Travelling Joiners Toolbox Progress so far
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23 January 2021 at 3:30 am #698153
Thanks Deb
I am in Melbourne and get it from local timber recyclers and suppliers. Are you in Australia. I have tried quite a few local timbers but they are very hard so hard on tools and wont compress so errors show up easily much to my woodworking shame🙂
they are all variations on tassie oak or gums
Happy to answer any questions23 January 2021 at 4:04 am #698155drawers are in and hardware fitted. Now just take apart and final scraping and sanding and the always scary application of finish. I can see all the little errors i made but overall pretty proud of this project 😎
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You must be logged in to view attached files.23 January 2021 at 8:48 pm #698235Hej Philip,
Indeed very nice, and many thanks for sharing your progress.
There are those who suggest that when half pins of a drawer back form the upper rear end of the sides, then these should be bevelled a little to prevent spelching of the corners. Just a thought.
23 January 2021 at 9:12 pm #698236Darren and Sven
Thankyou very much and Sven that is a great suggestion i was thinking how to best finish the drawers and also if i would use 2 small handles like Paul did or a matched recess at the bottom of the top drawer and top of the bottom drawer.
I made the drawers a little deeper so dont have much room at the front so recess is my likely answer.
Phil24 January 2021 at 10:21 am #698336Darren and Sven
Thankyou very much and Sven that is a great suggestion i was thinking how to best finish the drawers and also if i would use 2 small handles like Paul did or a matched recess[postquote quote=698270]
Debra
It was a challenging project for me but i find if you take your time and be kind to yourself about mistakes and use them to always aim for a higher standard then it is all achievable.
The the most daunting thing for me was the pyramid raised panels but it wasnt as difficult as i thought.
If you take it on feel free to ask questions and share progress and as you can see people are very helpful and supportive.
Happy woodworking
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You must be logged in to view attached files.26 January 2021 at 2:36 am #698579I presume that’s the species you are talking about. It’s actually a false cypress. The database says it’s good for flooring and light furniture and building construction. It’s highly rot and bug resistant, so maybe decking. And it’s among the harder softwoods, comparable to yew.
It apparently goes by Australian cypress pine. Sounds like it might make good siding as well.I had to double check to make sure you didn’t write Austrian pine ( Pinus nigra) 🙂
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26 January 2021 at 2:50 am #698584Some USDA info on its introduction and invasiveness.
http://www.tsusinvasives.org/home/database/casuarina-equisetifolia
Sounds nasty to get rid of.
26 January 2021 at 2:05 pm #698638Please forgive me for being a nit-picker, but Australian Cypress (Callitris columellaris), is not the same as Australian Pine (Casuarina equisetifolia). The latter appears to have few other uses than that of being a popular bonzai tree. It’s a “she-oak”, not a conifer (i.e. making it a hardwood); a designation that is completely lost on me, as Australian Pine trees carry both female and male flowers.
Beeches, at least the European ones (Fagus Sylvatica), have the same approach to competition as Australian Pine. Little else grows under the canopies of beech forests. They, just like Australian Pine and the favourite wood Black Walnut (Juglans nigra), use chemical warfare (allelopathy) to suppress all else growing. The Australian Pine is frugal while beech is fastidious, which makes the former a nuisance best rid of.
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