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  1. 6th November 2014, 01:27 PM #1
    laan
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    I'm building a verandah and have picked up a couple of recycled 4m 250x150 bridge sleepers to use for posts. I think they're Tallowwood. I've ripped them up into 4 separate 125x150 beams. They're a bit bent and twisted, so I'm planning to chainsaw/plane/sand them down into 4 straight 3m posts measuring about 100x120mm.

    My question is, what surface treatment do you recommend to keep them from from cracking and generally looking nice after they're done?

    Also, it will take me a while to cut them out... any suggestions to help keep them in good shape while I'm working on them?
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  3. 7th November 2014, 06:38 AM #2
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    As long as they're stored in the shade while you're working on them, they shouldn't need else done to them. If they're in the sun, get them in the shade.

    For surface finish: what's the end use situation? Interior? Exterior? In ground? What look are you after? Etc.
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  4. 7th November 2014, 02:16 PM #3
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    Y'know if they're old recycled rather then recent recycled - and if they're bent, twisted and generally rough to look out as you describe they're probably old - then chances are they're fully seasoned. ( Only takes around 15 years or so for a 250x 250 to air season, give or take a year or three) Unless there's a big moisture difference between originating point and where you are chances are that they should be pretty stable and need not much care at all. But don't put them in the sun, just in case. And a bit of paint on the ends is cheap insurance against end splitting.

    Be aware that if they're old bridge timbers they will have been creosote treated. It might pay to wear a dust mask when planing etc.
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