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on the bushfire point, whether you build in hardi-plank, timber cladding, brick, mud brick, stone, fibro or any other type of material we need to consider how wind resistant our homes are.

Many...

I leave my boards nude...no oil, no nuthin. Still alive today never been food poisoned and use boards for meats, veg bread etc.

I just always give is a damn good scrub with a brush and dishwater...

Ok I will give it a whirl

ok so now i have put three coats of Rustins Danish Oil over the top of the dyed pine that is in my previous post and when moistened with water or saliva and then rubbed with a white cloth the dye...

phew! I was worried, you were aware of something that would be an issue.

I have been researching for a while and was trying to use something that I already had rather than go and buy yet another...

what's wrong with Danish Oil:?

below is quoted directly from Rustins Danish Oil product data sheet


"Brings out the natural beauty of wood and veneered surfaces, gives a natural...

jaspr check out this thread

https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=71879

i have pondered over the same for a while and am happy with the choices i have made. As for finishes, apparently...

and here is the finished product. A couple more coats of danish oil over the top and we're done.....chewable colour blocks for my nephew

well then, i am convinced....straight to the ordering page it is!

so you think even though I am being a cheap skate and using pine, with the combination of dye and shellac they will still look good?

so bosun, did you ever find a baby safe paint?.....i am keen to find one too. I recently painted some wooden blocks for my nephew with "Child safe paint" designed for kids to paint with...only issue...

Lack of communication between me and father in law = log put on truck and taken to sawmill now cut into 12x2 inch boards.......

will try and put on some photos when i get home

thanks for the...

I'd take the cash, then i could spend the rest of my days not wanting for anymore fishing gear:D

So in other words....every third slab....ie a third of the slabs cut??

i guess the number of slabs is negotiable :U

My father in law has a regum on the ground. It is 4m long and has a diameter of about 1.2m to 1.5m.

It was lying in the creek for years but was lifted out about 2 years ago.

Is anybody from...

that would be my first attempt at fixing the issue if you want to do it on the cheap.

years ago i had a place that had water pooling on a concrete landing outside a small garage roller door. I...

First alternative is to increase the separation distance from the bush! 6m from a bush fire, the house will melt from the radiant heat, not to mention what the flames will do!

I have a GMC saw on the table which copped better than i thought it would. The only dificult thing was the weight of the sleeper.....80kgs, the first few cuts till i got it down in size where...

aaarrggghhh ....now you tell me....thankfully I have only done one, and no more!!!!

i used a respirator whilst cutting as the timber was so dry it was dusty as!

Nope looked as dry as and had no real smell to it at all

My father in law had a crazy idea that he would use a whole heap of railway sleepers to extend the back deck. Simply cut up all the sleepers into 20mm thick stock and hey presto all is done.....crazy...

DONE.

Cleaning with suds, worked a treat. I used dish washing liquid and a green scouring pad.

Table now re oiled with two more coats. Looks good.

thanks for the tips.

Thanks for all your replies, i am pretty confident the oils is in good shape, so warm soapy water is the go with a test runs first.

Any suggestions on soap type...dish-washing detergent?, ...

Glad to see you have gone for a paved option rather than a raised timber deck. One thing nobody has mentioned here is the bush fire concern. The less combustible material close to your house the...

I think i will just give it a wash with the oxalic acid, if i can find some at the hardware store.......only challenge here is water restrictions....no cheating with a hose, it will have to be a...

I think the oil is still in good condition, it is under a laser lite covered pergola and only gets full sun for an hour or two in the mornings, (so relatively protected from UV) and has never been...

Not to sure whether you would call the Intergrain Timber oil a "coating". It is supposed to be Tung oil, so I am thinking at the moment to just give it a "wash" rather than a "strip" or deep...

a few people have mentioned nappysan. Would that be a good alternative to detergent and bleach?

I have searched the forums for the past i/2 hour and haven't really found an answer.

I have a Jarrah outdoor table which 12 months ago was oiled with Intergrain Timber oil. It is starting to look...

Very interesting.

Dr Karl would be highly impressed that you carried out you own experiment other than expecting somebody else to simply give you the answer!

Its an interesting day when you reach the point of understanding that your father is a human just like yourself!:B

Firstly, get well soon!



Secondly, as a person who first picked up a saw at a chainsaw training course I cannot understand a person who uses a chainsaw without chaps! we started the course...

How very generous of you Neil, I may just have to find an excuse to purchase something now......lucky SWMBO is away for the weekend....

And dogs are only allowed to bark between the same times!:U

I go for the demos, comparing products, the smell of timber (can never get enough of that).

I definitely don't go for the backpackers selling the latest greatest product that will get you sucked...

Dust mite, you are a champion!

I just came up against teh same issue today (sash clamps not long enough) and resolved to teh fact i would have to outlay more money.

the wife will be thankfull!

I like the way you think BobL, as for the suggestions on art supply stores, i think that is a great idea. thanks guys

I have a small blackboard with chalk writting on it that i want to preserve and hang on a wall.

Any suggestions for the best way to do it. I have the idea of simply framing it and covering with...

Here is my first attempt at a knife block. Fairly pleased with the end result. Its Tassie Oak that I finished with Organoil hard burnishing oil. I must say i purchased the oil a while ago and just...

thanks termite, will give it a try

Have a 1/3 sheet orbital and am planning to use organoil hard burnishing oil to finish a knife block i have made. The instructions claim you require up to 1200 grit or finer to finish off the...

looks like it would be more at home on a brush cutter

awesome work, mic, are they cut totally by hand with no fancy jigs, or the like????

Just to back up what has been said before, my current engineers vice is a DAWN, which was handed down from my Dad, who had it handed down from my Grandad. It may have a few battle scars but still...

Being a relative beginer with a router and my very basic home made table, how does one cut a through housing joint with a router safely??

I have had a couple of tries with a scrap piece and keep...

I am in the middle of making a small kitchen bench organiser, for keys, phones bills etc.


Next major on the plan is a new coffee table, still thinking about the style, and then i am...

i like it !


i always refer to her as "the management"

as I always say "i will have to check with management"

nice looking chair, you should be proud.


but one thing, i still haven't been able to figure out what SWMBO's stands for, all i know is that it has something to do with the wife

back to the poll,

i always thought down till my old man in his wisdom place the first 10 rows upside down (which was on the edge closest to the pool) as a non slip area so my "not so sure footed"...