Muahahaha wrote: » Im looking to make a kitchen table hopefully out of a single slab of wood from a tree with a nice grain, approx 1m wide by 2m long and a few inches thick. Is that something that sawmills do or is it more a tree surgeon that I need to find? Have tried Clonee sawmills but its not something they carry. Also in terms of the grain is it potluck on what trees they are cutting or is this something they might have in stock where you have a choice of a few options? Have no ideas what way tree surgeons or sawmills work.
Mr Crispy wrote: » Does anyone know where I could get a solid wood countertop in or around the Dublin area? I know of woodworkers.ie but my Google-fu is failing me in finding others. It's just going to be used to make an office desk.
bamayang wrote: » I did pretty much this at Xmas this year. Bought two ash slabs off a timber Miller in Tipperary, 8’x3’, 3” thick. Slabs were €100 each, had been air drying a year or two. Prob cost me €500 including metal for legs, small bit epoxy and finish coat.
bamayang wrote: » Ah no I would say its very hard wearing. However if you have any little people in your life, they might take a knife or fork to it someday while waiting for dinner, and it wont put up with that. It is as hard wearing as timber, probably harder, but much more visible if someone does put a scratch in it.
I made the legs myself, bought 100mm x 50mm box and 100mm x 10mm flat iron. The steel prob cost around €200. Id imagine they would be 3-400 to buy fabricated. I wouldnt buy them online personally, any decent quality ones are going to be expensive and shipping will be a disaster. If you cant make your own, google your nearest steel fabricator and give them a bell, it'd be a few hours work for a good fabricator, and theyd be happy with a simple little cash job.
awec wrote: » Can I ask where ye got the light bamayang? Table is lovely!
ablelocks wrote: » junior cert project time : my son has a design for a side table that he is really stuck on, but i suspect his dimensions won't make it easy to source the timber. he needs 1 board of Ash - 350mm deep, 1150 long and 25mm thick 1 board of Walnut - 350mm x 750mm x 25mm (finished dimensions) any recommendations/suggestions greatly appreciated....
DubInMeath wrote: » Where are you based?' BTW the last time I looked at getting walnut it was very expensive so be warned.
recipio wrote: » The thickness is the problem. We still sell hardwoods in one or two inch thick boards so to end up with 25 mm you would have to buy two inch ( 50 mm ) stock and plane it down with a planer - a terrible waste of timber ! You can get ash and walnut faced MDF but to my knowledge it is all 18mm thick. I think even a seasoned woodworker would look to veneering a ply or MDF core to get those dimensions. Does the teacher have any ideas about sourcing materials. ?
Bungusbeefcake wrote: » Hi, contact Dara or his wife here:http://heartswoodheritage.ie/shop/ Or you can find them on facebook and message them or their number should be there too. They'll work with you to see what they have and work within your budget. I can't recommend them highly enough. Based on the Naas side of Kildare
ablelocks wrote: » near limerick, McMahons was recommended by a furniture maker....he said they'd be very obliging about cutting to sizes......
wartotojas wrote: » Hi all, looking to build a pergola and can't seem to find 6"x6" posts, I have only seen 6x6 fence post which are 2.4m long, since I will be concreting them into the ground - that's too short. Anyone know where to source 6"x6" pressure treated timber at least at 3.6m lengths? Based in Westmeath/Meath border - the closer the better. Many thanks
tabby aspreme wrote: » Don't concrete posts into the ground, they will rot, it's better to fix them onto concrete using brackets and keeping them slightly above the concrete
waterboy15 wrote: » Or these with 2 slots ripped in the post to hide the bracket
wartotojas wrote: » thanks for advise, I have seen fence post that were concreted in removed after 7-8 years with no rot, but might be pure luck. I have no solid/flat surface to attach post supports, so might end up using concrete-in post supports (sorry cant post links or images). but need to look around to find something suitable for 6"x6"s, and still need to find a supplier stocking posts themselves.
timfromtang wrote: » Greetings, in my humble opinion, posts are best set in holes, set a large round stone in the bottom of the hole to sit the post on, and fill the hole with well rammed crushed stone or pit run gravel to secure the post. Most posts fail at ground level from stress failure. The problem lies in the abrupt transition from continually wet ground and the rest of the post in the air which is subjected to wetting and drying cycles over the seasons, wood expansion and contraction provides the stress which is of course concentrated where the post meets the ground. (this is why pressure treated posts fail whilst the top wood is still good) A well drained well rammed gravel fixing will greatly increase the lifetime of any post. A Kango Hammer and an old bit with a small flat welded on the end makes a GREAT rammer for this job If you are not in too much of a hurry for your posts, I'll be thinning some larch in our forest in a month or so and could run you off a few 5 or 6"square larch posts on the sawmill. best send me a pm if you are interested tim I should add of course that a post that is secured to a concrete base by a metal bracket and not in contact with the ground will last the best of all, apologies I should have read further up the thread before replying. tim
wartotojas wrote: » Thanks Tim, will be in touch. In a meantime, Crowes Sawmills Ltd confirmed they have 3.6m 145x145mm Douglas Fir in Stock PAO
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