Hi,
I am about to start building an outdoor table that will be exposed to the elements. I was planning on building the top from Spotted Gum, however have heard that depending on the quality of the timber it can move around a fair bit.
I was speaking to one of the local recycled timber suppliers and they suggested using Red Mahogany. I have hadn't heard of it, however they said it will retain its colour longer and is nice and stable and still a class 1 timber with the added benifit of being cheaper.
I can't find much on the forums about it so was chasing down some opinions.
The the table top will be pretty simple, 185x38mm lengths on a steel base with 5mm gaps between each board.
Thanks,
Dave
I am about to start building an outdoor table that will be exposed to the elements. I was planning on building the top from Spotted Gum, however have heard that depending on the quality of the timber it can move around a fair bit.
I was speaking to one of the local recycled timber suppliers and they suggested using Red Mahogany. I have hadn't heard of it, however they said it will retain its colour longer and is nice and stable and still a class 1 timber with the added benifit of being cheaper.
I can't find much on the forums about it so was chasing down some opinions.
The the table top will be pretty simple, 185x38mm lengths on a steel base with 5mm gaps between each board.
Thanks,
Dave
Red Mahogany info sought
