motownmartin
Established Member
A few weeks ago I bought some reclaimed wood, it was described as Pitch Pine, I don't exactly know what Pitch Pine is but imagined it would be quality softwood with quite small growth rings.
Anyway I borrowed my mates van and went to pick it up, ooooeeerrr, it was filthy and full of splits, I thought that I had bought a good load of firewood time ro rip out the gas fire and convert the fireplace back to the original log burning fire :shock:
I didn't take any pics of the wood before I started to clean it up, but I did have a few bits left over
I ran 25 planks 6 feet x 9 inch x 2 inch over the planer and 15 dustbin bags of chippings later, I found that there was some decent wood, well good enough for Garden tables and other outside projects.
I was quite impressed by the endgrain
However, there were one or two parts of the wood that convinced me that it would be used for outdoor projects only.
There wasn't going to be any traditional joints (apart from lap joints on the legs) it was going to to assembled with bolts and screws, like so
I was quite pleased with the end result
Must go, I have to make one for the Outlaws.
Anyway I borrowed my mates van and went to pick it up, ooooeeerrr, it was filthy and full of splits, I thought that I had bought a good load of firewood time ro rip out the gas fire and convert the fireplace back to the original log burning fire :shock:
I didn't take any pics of the wood before I started to clean it up, but I did have a few bits left over
I ran 25 planks 6 feet x 9 inch x 2 inch over the planer and 15 dustbin bags of chippings later, I found that there was some decent wood, well good enough for Garden tables and other outside projects.
I was quite impressed by the endgrain
However, there were one or two parts of the wood that convinced me that it would be used for outdoor projects only.
There wasn't going to be any traditional joints (apart from lap joints on the legs) it was going to to assembled with bolts and screws, like so
I was quite pleased with the end result
Must go, I have to make one for the Outlaws.