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  1. 4th January 2012, 06:00 PM #1
    lochgilphead
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    Default Old timber as a bar top - thicknessing?

    Hello, newby here so sorry if I'm in the wrong area. I have got hold of a slab of old roughsawn redgum (I think) approx 2.6metrs long. Width varies from 270 - 320mm wide and is b/w 75 and 100mm thick. It was supposedly felled in the 1950's

    I want to make it into a bar top. A mate said there were places I could get it put through a thicknesser prior to sanding etc. I am in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Can anyone suggest a suitable place or other method if I am being steered in the wrong direction.

    It is s beautiful piece of timber and I want to preserve that natural look as much as possible.
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  3. 4th January 2012, 06:39 PM #2
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    By the photo it would appear one side is still in the round. A thicknesser requires a straight side opposite the dressing face. Therefore the round will need to go through a saw or if you want to keep the round bottom, you will need to use a jointer.
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    can make a jig up and router plan the slab
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    Yep then thickness the other side with the same jig.

    Woodsmith had an artical recently on how to make a router planer/thicknesser. Go to woodsmith australi website and order the back issue for (about) $8 delivered. It shows clearly how to make a jig to do any size timber.

    I assume you have a router ?
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