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  1. 8th January 2008, 10:35 AM #1
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    Default Termites they're funny things eh...

    When I demolished my house I kept all the structural timbers (bearers, floor and ceiling joists, rafters, hips, valley's etc). Over the last couple of weeks I've been de-nailing and restacking the timber (Jarrah and/or Karri not sure which, I'll have to do the test). In doing so I discovered Termites in the stacks. They have gone past lots of the same to eat the same. They have also traversed and parshially eaten timber to get to a more tasty piece of the same.

    The way they have parshially eaten the timber along the lenghts of timber gave me a great idea to show the effects off by making e.g. a table top and filling their channels with something like Estpol 7008 and bringing it up to a flat smooth finish. It would be a bit of mucking around and work but I reckon it would look fantastic.
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    Certainly would be a interesting look.
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    I hope you,re stack of termite snacks is nowhare near you're present house. They will not be funny things if they get in there.

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    Not so funny when they bite
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    Quote Originally Posted by funkychicken View Post
    Not so funny when they bite
    thats true especially in the crutch area
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    Quote Originally Posted by rod1949 View Post
    thats true especially in the crutch area

    Is that from personal experience? If so, you have my pity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rod1949 View Post
    a table top and filling their channels with something like Estpol 7008 and bringing it up to a flat smooth finish. It would be a bit of mucking around and work but I reckon it would look fantastic.

    use casting resin (get it from bunnies about 15 bucks) as when dry you can sand flat with a belt sander. go through the grades of paper up to 400 with a orbital hit with 1200 wet and dry then use cut and polish (car stuff) to make it shiny. have a look at the picture as this is a gumvein about 3/4 inch deep in a piece of jarrah that is now part of a bed

    the termite tracks would look cool done the way you said it
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    Quote Originally Posted by funkychicken View Post
    Is that from personal experience? If so, you have my pity.
    Yes mate... they sorta snuck up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by black1 View Post
    use casting resin (get it from bunnies about 15 bucks) as when dry you can sand flat with a belt sander. go through the grades of paper up to 400 with a orbital hit with 1200 wet and dry then use cut and polish (car stuff) to make it shiny. have a look at the picture as this is a gumvein about 3/4 inch deep in a piece of jarrah that is now part of a bed

    the termite tracks would look cool done the way you said it
    Thanks for that Black1. Hey how liquid/runny is the casting resin as it would have to sneak into all the little nooks and crannies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rod1949 View Post
    Yes mate... they sorta snuck up.

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    Ouch...
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