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  1. 15th December 2009, 02:38 AM #1
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    I bought a 2.4 metre by 200mm * 50 mm recycled jarrah railway sleeper today.

    My questions are, would it be good enough to make furniture from and would it have been treated with anything?

    Could it be used to make cutting boards from etc?

    Sooooooooooooo much cheaper than buying dressed timber from Bunnings etc

    Forgot to mention that I bought it from Bunnings.
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  3. 15th December 2009, 05:35 AM #2
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    Arry if it is a fair dinkum Railway sleeper it is likely to have lots of grit embedded in it, therefore it will be a tool terrorist.
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  4. 15th December 2009, 02:09 PM #3
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    How do I know if it is or nor, they just sold them as Jarrah Sleepers? - would it be treated with anything etc?
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  5. 15th December 2009, 07:07 PM #4
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    Mate if I were you here's what I'd do. Get hold of a metal detector and check the sleeper for embedded nails or anything else. Then grab your handy belt sander and throw on the meanest grit you can. Have at the sleeper till you're sure you've got rid of the worst of the outer layer. Then send it through your normal dimensioning routine. At least this way the belt takes most of the abuse that piece of wood and the crud embedded in it is likely going to hand out.
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    Hey Arry,

    2.4 long 200 wide by 50 ?? sounds like a decking board off a jetty, not a sleeper.

    as above, I would spend a fair bit of time with a belt sander before it got close to my good gear. and do all faces.


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  7. 15th December 2009, 07:29 PM #6
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    Thanks guys

    Yeah, bought it at Bunnings last night and it looks in good condition.
    Looks as good as the raw stuff that I bought and paid $150 from a timber supplier last month.

    Doesn't actually look like a sleeper?

    Yeah it is 2.4 metres long * 200 mm wide by 50mm deep.

    Heavy as hell, drove home with it hanging out of my front window lol !
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    As HazzaB said it is the wrong size for a sleeper they used to be treated with sump oil or creasote, I think you will smell it once you start sanding etc, they may have trimmed to make it look nicer
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    How about a picture?
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    Will do, took a pic the other day, just haven't had a chance to upload as yet
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    Bunning's wouldnt know a proper sleeper if you hit them in the head with it!
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    They called that a jarrah sleeper, what is it then?

    Just green jarrah etc?
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    looks like a jarrah sleeper cut into 3 jarrah sleepers, sell one for the price of three
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    Maybe it was what was left after they took off the cracked and scungy timber from the outside of a jarrah sleeper?
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    Would any of you use it to make anything or best for the garden?
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