Opposite Ends Of The Scale

**loz** · 25th February 2006, 12:36 AM

This is the first time I have tried loading pictures so fingers crossed. Two of a recycled jarrah table I made for the folks. If the definition of a good woodworker is the ability to better camoflage your mistakes then I am well on the way!

The house, called Dunmuddin reflects four years of blood sweat and tears. It is constructed of Bush Poles, heavy recycled beams and mud bricks made on site. There is over 50 tonne of dirt in the bricks, all done by hand. The Oregon windows were made from a milled down recycled beam and were my first attempt at window making.

Believe it or not after all that hard work I got transferred and never actually lived in it!

**Canadian Beaver** · 25th February 2006, 07:31 AM

You better believe fixing/hiding boo-boo's is sign of a good woodworker! Mistakes happen. S'long as no can see them then you've done a great job! Table look awesome! As I'm a big fan of the half blind dovetail, i like the drawer. Too bad you didn't get to live in the house, looks like a lotta love went into it!

**zenwood** · 25th February 2006, 07:32 AM

Nice table and house.

Welcome to the forums.

**oges** · 25th February 2006, 07:49 AM

Love the table

House looks great, pity you didnt get to enjoy your labours

**Jill** · 25th February 2006, 11:40 AM

Hi Loz,

Beautiful table, and fantastic home. Shame you didn't get to live in it. Would you build again? Hope you didn't turn yourself off it by doing SO much on your own - esp. making all those bricks!! I used to dream of making our own muddie, but these days (on our 2nd owner-built home) I am happy to use limestone walls! I'd love to build timber windows, but with all the cabinetry to do, etc., etc. I think I have enough to do, and we want to move in sooner rather than later! You certainly went the whole hog on the DIY bit, though - what an accomplishment! Well done & a fantastic dream realized.

Cheers,

Jill

**Dannii** · 25th February 2006, 01:47 PM

Wow!! awesome table and a VERY nice house!!!

Looks great!

Cheers,
~*~Danita~*~

**Clinton1** · 25th February 2006, 02:33 PM

Great house mate.
Question, after dong all the grunt work on the mud brick, would you ever do it again, or go for rammed earth, strawbale, or something else?

**fletty** · 25th February 2006, 09:14 PM

NEVER LIVED IN IT! I'd have had to be dragged out kicking and screaming after all of that work if I was you. I once threatened that I wouldnt leave our house except in a wooden box, gave that up when SWMBO reached for the jar of groung glass while she was cooking.
I really really feel for you, I hope you are still enjoying the table, Fletty

**dai sensei** · 26th February 2006, 10:15 AM

Very nice work, love the house.

**AlexS** · 26th February 2006, 04:05 PM

So much work for so little pleasure. Still, you have the satisfactio of having done a great job.

**BobL** · 26th February 2006, 10:12 PM

Great table and I hope you got a decent price for the house!

**loz** · 26th February 2006, 10:58 PM

Thanks fro the feedback. To answer some questios - I would love to build again but this time under my own terms - I think a timber granny flat while I worked on the main house at my own pace instead of trying to cope withthe demands of young children (my wife only got pregnant to avoid helpin me make bricks!), a full time job and financial grief.

I would love to try building in stone (sucker for punishment) I wont muck around trying to restore old windows - quicker to make them from scratch. Dont like rammed earth. Would go the mud bricks again but work out a better system first - every hour planning can save 3 on the tools.

We sold the property after 4 years of letting it out because the opportunity arose to own our own place on some of the best coast this country has. Yes we got a great price - I now have to pay almost more in capital gains that I would earn in a year.

Will finally have my own workshop on my property and when my tenure comes up this time.....I will probably join the 300 per year that leave WAPOL!

Incidentaly Mum loves the table but keeps it covered with a heavy blanket to keep the grandkids off it. Personally I think wood should be touched - even by grubby kiddy mitts.

Cheers

Laury

**Auld Bassoon** · 27th February 2006, 08:13 PM

Good on you mate!

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