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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭mayo.mick


    Sparks wrote: »
    Surrey would have a large chunk of my pay if they were too close :D
    But that Irish hardwoods crowd are in Galway Mick, that shouldn't be too far from you surely?

    Also, if you think Surrey are bad, try these lads: http://www.feinesholz.de/
    Or https://shop.exotichardwoods.co.uk/

    :D

    I hadn't heard of Irish hardwoods before, where abouts in Galway are they?
    My local guy is near Corrofin just off the Tuam rd, only about 50min drive.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    I mentioned them up above mick: https://www.instagram.com/irishhardwoods/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha



    Why not go with a slightly thinner piece and beef up all around it using the same type of wood, giving it the appearance of being really thick? At least that way it'll cut down on weight and cost.

    Worth considering maybe..?


    Can you flesh this idea out a bit more. Do you mean go with something with like an inch thickness for the table top but then add long narrow strips of about 2 inch thickness of the same wood all around the edges of the tabletop underneath to make it look thicker? Seems a great idea to save on costs but wondering how it might look aesthetically. Is it a common practice and where could I find pictures of it done, sorry not sure what to search for to see an example.

    Also just wondering with spalted wood do the spalts grow further over time or is the fungus dead at once the tree is chopped down. And are there only certain types of species where spalting occurs (seem to see it a lot in beech) or can it happen in any species of hardwood


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 968 ✭✭✭Guru Maith Agut


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Can you flesh this idea out a bit more. Do you mean go with something with like an inch thickness for the table top but then add long narrow strips of about 2 inch thickness of the same wood all around the edges of the tabletop underneath to make it look thicker? Seems a great idea to save on costs but wondering how it might look aesthetically. Is it a common practice and where could I find pictures of it done, sorry not sure what to search for to see an example.

    In a nutshell yes that's exactly what I'm suggesting. You could brad nail/glue the strips to the main table easily and they should easily blend in if you use the same material as the main top.

    And I would normally mitre all angles when making a box shape so you see no end grain, but in your case it wouldn't matter as both table ends will be end grain anyway so win win.



    I'll see if I can find a vid of the principle for you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 968 ✭✭✭Guru Maith Agut


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    ...where could I find pictures of it done, sorry not sure what to search for to see an example.


    This is pretty much what I'm suggesting you do all around the table, edges and sides. Will then give the appearance of thicker stock whilst keeping cost and overall weight down. Hope that helps.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Thanks a million, thats very helpful


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭mayo.mick


    Sparks wrote: »
    I mentioned them up above mick: https://www.instagram.com/irishhardwoods/

    Just outside Athenry! I'll call up to them when I get a chance


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,561 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    Try the panelling centre

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 968 ✭✭✭Guru Maith Agut


    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.

    Would you be happy enough using pine? If so Strahan Timber do laminated pine sheets.

    Sizes here.


  • Registered Users Posts: 699 ✭✭✭bamayang


    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.


    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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭Bungusbeefcake


    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.

    I use Hearts Wood Heritage, based just near Naas in Kildare. Dara is the man there and he's great. He'll go through all the types of wood he has, discuss what you're looking for, show you the slabs and everything so you can pick out what you want with the character you like and work within your budget. Honestly, he's great. I got a slab of Beech for my kitchen table and another near end slab which I've turned into a bench.
    I'm also picking up random small live edge pieces up off him this weekend to turn into shelves.
    He kiln dries the wood which really helps.

    http://heartswoodheritage.ie/shop/


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,167 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    not the usual sort of question about wood supplies here - does anyone know of a supplier of materials suitable for building a low wattle fence for a raised veg bed? or if anyone has tried it and has and dos and dont's.
    i.e. i'd be looking for maybe 40 stakes up to two foot long each to be driven into the ground, probably a foot or so apart, and probably a load of hazel rods to weave between them.
    rustic is obviously fine, and i do appreciate i'd have to replace it every few years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    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.


    cheers thanks,thats exactly my line of thinking too. Had been looking around the usual shops for kitchen tables and theres nothing decent without spending big money so thought to make one instead. Hoping I can bring it in for less than 500 or 600 and a bit of work and end up with something unique.



    How did the epoxy work out for you? Was looking at a few youtube videos the other night where people make 'river tables' with dyed epoxy running down the middle. Looks interesting but was wondering does epoxy stand up to a lot of hard use or does it get scratched over time? Im interesting in the idea of using it but also want this table to last decades and still look in good condition years from now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 699 ✭✭✭bamayang


    Epoxy is very scary to go at at first, but really its pretty straightforward. John McGrath on youtube did a good video on it recently, where he covered a lot of detail and risks.
    I only have it at one end of the table, and i never sit at that end, so it isnt in constant use. But over last 6 months its still scratchless. It dulls a little but still looks good.
    I wouldnt be a fan of the river or coloured epoxy tables at all, i think they're a little bit of a fad that will date quite quickly. I just used enough to fill a few holes/cracks.

    Below is the table, two epoxy pours about a pint of material each at the near end (clear).

    Yi0bvuJ.jpg


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    wow that looks gorgeous, great job. Can I ask where you got the legs as they're simialar to what I was going to source, lots available online but I want to try get something that is heavy duty. And how much were they?

    I completely get what you're saying about epoxy tables being a bit of a fad. Im in two minds in that some examples you see online look fantastic but I wonder how they would look in 10 years time. Im kind of conflicted on going the epoxy route or just getting a plain slab and working with that.

    Aside from the epoxy dulling a bit would you say it is scratchable with use over time? Its not like Id be jumping up and down it but just unsure of how durable epoxy actually is. Im not planning on replacing this table so want to get it right first time.


  • Registered Users Posts: 699 ✭✭✭bamayang


    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.


  • Administrators Posts: 54,090 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Can I ask where ye got the light bamayang? :D

    Table is lovely!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    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.

    Thats good to know that its hard wearing. Just got to make a decision on whether or not it is too fad-ish as I want it to last a long time. A regular table made of slab like your own feels more timeless as such. But I do like the bright turquoise/blue colours in epoxy tables and it looks great up against live edges. Decisions, decisions...
    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.

    Yeah was dubious about buying them online as you dont really know what you're getting till they arrive and then sending them back is costly if it needs to be done. Have a fabricator up the road so will see what he could do.


  • Registered Users Posts: 699 ✭✭✭bamayang


    awec wrote: »
    Can I ask where ye got the light bamayang? :D

    Table is lovely!

    Something like “light solutions” in portlaoise. It’s on the Kilenard road out of portaoise. Really nice place.

    Edit: “Design options” I was way off.


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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Found a new supplier for my blanks for woodturning.

    And he lives less than 3 mile from me, and never knew he was there:)

    Great selection of all native timbers, spalted as well. Bought myself some
    monkey puzzle blanks 15x3 1/2 .
    And a nice 4'x 14 x 4" of spalted sycamore.

    Price is very reasonable I thought 80 euro the lot, and its good quality stuff.

    Also going back to look at the breaking cut of a 6' length of spalted sycamore.
    And if its good, which I suspect it will be, a 5" thick slab will be about 145 euro.

    Good knowledgeable young chap...............

    He is on adverts under Irish Timber Slabs., and situated in Dysart, Westmeath


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,167 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    cheers - this seems to be the chap:

    https://www.adverts.ie/member/1455955


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Sorry lads, its this guy I meant,

    https://www.adverts.ie/member/1455955


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,797 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    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....


  • Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    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....

    Where are you based?' BTW the last time I looked at getting walnut it was very expensive so be warned.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,804 ✭✭✭recipio


    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....

    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. ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭Bungusbeefcake


    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....

    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,797 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    DubInMeath wrote: »
    Where are you based?' BTW the last time I looked at getting walnut it was very expensive so be warned.

    near limerick, McMahons was recommended by a furniture maker....he said they'd be very obliging about cutting to sizes......
    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. ?

    ...but i don't think he heard the thickness, so not sure if they'll be able to supply. The Teacher? Said "any wood shop"....

    I was thinking the thickness might be an issue alright.
    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

    thanks for that, I wouldn't mind a trip to kildare! - will try them if i don't get anywhere locally.


  • Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    ablelocks wrote: »
    near limerick, McMahons was recommended by a furniture maker....he said they'd be very obliging about cutting to sizes......

    Haven't used them personally but a friend in Tipp used to buy some pieces from
    http://www.dinantimber.ie


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,804 ✭✭✭recipio


    Try Willie Crowley in Quin Co Clare. www.crowleyhardwoods.com You might get lucky and find 27 -28 mm stock sold as 'one inch' He encourages phone calls and is not great with online contact. You would also do well to find 250 mm wide boards so your son may have to join two together if he uses solid wood.If the thickness could be reduced to 22m you would have no problem finding 25 mm planks in the rough. Access to a planer /thicknesser would make life a lot easier,


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  • Registered Users Posts: 4 wartotojas


    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    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

    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭waterboy15




  • Registered Users Posts: 4 wartotojas


    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

    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭waterboy15




  • Registered Users Posts: 4 wartotojas


    waterboy15 wrote: »
    Or these with 2 slots ripped in the post to hide the bracket

    thanks waterboy15, I was able to find same type holders suitable for 150mm (6") posts. may end up using them. just need to find posts now :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭timfromtang


    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.

    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


  • Registered Users Posts: 4 wartotojas


    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

    Thanks Tim, will be in touch.

    In a meantime, Crowes Sawmills Ltd confirmed they have 3.6m 145x145mm Douglas Fir in Stock PAO


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭timfromtang


    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

    You should buy it from Crowes so, the douglas fir will be lovely. best of luck with the build. tim


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  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    Anyone able to recommend a place that might supply cedar or acacia planed timber for an outdoor furniture project. Ideally in Dublin/North Leinster.

    Need a variety from 2x1 up to 4x4 in 8ft or 16ft lengths. Most googling gives me places only of use if you're building a deck.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭MickeyShtyles


    Anyone able to recommend a place that might supply cedar or acacia planed timber for an outdoor furniture project. Ideally in Dublin/North Leinster.

    Need a variety from 2x1 up to 4x4 in 8ft or 16ft lengths. Most googling gives me places only of use if you're building a deck.

    https://www.goodwins.ie/categories.html?filter_set%5B%5D=20,2896

    Goodwins have a good selection of cedar.


  • Registered Users Posts: 319 ✭✭postsnthing


    wartotojas wrote: »
    thanks waterboy15, I was able to find same type holders suitable for 150mm (6") posts. may end up using them. just need to find posts now :)

    Hi wartotjas would you please let me know where you have found these holders thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 968 ✭✭✭Guru Maith Agut


    Anybody know where I'd get 4x4 posts with length of 10ft or over? Looking for some to create a pavilion type structure with a roof for an outside dining/lounging area, for our fabulous summer that's coming . . . :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭timfromtang


    Anybody know where I'd get 4x4 posts with length of 10ft or over? Looking for some to create a pavilion type structure with a roof for an outside dining/lounging area, for our fabulous summer that's coming . . . :rolleyes:




    Hi Guru,
    I'll saw those for you, send me a pm for details.
    tim


  • Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭Halycon


    Hello,

    Has any any experience in using red deal for joinery furniture? I feel I have gone as far as I can practicing on white deal/ spruce from builders merchants. I mostly use hand tools as I like the peace involved.
    I can't justify hardwood prices, especially at the moment.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭sbkenn


    I suggest going to the merchant and selecting what you want. Some years ago, I purchased over the phone and got stuff with serious "shakes" in it. You might be surprised at the price of Sapele from timber yard, or ... for Irish hardwood, give Peter a call on 0894307187. He runs a sawmill a bit north of Ashbourne and collects trees from all over the country.


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Halycon wrote: »
    Hello,

    Has any any experience in using red deal for joinery furniture? I feel I have gone as far as I can practicing on white deal/ spruce from builders merchants. I mostly use hand tools as I like the peace involved.
    I can't justify hardwood prices, especially at the moment.

    Good quality red deal is fine for joinery, if you are on a budget.
    Just make sure for external joinery you properly deal with the best protection
    that suits your product.

    Proper attention to stains and external weather protective coats will ensure you get the maximum time out of the timber. It wont last forever , but by the time it gives out, you might be able to afford better material, and you will have honed your skills:):)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,804 ✭✭✭recipio


    Halycon wrote: »
    Hello,

    Has any any experience in using red deal for joinery furniture? I feel I have gone as far as I can practicing on white deal/ spruce from builders merchants. I mostly use hand tools as I like the peace involved.
    I can't justify hardwood prices, especially at the moment.

    Red deal is Scots pine and quite hard to find. It was traditionally used for sash windows and garage doors.
    The DIY stores usually stock Southern Yellow Pine which looks like it but Eastern White pine is nicer if you can find it. If there is one machine you might consider it's a second hand planer thicknesser which will liberate you from having to buy pre dimensioned stock
    The current trend is to use 18 mm Baltic ply to make modern furniture - great stuff but you need the tools and space to handle it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭Halycon


    Thanks All,
    I am in west Cork so very limited in selection for timber providers. A planer thicknesser would be handy, but it needs space and a chip collector. The noise of it would be a bit of a problem as I am only doing stuff in the evenings after 8 o clock, after kids bedtime. I rarely get a Saturday to do anything.

    Not a fan of the Baltic ply look. Just a personal taste!
    I will see if the local builders providers has eastern white pine.


  • Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭sbkenn


    Abbey woods, if you can get to Cork city. I doubt that anyone other than a dedicated timber yard would have anything of interest to you.


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