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Something that beautiful should be in a gallery! And as for the comment that Bob made about 2 grand, well there was an unmade bed that sold recently for substantially more than 2 grand! so its gotta be worth a try no? Beautiful piece of art Andy

Point well made... :lol:

My god there are sooo many A few of my favs would be Bubinga for the stunning figure and colours, all that beautiful wavey and wandering grain never fails to bring a little smile to my face, and in the same category would be Yew because of those amazing colour variations and patterns you find...

I've had exactly the same problem on the same router. I gave mine a damn good clean out with an air line and that seem to have done the job Hope this is of some help Andy :D

As for a replacement timber to use, what about American black walnut? Its certainly easier on the tools ect and looks stunning if you choose your boards carefully to get a good colour match If your customer is dead set on Wenge, then why not cheat a little and go with Veneered ply and...

Why thoughs are some lovely looking legs you have there! :lol: Good choice on the OSMO finish for the top, I've built six now all but one done with OSMO and they do look gorgeous in the sun, almost too good to sit on :lol: Out of curiosity how much did the timber cost? Andy

Iv used them in the past to buy a load of feather edge and stud work. All thing considered they were very helpful and everything i ordered was as described, they even refunded me £20 for the delivery as it was at 8pm after there van broke down. hope this helps Andy

Another vote for Greenheart Its a very commen Timber for Docks and Sea defences. Andy

it never ceases to amaze me the things that people throw away!!! Well done for the rescue, well worth saving!! Andy

I believe it Saa-pee-lee but dont quote me on that :lol:

Also used by door manufacturers, I did a warehouse clearance a few months ago and got 30-40 bare hemlock doors amongst others. Looks nice when stained Andy

Hi Dedee Nice bit of timber you have there, it doesnt look like it needs alot of cleaning up to me, coulnt you just get away with attacking it with a belt sander rather then running it through a planer thicknesser? As for the thickness of the timber, mine ended up at a little under 1.5inch and...

Got to agree with that, you'll start to see the joints part once its been outside for a couple of seasons, but hey the most important thing in my book is that you like it. Hell i might even make one myself out of old railway sleepers! It looks really nice Andy flippin well done mate! Love the...

Hi Alan The main reason for all the different colour is that the timber has been treated which gives allot of the board a very pale green colour, also all the timber came from a multi storey car park demolition site, the timbers were used as the barrier that ran all the way round the outside...

Sorry Andy I didnt take any picks of the underside. Dead centre on the underside of the top I put a 4" x 26" bracer screwed to the table from the underside, Either side of that I put and angled brace going from one side of the centre brace too the centre of the seat support strut. I am...

Hi Alan I'd recommend at least 2 coats on all pieces, and three on the top and seats and it really does give a good looking finish, how long it lasts is an unknown at this point, I'll have to wait till next year and see how it looks. Perfectly ok to use it on pine as thats what mine is made out...

i've been considering importing for resale small'ish quantities of highly figured hardwoods, specifically Maple, Bubinga and Padauk as i've found these to be very hard to come by in the good old UK These timbers interest me the most because of the quite frankly mind blowing grain patterns i've...

Ofcourse you can sir :lol: A good friend of mine weighing in at 22 stonne tried it out for size a few days ago and i'm proud to say it didn't even flinch, he now wants one as well.... that makes 7 more i need to make :shock: Me thinks i may need to invest in a pair of new planer blades...

i've been thinking of Importing timber from the US, if you don't mind me asking what timber did you buy, and what charges did you incur? I'm considering importing some very lovely Figured timber from various saw mills all over the US, and am just investigating all the charges myself...

My sister wanted a clear finish so i used Liberon Garden furniture oil, 2 coats with a light sanding with 240grit in between coats. It does really bring out the different colours in the timber. Thanks for the kind remarks after a couple of years butchering wood, it looks like all the advice i'v...