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  1. 3rd April 2017, 10:48 PM #1
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    Default Recycling hardwood from old pergola

    I have been given about 80m of 150x35 hardwood from a pergola my sister had removed, and I plan to make a couple of dining tables. Most of it's really straight and will take a bit of work to machine down but for free wood it's worth the effort. I cleaned up a small section yesterday to see what lies beneath the paint, any ideas on the species? Could it be spotted gum? These 2 pictures are opposite sides of the same board, really interesting grain. It seems to be fairly dense, built in Brisbane in the 80's.

    I did rub some scandinavian oil on them to bring out the gran and don't have any pics without the oil.

    Plan is to hit it with the belt sander and some 40 grit to remove the paint, make up a long jointing sled for the table saw (no jointer yet) to square up the edges, then put them through the thicknesser.

    I'd love to hear any advice you have on working with recycled timber like this, and your guess on the species. Thanks!

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    Should be nicely seasoned and be good for all sorts of projects. Looks a bit too red for spotty. Blue gum perhaps.
    I would not sand it if it is going through the thicknesser. Do your blades in quick smart as some grit always stays in the wood. You can use hand held power planer to skim off the paint as blades for those are quite cheap. Expect to find the odd screw or nail too.

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    From the photo I would have to agree with orraloon to red for spotty and could be Queensland blue gum. Also on the advise for hand power plane as opposed to sander before thicknesser.
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    Thanks guys! The power plane is a great suggestion, I have an old ozito I don't mind ruining the blades on. I usually use blonde timber like Blackbutt or Vic Ash, so it will be interesting to work with something different, I will try finishing some with water based poly to prevert it going too red, any suggestions for other finishes that won't exaggerate the red?
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