Woodworking

[Crzwaco]

Anyone here dable in the ods and ends of woodworking?

I want to make a table with the tree of life on the side glow in the dark.

 

[Kwaai]

That seems interesting, do you have a pic of what you have in mind?

 

[czc]

That sounds cool. Glow in the dark with RGB?

 

[Ser_Bunnylot]

Been woodworking for years now.

A table is a fun project. How you gonna make the side glow? Paint? Or will you attach something?

Did you decide on wood selection and design style?

 

[Crzwaco]

That seems interesting, do you have a pic of what you have in mind?

On the phone will post a pick when I am back at my pc.

That sounds cool. Glow in the dark with RGB?

Nope just green will be the firts time trying glow on the dark powder.

Been woodworking for years now.

A table is a fun project. How you gonna make the side glow? Paint? Or will you attach something?

Did you decide on wood selection and design style?

Going to get glow powder and mix it with resin still need to do more research on this.

Going for a rustic look so brown and black. Want to get hardwood, only know kiaat still need to find a place with planks of diffrent wood. Online I find mostly pressed wood. So hope to get time to go to a store/salvage yard.

 

[Ser_Bunnylot]

Going for a rustic look so brown and black. Want to get hardwood, only know kiaat still need to find a place with planks of diffrent wood. Online I find mostly pressed wood. So hope to get time to go to a store/salvage yard.

You're based in Pretoria, ye?

You can check out Silverton Timber Merchants - http://www.timbermerchant.co.za/
You can also go to Bensaw Sawmills - https://www.facebook.com/BensawSawmills/

Silverton has a big selection of woods and they're reasonably priced. Their wood is dry, mostly, but if you're picking an African wood that they've kiln dried themselves, be prepared for some stress and warpage in the wood. I think they take shortcuts by drying too hot too fast. Their imported woods are great though.

Bensaw has a smaller selection and all hardwoods are still in log form. They can cut it for you but depending on when the log was cut you might need to wait a year or two for the wood to dry. They also have huge piles of reclaimed wood. A lot of it isn't really usable for furniture but if you dig around long enough you'll find some good pieces (bring gloves).

Both places can mill and cut the wood to size for you. Not sure what tools you have but without a planer/thicknesser and table saw it'll be really difficult getting your boards tabletop ready. Unless you're one of those old school hand tool guys.

Rustic looks are challenging to get. Sure, there's plenty of guides on youtube and stuff but most aren't relevant to us because they use products we don't have access to here in SA. I'd advise staying away from the stuff you find at Builders/Chamberlains. Some of the Harlequins stuff is okish but personally I'd avoid it all-together.

Most of the rustic stuff you see on Pintrest is likely weathered oak. I import my finishes but unless you're doing bulk orders it's probably prohibitively expensive. What you can do instead is get new white (not red!) oak and make it look rustic. Silverton actually sells "rustic oak" which is quite a bit cheaper (thinner boards with defects like knots - but that's good, eh?). Kiaat is a nice wood but it's old fashioned now. Outopie kind of furniture you get at these big furniture stores.

Check out Rubio Monocoat for finishes. They have an ammonia based graying agent for oak which gives the weathered look, and they have an "invisible oil" finish which kinda does what the name implies - certainly even less visible than a water based poly/varnish.

You can also take a trip to Hardware Centre in Randburg. They import the Liberon products (high quality stuff) and in that range you can get some darker oak stains that you can then distress and finish with a liming wax.

 

[Crzwaco]

You're based in Pretoria, ye?

You can check out Silverton Timber Merchants - http://www.timbermerchant.co.za/
You can also go to Bensaw Sawmills - https://www.facebook.com/BensawSawmills/

Silverton has a big selection of woods and they're reasonably priced. Their wood is dry, mostly, but if you're picking an African wood that they've kiln dried themselves, be prepared for some stress and warpage in the wood. I think they take shortcuts by drying too hot too fast. Their imported woods are great though.

Bensaw has a smaller selection and all hardwoods are still in log form. They can cut it for you but depending on when the log was cut you might need to wait a year or two for the wood to dry. They also have huge piles of reclaimed wood. A lot of it isn't really usable for furniture but if you dig around long enough you'll find some good pieces (bring gloves).

Both places can mill and cut the wood to size for you. Not sure what tools you have but without a planer/thicknesser and table saw it'll be really difficult getting your boards tabletop ready. Unless you're one of those old school hand tool guys.

Rustic looks are challenging to get. Sure, there's plenty of guides on youtube and stuff but most aren't relevant to us because they use products we don't have access to here in SA. I'd advise staying away from the stuff you find at Builders/Chamberlains. Some of the Harlequins stuff is okish but personally I'd avoid it all-together.

Most of the rustic stuff you see on Pintrest is likely weathered oak. I import my finishes but unless you're doing bulk orders it's probably prohibitively expensive. What you can do instead is get new white (not red!) oak and make it look rustic. Silverton actually sells "rustic oak" which is quite a bit cheaper (thinner boards with defects like knots - but that's good, eh?). Kiaat is a nice wood but it's old fashioned now. Outopie kind of furniture you get at these big furniture stores.

Check out Rubio Monocoat for finishes. They have an ammonia based graying agent for oak which gives the weathered look, and they have an "invisible oil" finish which kinda does what the name implies - certainly even less visible than a water based poly/varnish.

You can also take a trip to Hardware Centre in Randburg. They import the Liberon products (high quality stuff) and in that range you can get some darker oak stains that you can then distress and finish with a liming wax.

Most of the rustic stuff you see on Pintrest is likely weathered oak. I import my finishes but unless you're doing bulk orders it's probably prohibitively expensive. What you can do instead is get new white (not red!) oak and make it look rustic. Silverton actually sells "rustic oak" which is quite a bit cheaper (thinner boards with defects like knots - but that's good, eh?). Kiaat is a nice wood but it's old fashioned now. Outopie kind of furniture you get at these big furniture store

Yeah luckly rustic is not set in stone just for that reason I have to first see what is available in south africa. Knots are not great trying to sand and plane those are just a pain.

[MENTION=6722]Kwaai[/MENTION] here is where I got the idea from

 

[Kwaai]

Oh I see, will be following to see how it turns out .

Also did some woodwork for my desk - shelf with border for back-lighting.

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