Cypress From Bunnings

**PenTurner** · 8th April 2007, 10:15 PM

Hello to all. Happy Easter. Yesterday as i was purchasing some items from Bunnings these fence pickets caught my eye, and I said to myself, "what beautiful pens", photo no. 1,
So , having purchased them, cut them up into blanks, photo 2, I proceeded to turn them Photo 3, and the result are photos 4 and 5. Finished with EEE, Ca, EEE and Shellawax. Amos

**DJ’s Timber** · 8th April 2007, 10:21 PM

Nice one Amos

**Fireman sam** · 8th April 2007, 11:10 PM

Nice job Amos

Andrew

**joe greiner** · 8th April 2007, 11:12 PM

Great find, Amos. "Fortune favors the prepared mind." Or something like that.

Joe

**fred.n** · 8th April 2007, 11:18 PM

Nice work, and a nice spur of the moment pick-up with the wood

**Froggie40** · 9th April 2007, 12:17 AM

Very nice mate I did a few out of Cypress myself. When we moved into this house they had just added a room on at the back of the house and they were kind enough to leave quite a few off cuts from the flooring and when I saw them it was the first thing that came to my mind as well mmmmmmmmmmm.................I see some nice pens in there and wouldn't you know it they were the first pens to sell on my first day at the markets selling my pens. I am going to have to go to Bunnings and see if I can get some more.

Regards
Froggie

**tashammer** · 9th April 2007, 12:51 AM

Well done, well thought, well grabbed Amos

Tom

**Penpal** · 9th April 2007, 06:49 AM

Those colours were retained to create a top pen,love those creams and browns,way to go.Was it brittle to work with?Who said we need exotics.
Take care Peter

**dai sensei** · 9th April 2007, 09:55 AM

Amazing Amos. So as a matter of interest, how much did it end up per blank? Can't say I've ever seen fence pickets like those, amazing grain, too good for a fence. Well done

**squashedfrog1** · 9th April 2007, 11:01 AM

dai sensai,

Get down to bunnings now then, I just purchased the cypress pickets to actually make a picket fence. The grains and patterns were almost too good to paint over on nearly every picket. Must be their current supplier.

**Brown Dog** · 9th April 2007, 11:13 AM

Nice job Amos

.

We have cypress floor boards at home and have often had the thought that some of the more figured boards would make really nice pens

. Dont think I would be too popular if I start ripping up the floor though

.

Might have to drop into my local bunnings to see if they have some of those pickets instead

cheers
BD

**scooter** · 9th April 2007, 06:39 PM

The timber shown is callitris glauca.

Stocked in Bunnings in Vic for fence pickets & posts.

Terrific grain, smells nice, hard but a bit brittle & splits a bit too readily. Really nice to machine, cuts really smoothly with hand tools.

**Simomatra** · 9th April 2007, 09:50 PM

Nice find and great looking pen you wound up with and more to come

I take it that that is a 1C kit

Bunnies will wonder why everyone is turning over the pickets looking for the colour and grain

**PenTurner** · 9th April 2007, 10:29 PM

Thanks fellas, the kit is 1C, and working with the grain was soft and easy. I have attempted another one across the grain but am starting another thread because I think I may get some "good" advice, the pickets were$2.95 each and there were about 22 pens in it i.e. about 44 blanks for $2.95, haven't cut up the other one yet, might need it for a fence!!! NO! only kidding.

Amos

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 9th April 2007, 10:50 PM

What a waste!

Wood for fencing?

The only good thing about fences are they stop the neighbours dog short as it chases me off their property when I'm nicking... errrmm... I mean "admiring" their firewood pile.

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