Thread: Large scale woodwork

Her's another look at it.

And from another angle.

I have others, but I'll try to down size them a bit.

Sorry, but I see a breadcrumb in that last pic!
Just kidding... wow, very nice work indeed.
Want to come and lay some boards at my place?

floor looks very nice

did some work on some spotted gum on my scrollsaw lately

You look different from a another angle?

Yes, the last two shots are definitely his best angle !!

Very impressed by the shine.
How long would you expect it to stay like that?

Ben.

Dean, I'll kick her , a breadcrumb indeed.
Fly me up to Brissie. put me up for a week or so and you'll have a grouse floor. This is not a free service I'm sure you understand.

Oges, how'd you go cutting the timber? It sands up good, but I 've always found it pretty tough going on a blade.

Yes, fella's that IS my better angle.

Ben, the shine on the floor, any floor, is totally dependent on how it's looked after. The biggest enemy of the polished floor is grit and sand. The sand just abraids away the finish faster than anything else.
So, a household consisting of just mum and dad and maybe one or two decent kids, who consistently take off their shoes and clean the floor on a regular basis can expect the shine to hold up for three to five years. Before another re-coat is required.

However, the avereage family, who just lives on the floor and enjoys it as it ages can expect it to dull off considerably in the first twelve months, but they still won't need to re-coat for another couple of years (3 to 4 years). Most gloss floors become a Satin finish within a year or two of life.

Still, on several occasions, I've seen 10 years plus old floors that look like they were coated a week ago. This is due to the homeowners being fanatical about cleaning and removing shoes.

Thanks for the feed back.

it was 16mm spotted gum so it dulled the blade quick but only had to change the blade once to do the two sconces.

mines not as shiney as yours.

Hey, Oges, that's excellent stuff. I love it.

You wouldn't want to ruin it by making it all shiny. Shiny only works on floors, I reckon.

What sort of finish have you applied?

Anyway, great work. Do sell any of it? Or just keep it for yourself?

just a few coats of boiled linseed oil.

I sold a few little items nothing major, mostly keep them or give as gifts. Not sure what im going to do with the sconces yet.

Bump.

Dusty you could probably tell me for my own interest how you get the floor so flat when you sand it. When I did the floor in our studio (Cyprus Pine) I did end up with waves in it. I used a drum sander and finished with another sander that is like a floor polisher. The abrasive was coming off the brush that is meant to hold it on.

I ended up with a decent floor but not anything like the standard you are doing there. If you are in Adelaide give me a bell and I'll show it to you.

Studley