Post your woodwork here

[Eddy Gordo]

check out timber or lumber city. Builders warehouse should also have some lumber. Airton timbers for sure

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Thanks Myles. What wood it roofing lumber and do any of the main building supplier stock it? 

Treated pine. And yes... its the stuff that is used for trusses. 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

check out timber or lumber city. Builders warehouse should also have some lumber. Airton timbers for sure

Yep. I've found Airton & Builders to be mostly comparable. Cheaper than each other on some items. 

[dev null]

Treated pine. And yes... its the stuff that is used for trusses. 

 

 I bought treated pine from Somerset Timbers last year. When I bought it, it was wet. Some of the wood is now unusable, unless you want to make a giant boomerang.

[mon-goose]

thanks all

[Let's Ride]

6mm mdf with sikaflex. Braces to hold the wood panels in till the sikaflex dried.

[Eddy Gordo]

6mm mdf with sikaflex. Braces to hold the wood panels in till the sikaflex dried.

Camper/ Mtb Van?

[Let's Ride]

Camper/ Mtb Van?

One of our work vans (VW Caddy Panel Van) Load heavy gear inside so wanted to protect the metal skin.

 

Next to do is the Ford connect panel van.

Edited July 17, 2017 by Let's Ride

[Pants Boy]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Houtwerkers/

 

Lots of 'korrelkoppe' there, but there's some amazing talent (and interesting personalities) on there.

[Ed-Zulu]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Houtwerkers/

 

Lots of 'korrelkoppe' there, but there's some amazing talent (and interesting personalities) on there.

And many, many questions starting with "hoeveel dink julle kan ek vir die of daai vra?"  

[Stretched@Birth]

The dogs like their bed...

[Ed-Zulu]

The dogs like their bed...

Best dogs ever!

[CJ Van]

I’m busy building myself a dining room table.  Oregon top with rectangular steel tubing for the legs and frame.  I would like to keep the frame and legs raw steel with the little bit of rust that is on there, not paint it. 

Does anybody know what I can use on the steal to prevent it from further rusting.  I see some of the folks in USA use a product called Penetrol for this.  Anybody here that have used Penetrol for this application?

I would also like to get your recommendations on what oil you would use on the table top.  The top will not get a lot of abuse and I don’t want to seal it with varnish.

Edited July 18, 2017 by CJ Van

[Grebel]

I’m busy building myself a dining room table. Oregon top with rectangular steel tubing for the legs and frame. I would like to keep the frame and legs raw steel with the little bit of rust that is on there, not paint it.

Does anybody know what I can use on the steal to prevent it from further rusting. I see some of the folks in USA use a product called Penetrol for this. Anybody here that have used Penetrol for this application?

I would also like to get your recommendations on what oil you would use on the table top. The top will not get a lot of abuse and I don’t want to seal it with varnish.

I would use a satin 2k clear on the legs. Only problem is you are going to have to degrease it first and that may take off some of the rust. If you don't degrease it you might get "fish eyes" when you spray the clear.

[eccc whippet]

Attention to detail is severely lacking in South Africa with regards to craftsmanship. How many times have I had people working in my house, only to realise I would be able to do it better, if only I had the time. South African craftsmen need to visit Japan just once in their lives to see what the pursuit of perfection looks like.

It is simple...people are not prepared to pay for a "qualified artisan" so you get what you pay.

 

there is a trend starting in SA as people are getting smarter...i have been asked on numerous occasions about my "teams" who are dropped on site...it is simple you want a cheap job...you get teams of "skilled" people...if you want a quality job and prepared to pay the price...you get me on site managing and doing the job. 

 

you get qualified people...who have a piece of paper with a big red stamp who served their time and "passed" the trade test.

 

then you get skilled people sometimes referred to as "technicians" ...people who have done a 1 or 2 week course...and now skilled to carry out a specific task.

 

then you get the handyman...

 

R18000 for a surgeon to do an op on my wifes foot...took him 1 hour...plus the R18000 for the night in hospital...people whine to pay R450 for a qualified artisan to drive to their house and do a job...you pay peanuts you get skilled labour.

 

 

Attention to detail costs money. 

[Grebel]

Fair points. 

 

What irks me is when I get charged artisan/craftsman rates but end up with a "skilled" labourer doing the work...