Thread: Coach house front & sides

Odds are, they were laminated veneers.

There's a Kiwi site somewhere showing how they did it on a recent restoration.... buggered if I can find it though

There are a few ways to do it, strip planking is fairly common, diagonal molding, steamed carvel, some sort of laminate. Each builder would have their favorite technique for this sort of thing.

Thanks for the replies, I've just been outside having a closer look at this piece of timber. The original piece would have measured approx. 5.5mt long (the house sides and curved front ). The height measures slightly less than 400mm, thickness 21mm. It was one solid stick of timber, no joinery. Would they have boiled it?
The timber when sanded started to resemble Huon Pine, but it didn't have the Huon Pine scent, the finer grained areas certainly looked like Huon Pine but as you got into the larger grained areas the grain started turning a grey/reddish tinge.

Likely steamed after soaking on a piece of wood that big. Can you post pictures of the end grain on that board?

I would if I knew how to post pics on this forum or any other forum for that matter.I could send some photos via email if you like. I suppose I should sit down one day and nut out how to do it, but not this day. The mighty Blues are about to play in a couple of hours (AFL). Go Bluebaggers.

I've done as Par suggested and put a saw through the timber to expose the end grain, a very pale golden yellow- tight grain. Not much of an odour. Par the timber is definitely one piece ( no joinery )
I've taken some photos in the hope that I can work out how to post these photos.

Send them to me in an email if you can't figure out how to post them. I didn't suggest you cut the timber, though I was interested in seeing the end grain for construction details. Sounds like it could be Douglas fir or what ever you call it down there.

I'll be using the timber for plugs etc. so I wasn't too worried about putting a saw through it.It does look like huon pine.

Hope this pic comes through.I'll try some more later

Another shot of the end grainand the remains of the front curve that I was talking about

Nice tight grained stuff, I'll bet it was fun bending that piece onto the boat.