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If you could take picture of the wood and post it, some others might be able to help. Also, if you know where the sleepers came from you can find out through local councils if that section of rail...

Great post mate, I totally agree. I've recently got my hands on an old Ezycut bandsaw thats been going for 60 odd years and if I replace just the bearings, the only thing thats gone after all this...

Thanks for all your help guys, yeah it is some sort of hardwood drenched in creosote. A mate used to work with it and knows the smell. So I cant make anything out of it?

Thanks joez, I had a look at the web page but it says that Turpentine doesn't have an odour. This has a very strong odour. I've done a bit more resear4ch and think it's Australian Rose Mahogany....

Hi guys,
Hoping you can identify this timber for me. I just got my hands on some old sleepers. Thought they were redgum but when I dressed them they definately were not. Firstly, the smell of the...

Hey mate,
Not sure I understand. You want to build a speaker cabinet like the one pictured?

Nice job!
Did you buff the tung oil? It loos like it has a really nice sheen to it.

Awesome man. What type of timber are the offcuts?

Thanks guys,
I'll try scraping the glue off next time instead of wiping it. Thanks for all the help.

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I'm making some miniature tables out of blackwood and just had a question about glue. We use Titebond III at work and when I use it on blackwood it leaves green streaks wherever the...

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I've been looking at this website for a while now and finally signed up. Now I can thank everyone for so much inspiration and ideas with their pictures and useful tips, so thanks guys!
I'm...