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  1. 6th May 2013, 01:43 AM #1
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    Default Timber Ute Tray W/ pics (hope)

    Gentlemen,

    New lad here, with no background in dealing with wood....Had these sticks which I'd been using as shelves in the shed until I could find a better use for them. Realise that I'm somewhat committed to the results now, but hoping I've managed to guess things well enough that it will last. Not sure what tree these started life as, stick size is around 140mm x 45mm. I've coated them in a decking oil, taken 4l so far. Any comment welcomed, wondering if anyone can tell me what the timber is? Also wondering if I can just use linseed oil or similar to maintain it, or do I have to stick with decking oil since I've started down that path.

    Cheers in advance for any tips...

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    Sorry Mick, the photos aren't showing.
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  4. 6th May 2013, 02:19 PM #3
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    I think you will need to continue using the same deck finish, for compatibility reasons.
    Show us the pics, we want to see (I do anyway).
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  5. 6th May 2013, 11:22 PM #4
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    Default pics

    Hopefully I got it right this time......pics included.

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    Well, all I can say is that for someone who claims not to be a woodworker everything has come together very nicely!

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  8. 7th May 2013, 03:18 PM #7
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    Experienced in removing the tree from the furniture
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  9. 7th May 2013, 03:43 PM #8
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    Looks good, keep it oiled & it will last a long time.

    Do you know what was in the Decking oils you used to start with?
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    Nice work love the total wood look combing and all. I agree keep the oil up and it'll last a life time.
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  11. 7th May 2013, 06:01 PM #10
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    Thanks for the comments,

    I used Wattyl Weathergard Decking Oil, the clear one, was hoping that I could drop back to something a bit cheaper, like linseed, for the maintenance of it. It has come together a bit better than expected though, so if I'm stuck with the Wattyl option to look after it I'll have to deal with it.

    Any clues as to what sort of timber it is?

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  12. 7th May 2013, 07:37 PM #11
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    I think you have done a great job on the build.

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  13. 7th May 2013, 07:58 PM #12
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    The oil you have used is based on Tung oil with some additives for UV, mould & fungus protection.
    I'd stick with it but recoating shouldn't take as much as the original coats did.

    Timber is some sort of good old Oz hardwood.

    Maybe somebody else can get closer than that.
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    Great work.

    The timber looks a bit like Sydney Blue Gum in one of the photographs, but totally different in another. I am sure that someone with more forensic expertise will chime in on the correct wood type.
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    Default well the tray held up pretty good..

    Got the rig tidied up a month or so ago, had a few quite days at work, so decided to go for a bit of a shake down out around the back of Lithgow. Spent fours days out on my own, keeping things sensible, was quite literally less than a km from being back on the tarmac when it fell over, quite a few times........bit disappointed, but the tray did stack up pretty good, compared to the rest of it....
    I walked away almost unscathed, wee nick in the head that they fired 20 staples in to join me back together. ( went the staples option over stitches, in the hope I could claim the staples as a stationary expense on my end of year tax)

    Next project, lift that body off, put a double / crew cab on it and start again....

    I'd be happy if I had a big lump of whatever the tray timber is, and carve the cab from a solid block..............




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    Well, that buggered it up a bit.
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