mlo55
5th May 2009, 12:23 AM
Hi all,
Like many others on the forums, I've recently caught the woodie bug. I came across this excellent site so many times during google searches about woodwork that I thought I had to join.
I recently finished my first serious woodwork project, an outdoor L-shaped bench seat.
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/micklove/Bench#
The bench frame was built with treated pine, the sides clad (not sure if clad is the right word :-).. with tongue and groove cedar and the actual seat is just 90x20 merbau.
Initially I had built the bench frame in google sketchup.
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=960105cb4afe44ced1ad9b54dcbee8ec
My next project is going to be a table to match the bench on my balcony. I have an initial design, google sketchup again, http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=3af4315b252c94ed1ad9b54dcbee8ec
The legs of the table i've based on the following table that I found in a "Better Homes and Gardens" book, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=0MzrV0jIUYgC&printsec=frontcover#PPA222,M1 . The book recommends using 100x75 Western Red Cedar, however, at almost $50 a metre, it's a bit out of my price range. My local timber guy has some 90x90 merbau at $35 a metre. If anyone has any thoughts on the type of wood to use, they'd be most appreciated.
The cross on the top of the table is probably too ambitious for a newbie like myself, but I'll give it a go anyway. I was going to use merbau for the dark areas on the top and some slightly lighter coloured wood for the cross itself... any ideas welcome :-)
Anyway, I hope to be enjoying (and contributing) to this excellent resource in the coming years and I look forward to chatting to you all.
Best rgds,
Mick
Like many others on the forums, I've recently caught the woodie bug. I came across this excellent site so many times during google searches about woodwork that I thought I had to join.
I recently finished my first serious woodwork project, an outdoor L-shaped bench seat.
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/micklove/Bench#
The bench frame was built with treated pine, the sides clad (not sure if clad is the right word :-).. with tongue and groove cedar and the actual seat is just 90x20 merbau.
Initially I had built the bench frame in google sketchup.
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=960105cb4afe44ced1ad9b54dcbee8ec
My next project is going to be a table to match the bench on my balcony. I have an initial design, google sketchup again, http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=3af4315b252c94ed1ad9b54dcbee8ec
The legs of the table i've based on the following table that I found in a "Better Homes and Gardens" book, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=0MzrV0jIUYgC&printsec=frontcover#PPA222,M1 . The book recommends using 100x75 Western Red Cedar, however, at almost $50 a metre, it's a bit out of my price range. My local timber guy has some 90x90 merbau at $35 a metre. If anyone has any thoughts on the type of wood to use, they'd be most appreciated.
The cross on the top of the table is probably too ambitious for a newbie like myself, but I'll give it a go anyway. I was going to use merbau for the dark areas on the top and some slightly lighter coloured wood for the cross itself... any ideas welcome :-)
Anyway, I hope to be enjoying (and contributing) to this excellent resource in the coming years and I look forward to chatting to you all.
Best rgds,
Mick