Green furniture direct out of the log... let's see your designs!

[agrimog]

gobbypunk, you need to look for someone doing chemical blacking for your screws, its a coating that actually bonds onto the metal.

if you look on the back of solid timber flooring, there is usually some slots milled into the boards, these are to stop crowning with changing humidity, so it might work on your larger slabs.

Ive run a thin kerf saw blade nearly all the way through some boards, then filled the slot with resin based glueand clamped them up till it drys as a way of combatting warping and cupping on some wide boards...it still seems to be working after a couple of years

[gobbypunk]

Hi Agri thanks I have 3 50mm thick 2+mtrs long walnut boards they were milled about 9 months ago stickered and left I then moved them into my workshop and left them for about 2 weeks I have now biscuit jointed them together the table is to go into a house so central heating do you think cutting some slots on the underside will help many thanks

Cheers Mark

[agrimog]

it might, did you remember to alternate the growth rings, ie, 1 up 1 down,1up, this helps to prevent the warping a bit as well, I would be inclined to put some very thin cuts on the back, maybe 2 per board, and remember treat the back to the same finish as the front, this also helps, best of luck, wanut should look really nice, deep warm brown colour

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

my hiab lives on a mog !, it goes where landys fear to tread....lol..set up purposely for the milling akward to get timber, and if its to tricky, the winch pulls 5 ton over to where it can be worked

 

damn damn damn now ive got to find one!

[gobbypunk]

Hi Agri not sure about one up one down but will make sure next time will post some pics on weekend after attaching the ends ,coach bolts went to the powder coaters today

Cheers Mark

[agrimog]

what powder are the coaters using, some are more sutible for outdoor use than others, some are almost like a plastic coating, those are what you want.

 

sory Tony, but these days a landy just doesnt stack up....., (and cos I use it for forestry, it ticks all the boxes.....lol)

[gobbypunk]

Hi Agri yes powder coat looks good I had a look at other stuff there some drain pipes so should be ok got to carve the 2 pedestals then put it all together ,nice to mill the planks and see it through to delivery ,the customers came to see progress and were very pleased and thats ace when people love what you have made I will stop waffling now

Cheers Mark

[agrimog]

happy customers = good feed back, always remember your only as good as your last job !!!, keep up the good work

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

happy customers = good feed back, always remember your only as good as your last job !!!, keep up the good work

 

thats so true, last job

[T33eco]

my first attempt