Thread: Teak for Two

Hi Stud, looks like water lays in the U chanel (obviously) and has rotted it out. Could be Teak its hard to tell but a lot of the Teak in the cheap imported furniture is a poor grade of Teak (dry,low oil content) and doesn't last all that long. I would maybe tip some oil into the U chanel on a nice hot day so the ends of the slats will wick it up and help preserve the timber. Tung, Linseed or an oil base deck oil should do the trick. Have fun Stud.

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I agree with second , post about the oil, also a few well positioned holes drilled into the C channel would allow any water to drain and not sit in the groove .

STUD are you used on collars or cuff links, or just for Breeding

It looks like an-teak ChrisStud plane some oil and lets see it then smell might still be strong enough

Originally Posted by vk4

STUD are you used on collars or cuff links, or just for Breeding

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The friend has taken the lounge chair apart to get a look at the rest of the slats and has found that out of the 19 slats about four are in good condition.

The next question that has come up is in what outdoor wood would be best used to replace the slats in the chair. As close a match to the existing lightish Teak timber either Australian or imported timber such as the Teak?

Hi Stud, I would go Grey Ironbark, mottley grey colour, let it go silver/grey to match the existing and then oil the whole shooting match. Or Tallowwood, different start colour but once it's all grey it will look very similar.

I would replace all of the slats and then you don't have to worry about them matching the existing, remaining 4 good slats.

Originally Posted by Christos

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I agree on both counts