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School project, hall table advice on timber - Junior Cert

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  • 26-01-2008 12:34am
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    Fr Dougal
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I have to bring my son off tomorrow to find timber for his Junior Cert Project.

    He is making a hall table.

    Any ideas what type of timber he should use? The teacher just told him to get hardwood but I have no idea about timber. Last time I took my other son away to buy timber for a coffee table, ended up paying >€200 for white oak.......:(

    Also, any idea where to go, north Dublin county or city?

    Any advice appreciated.
    Thanks in advance.


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    #2
    Qwerty?
    Registered Users Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭Qwerty?


    For a Junior Cert project I don't see the need for using Hardwood.
    Softwood is normally used, as it is readily available in the WW room, and is easy to work with.


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    Fr Dougal
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭Fr Dougal


    That's what I would have thought but the teacher told him to use hardwood..... :(


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    JBCFord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 49 ✭JBCFord


    Local joinery shops are a good source for small quantities of hard wood timbers
    Why not be creative and use a mixture of hardwood timbers in the project if you can’t get quantities of a particular species that you need
    I have done this many times on private and commercial projects with great effect
    Regards jbcford


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