Measure twice, cut once.

**Twisted Tenon** · 14th December 2014, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Pearo

Well the timber is all installed, stained and painted now. I bolted it down and filled the holes with plugs cut from the offcuts of same piece of timber. Looks a treat. Even though I wasted $60 worth of timber the end result is better than I would get from paying a carpenter to come in and do the job for me. 2 and half solid days of work would probably have cost me $1000+ of labour and to boot I got to buy a new Japanese flush cut saw!

You havn't wasted it Pearo. You'll be surprised where you will use that large off cut some where else. Thus actually saving on the expense of having to go out and buy a new piece

TT

**Pearo** · 14th December 2014, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Twisted Tenon

You havn't wasted it Pearo. You'll be surprised where you will use that large off cut some where else. Thus actually saving on the expense of having to go out and buy a new piece

TT

Well the bonus was that the guy who came to install the glass balustrade asked me who did the timber work. When I told him I did it he was a bit disappointed. He said to me "I was hoping you knew someone who did it professionally because I need someone like that"!. Its nice when someone appreciates your work!

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