Hi all.
I'm a big fan of redgum, one of the loveliest Aussie timbers and great to work with.
Went to the local salvage yard for a bit of a look around and the man there directed me to a pile of mangy looking redgum he just picked up, said it was from a demolished town hall near-by that was in a bad state after standing for 90 odd years. I grabbed some bits and took them home as I had a picture frame that needed making.
This first pic shows them as I picked them up.
Ran them through the thicknesser and was quite happy with how they came up. Nice deep reds and some figure (except for the plain looking one in the middle).
So I whipped up a picture frame with the shorter piece you can see in the above piccies. I also used some recycled ash as a feature and for a bit of contrast. I'm starting to lean away from the full gloss look, but in something like a picture frame that has a small surface area, I think it's ok.
Sometimes you just have to look for the beauty with-in after the crap is cleaned away.
Quite happy with how it came up. Now i just need something to use up the rest.
Steven.
I'm a big fan of redgum, one of the loveliest Aussie timbers and great to work with.
Went to the local salvage yard for a bit of a look around and the man there directed me to a pile of mangy looking redgum he just picked up, said it was from a demolished town hall near-by that was in a bad state after standing for 90 odd years. I grabbed some bits and took them home as I had a picture frame that needed making.
This first pic shows them as I picked them up.
Ran them through the thicknesser and was quite happy with how they came up. Nice deep reds and some figure (except for the plain looking one in the middle).
So I whipped up a picture frame with the shorter piece you can see in the above piccies. I also used some recycled ash as a feature and for a bit of contrast. I'm starting to lean away from the full gloss look, but in something like a picture frame that has a small surface area, I think it's ok.
Sometimes you just have to look for the beauty with-in after the crap is cleaned away.
Quite happy with how it came up. Now i just need something to use up the rest.
Steven.
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