OK not a lot to show and tell there just the finishing process after milling the post into five boards.
All I did was to joint and thickness the faces, no real dimensioning at this stage as I am unsure just what exactly the timber will become in its final project role.
No edge trueing or dressing the ends was done just yet.
What I have now is five pieces about 1.8m long x 150mm x 25 to 28 mm thick and a thin sheet of veneer or some such about 4mm to play with.
The sun is making clear images a bit difficult so I took a couple of different views to try and show the final result
Overall a reasonable activity, there is a few stress fractures near the ends, and the original mortices to be cut off but that can wait unil the timber gets a definate role.
So thats a wrap for now, I will sticker them and stash them away somewhere for a project later.
-- Regards Rob
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woodshaver Tony C
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#1 posted 10-02-2018 12:51 AM
Nice work Rob! Now to decide on how your wood will be used! I’m sure you’ll think of something!
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#2 posted 10-02-2018 12:53 AM
Move to Victoria and that’ll be the last thing you need to worry about!
Not being an expert in wood, you may need to re-joint and thicknessl the boards before any pirates can walk the plank without falling in the water. I believe once milled, even seasoned timber may move after the stresses have been removed/weakened. The fact that you didn’t do it on the same day is a bonus… the rain may be your secret friend.
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#3 posted 10-02-2018 02:16 AM
So, do you have a plan for the milled boards?
Interested to know what your going to make out of them?
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Richard
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#4 posted 10-02-2018 02:52 AM
Very Nice Piece Of Work & Well Done Rob!
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#5 posted 10-02-2018 05:07 AM
Thanks for the comments everybody, sadly I cannot reply to everybody personally this time so a blanket reply will have to surfice.
I have no real plans for the timber currently.
It was a “spur of moment” job when I was able to wrangle one of them on my own.
Here are the facts on the posts, I was curious as to just how much these monsters weighed in at so I brought the bathroom scales out to see.
I knew they weighed a bit because they were usually a two man lift to work them.
So here is the answer.
So if they are all about the same mass it puts the stack at about half a Tone.
A factor to consider if you were to rack them. I know I will not be doing this, as I couldnt lift them in and out.
-- Regards Rob
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#6 posted 10-02-2018 09:33 PM
Nice work on the timber post Rob…
Top stash too sir!!
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#7 posted 10-10-2018 04:19 PM
Some really interesting grain in those boards. I hope you find some good projects to use them in.
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