Thread: Pawlonia or Western Red Cedar?

To err is human, to argh is pirate

sorry, couldn't help myself

Oh now THAT is funny!

OK? Time for your first laugh. I started to build another saw horse so I could get a start with the PDRacer and my trusty blue Bosch cordless gave up! A puff of smoke out the motor vents and I cannot recharge the batteries. It's not started well has it? I took the advice and went to the local timber shop and saw (looked at, that is) some hoop pine. Now all I have to do is go and buy another cordless and I'm away. Heh heh.

That is poor luck. I've got a bosch blue corded drill that I've been abusing for 15 years. I've just about destroyed the chuck but it still keeps rattling along.

I doubt anyone will be laughing AT you, we might laugh WITH you

Budget tools? Go Ryobi +1 series. Great tools for the price and you needn't pay the extra for another battery if you have a couple. I bought the pack which came with a circular saw, sabre saw, drill and torch (pointless I thought - until I needed one). Now I have the trimmer router - fantastic tool, torque driver - even better tool, grinder and jigsaw. They all use the same batteries and the two I have last me a solid day of work.

OK, been off the air through illness. I bought an AEG 18V li-ion. Tested it with a timber screw into one of my saw horses and it would have gone right through if I hadn't let go of the trigger - woo hoo.
OK now for the timber. I'm off to Matthews timber in Mitcham if I get a minute next Sat and see what I can rustle up.

Highpoint Timbers / Photo Gallery "http://www.highpointtimber.com.au/gallery/gallery.html"

You will see real applications of Paulownia.

Regards,


Syd Chesson

Thanks Syd
In a peverse twist of circumstance my wife has ogled my considerations of Paulownia and now wants to half-clad the walls in the loungeroom with it. I guess it can be stained? Mind you this post should be in a different place so I apologise for that.

Originally Posted by pajeronj

Thanks Syd
In a peverse twist of circumstance my wife has ogled my considerations of Paulownia and now wants to half-clad the walls in the loungeroom with it. I guess it can be stained? Mind you this post should be in a different place so I apologise for that.

Rest assured that Paulownia takes a stain beautifully!

Originally Posted by pajeronj

Thanks Syd
In a peverse twist of circumstance my wife has ogled my considerations of Paulownia and now wants to half-clad the walls in the loungeroom with it. I guess it can be stained? Mind you this post should be in a different place so I apologise for that.

Oh dear... such a shame your measurements for the cladding were out just enough that you ended up with sufficient spare to make a boat with

There's another place down in Moorabin direction which sells Paulonia, predominantly used for wooden shutters - google "paulonia paradise". May your wife would like to use wooden shutters to "clad" the upper half of the walls, where the windows are, and whilst getting the shutters you can get some proper boat type timber.

I got onto Paulonia Paradise via another forum www.board.net.au, which relates to vintage boats in Oz, and one of the members there used to be a partner in that business. Certainly the chap there was very helpful. I didn't end up using any, as I sold the "project" hull and bought another one, which needs no significant work............perhaps, then, not actually defined as a "project"??!

A

Paulwonia Paradise or Port philllip plantation Shutters (same company) is the company whom we deal with in regards to our strip plank designs.

Dave and Sue are their names. Very nice couple and also very helpful
regards
Mark
Bowdidge Marine Designs