suitability for forming curves etc
shippers
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24th November 2007, 04:56 PM #2
Shippers,
I see no reason it can not be done but the chair will be a bit heavy to move around. I was in a pub out in the sticks one time and the stools were red ironbark. Grown men were having to drag them across the floor. The publican was so happy with them because nobody would steal them.
I have turned some and it is hard on tools. Cuts ok with TC blades in power tools but the hand tool work will take a bit of effort. It looks good finished and a chair made of it would be a conversation piece.
Good luck with the project
John
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24th November 2007, 05:15 PM #3
Per , I believe it eats routers for breakfast...
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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24th November 2007, 05:59 PM #4
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Ironbark.
I made a bed from Ironbark because I'd always wanted to make something from it!
I also knew that any burglar would have a lot of trouble nicking it.
It was tough an tools and it tends to be fissile but it finishes beautifully and youget the best and sharpest edges/corners you will ever see.
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25th November 2007, 09:57 AM #5
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25th November 2007, 11:01 AM #6
Its a pretty timber but verrry hard to work. And very heavy
Which is why the oldtimers didn't make furniture & cabinets etc outa it.
Its very stiff and may not bend easily even in thin laminations, steaming might help but I wouldn't hold yer breath.
I remember drilling some 1/2" holes in some a few years ago with a brand new bit in a drill press. Clouds of smoke coming off, but no sign of scorching in the timber.
I used to use a piece of 2" x 1 1/2" about 7 feet long as a crowbar, It was stiffer than a Cyclone steel crowbar.
You wanta make a nice chair, use a nice furniture timber.
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