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  1. 23rd January 2009, 11:21 PM #1
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    Default Not quite fine woodwork, but fine wood.

    Jarrah flooring in the office I am building above the workshop/garage at home. All tongue and grooved and 19mm thick. Took an entire weekend to do with the help of Perry (Pops).



    That shot is looking through from the waiting room, past the entrance on the left, to my consulting room. The end window frames the top of a Jacaranda.

    Skirting still to go on.



    Below is a part of the waiting room - this room could be converted into a kitchen, hence the pipes sticking out the floor and wall.



    I needed a way to hide these, so I built a bookcase. This will house magazines and children's books. Jarrah top and Pine carcase.



    It's a sort-of-Shaker-Derek design.



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    Looks good Derek.

    What finish is on the floor?
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    Hi WB

    The flooring strips were 125mm wide and 19mm thick T&G, and pre-finished. I am not sure what it was but it is really tough. I had some over and tried to plane it off, gave up and tried to sand it off. Sanding won in the end, but it was a battle. It all fitted together just perfectly. I am so impressed with the machining.

    The office is over the garage, and the subfloor is very thick (1 1/2"?) ply. The flooring was glued directly to this with Sikaflex. It feels really solid.

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    Shaker-Derek Design!

    Looks great Derek, the flooring, the windows and especially the bookcase

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    Very pretty.
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    Nice work
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    All of that looks great Derek!

    Nice bookcase and a great way to hide some ugliness.
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    Looks great, what finish did you use on the bookcase?
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    Thanks everyone.

    Andy, I used a couple of coats of Danish Oil for durability, and the top has been waxed as well.

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    It all looks very classy.
    You must have put in a few hours to get it done on a single weekend.


    I am wondering if you are doing a test on wood movement??

    First the Jarrah and pine bookcase. I would have thought the pine would shrink and swell more than the jarrah. Will the jarrah 'hold' the pine?

    You said that you glued the 19mm jarrah floorboards to 1 1/2" ply sub-floor. The jarrah will move and the ply wont.
    Will the glue allow the movement?
    What type of glue did you use?
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    Good job! Like the bookcase
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    Hi Scally

    I used Sikaflex to glue down the floorboards. Unlike Liquid Nails, which goes hard, Sikaflex remains slightly flexible, and so better tolerates wood movement.

    Regarding the Jarrah/Pine combination, both were pretty dry when I used them. I sealed both afterwards with Danish Oil. Hopefully the movement will be small. Anyway, it only took me a Sunday to build including preparing the timber.

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    You have done a great job Derek

    The bookcase was a clever way to cover up the pipes
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    Thanks Derek.

    That Sikaflex sounds like a good glue for the job.

    Gluing would be much quicker than nailing.
    I have seen blackbutt boards snap tec screws when two were used in 120 wide boards. It must have amazing pressure.

    The jarrah top and dovetails certainly dress up a couple of pine boards.
    I find that after a while you can feel dovetail joints even in the same timber.
    That is probably why the Shakers covered them with mouldings?

    The jarrah will make the pine do whatever it feels like doing and keep looking smart.

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