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22nd April 2006, 11:39 PM #1Senior Member
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some of my projects
Hi all
Still a bit of a newbie to the forum, so I thought I would break the ice and show some of my projects I have done this year.
The first is a new 6 seat dining table. The chairs I found on the side of the road. There where 6, 4 have been restored just 2 left. Apparently, they where stage chairs. After taking the matt black paint of them we found them to be solid hardwood, one was stamped made in Italy.Not sure on that though. Any way the table has Elm laminated to a 10mm ply top (the elm was cut, dried and milled by me). It has WA Kari as an edging to dress it up a bit and WA Kari and Red gum Legs (recycled timber yard for that stuff).
The bedside tables are made from Vic Ash or Tasi Oak (same stuff just different state).The tops are Californian Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) I was working with a tree crew and we took this 100ft tree down, climbing and rigging, some where in Toorak. I salvaged some and milled and dried it. The draw knobs are hand turned Sheaok another tree that I took down and milled, handy when you are a tree surgeon.
I found the Redwood very soft, soften than pine. Would it be because it was only 25 years old?
Hope you like them.
Jamie
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22nd April 2006, 11:53 PM #2
Some nice work there Jamie, tree surgeon eh... thats handy to know!
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22nd April 2006, 11:55 PM #3Senior Member
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Here is a look at the legs on the table. The pic didn't load before
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22nd April 2006, 11:58 PM #4
Chunky built to last I see.
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23rd April 2006, 12:34 AM #5
nice work jamie, thanks for sharing. look forward to seeing more in the future
you never stop learning, till the day they shovel dirt on your face
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23rd April 2006, 08:01 AM #6
Very nice work mate well done. Don'y spose you would send some of that fine timber east would you?
Dave,
hug the tree before you start the chainsaw.
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23rd April 2006, 10:19 AM #7
Some very nice work there, Jamie. I particularly like the bedside tables -- the proportions look so good. And the cloth lined baskets underneath give them a nice cosy feel.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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23rd April 2006, 12:09 PM #8Senior Member
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Thank you every one for your reply's to my work. I have a few more projects on the drawing board, so I will have to get cracking and start building.
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23rd April 2006, 12:55 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Originally Posted by Garell
PeterI've just become an optimist . Iv'e made a 25 year plan -oopps I've had a few birthdays - better make that a 20 year plan
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