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  1. M

    Splitting timber

    I guess at the end of the day, its our own preferable preference Thanks for all the info on this thread Cheers
  2. M

    Splitting timber

    Andy thanks for the input. The picture shown is not the final position of the timber and thought has been made that they will not touch the brickwork. Im working along the lines that " Wet soil is my enemy" as i want them to last as long as humanly possible. With that in mind 95% of the surface...
  3. M

    Splitting timber

    Roger that, thanks Robin i'll re-cut smiley face down if not, Rustic look it is
  4. M

    Splitting timber

    A bit of information and help if you could:- Why is my Timmber splitting - see photos A bit of a long story short is a ordered 50 Sleepers which arrived and being hard to get down here( S.E.) i waited a couple of weeks for delievry but 75% were fresh out of the treatment tank and were showing...
  5. M

    Warping

    Thanks Josh The wood is what ever is available for the timber merchant at time so im buying 44x44 in lengths. The current moisture content ( toy arrived today ) is around 13% so i guess its still a little wet?? Although it had crossed my mind, i hadnt gone down the line of epoxy as i always...
  6. M

    Warping

    Yes i have to paint them all first so with that im not able to glue with PVA side by side and hence why i am using a backing of ply so i think rather than cut the required pieces to the job ill cut a job lot in advance and let them rest.
  7. M

    Warping

    Ah ok thats interesting, makes sence and worth a go
  8. M

    Warping

    Thanks ian - some context of what im trying to achieve
  9. M

    Warping

    Thankyou Sgian Dubh. I had a suspicon it had something to do with what you explained but didnt know the technicalities of it. I wonder what would happen if i screwed it down first ( behind one of the pieces to then later be glued back ) let it dry then unscrewed it? . I cant get around gluing...
  10. M

    Warping

    Thanks Unicorn yes i think ultimately ill try 9mm or even 12mm to make sure but then i need to concider the weight as it will be hung on a wall - the pictures below repsonding to another reply will make sence of wat im trying to achieve
  11. M

    Warping

    A bit of help if you could Why are these warping after gluing? They are 2x2 (44x44) cut into angled pieces no longer than around 40mm and cut at various degrees ( using mitre saw ) then glued onto 6mm ply with evostick pva ( blue bottle exterior type ). Its not a new idea so i presumend my...
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