Recent content by Harrris303

Doug71 that actually looks pretty much spot on!!! At least if the dimensions are about right then any differences would be just about invisible when compared across the room! I was a bit worried my drawing was slightly misleading because I didn't actually know if it was solid behind or not. I'll...

Thanks for the reply Jacob. That would explain why I haven't found anything like it online! Any that have come close have been plaster mouldings. I'll have a look and see if there are any joins or anything. I'm thinking maybe the best thing would be if I use something new and then replace all...

Hi everyone. I've been asked to make a bookcase to match one which was built quite a few years ago, and the customer wants it to be an identical match. I'm trying to track down the wooden coving/cornice moulding that the previous carpenter used, and I've not had any luck so far. Sadly the...

Hi everyone, sorry to ressurect an old thread but this seemed like as good a place to start as any. I've got a Kity 636 planer thicknesser and recently I've noticed when planing that the timber ends up with a slightly bowed surface, which I've now established is due to the tables being a...

I've actually used green oak much more than seasoned oak. Spent the last year helping a friend build big frames for a barn conversion in oak he milled up himself not long before we started. The marks are definitely just the normal staining you get from working the wood with steel tools. I said...

I didn't see any taken from the centre of the tree actually so that's good. A couple had a bit of sap wood here and there, and one had a slight waney edge but other than that they're pretty tidy so fingers crossed... That's a good suggestion about the paint though. They're going to be stacked in...

Hi Woody thanks for the quick reply. Yes I couldn't really think why the stains would spread but I've learned never to assume anything!! So I thought I'd see what other people reckoned. I don't have a particular plan for the posts really, just nice to snap up a bit of cheap oak when you come...

Hi everyone, I just picked up some fresh-sawn oak posts for a good price on gumtree, with the aim of storing them up to season and use in future. A lot of them have blue tannin marks persumably from where they were sawn, and some have little spots dotted around as well. I'm just wondering if the...

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. Some interesting tips and tricks! To be honest the more I thought about it the more I thought even once the new wood was aged and darkened it would still be a different colour. I think the new would end up much more gold in colour whereas the old was...

I was going to try some wax straight on top of the oil I've put on just out of laziness, but as you said and as I just read in an old book, it's a good idea to seal the wood first anyway. Also I have tried the colour on a test piece and I think it looks ok, although I'm going to give it a lot...

Thanks yes I was bearing that in mind but the darker original panel in the photo has been sanded back to what I assume is it's lightest "fresh" colour but is naturally slightly darker I think, so I was imagining they would both darken with age at the same rate and still remain different...

Thanks that's a really useful page. I always like the sound of anything you can do with household products! I might just get some light briwax and see if that helps first of all.

Thanks for the link, they look like some useful products. I guess I would want the wood ageing treatment if I went down that road, although I think the difference in colour with my panels is maybe more to do with different species of tree possibly. The original wood seemed naturally darker when...

Hi everyone, I've made a replacement raised panel for my friend's headboard. The headboard is a bit like a door on its side, with two panels set side by side, one original, and now the replacement one I've made. I was worried the original wood was darker than the replacement so I lightened the...

Yes that could be a good plan. Cheers.