Tangles Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Finally finished off a side table for the KK. It’s not quite the quality of Dennis teak work though. I had some leftover jarrah slabs from a buffet table I made. I sanded this down and filled the imperfections. I nice satin varnish bought out the red and pinks in the jarrah slabs. The legs are old jarrah power posts. These had aged badly so I had to cut it back by a few mm. The jarrah was a reddish brown. Again that was varnished. These post are old jarrah and were super heavy. Jarrah is a hard word and working with it can be hard due to the weight and hardness. I love the colour though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Looks pretty good Tangles fits wellOutback kamado Bar and Grill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 NICE job Tangles looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Very good looking table, great job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Love the colour of your table. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrus Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Nice job, almost looks like walnut but, I assume it's not indigenous to Austrailia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangles Posted June 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Nice job, almost looks like walnut but, I assume it's not indigenous to Austrailia Jarrah is native to the south west of Western Australia. It gives red and pink hues in terms of colour. The old stuff is very heavy. New Forrest growth is still heavy but not as bad as the old Forrest stuff. This timber was shipped to the uk to be used as rail sleepers. Each sleeper would weight over 100kg and some sizes 150kg. Even after 100 years these untreated sleepers are ok. In Australia we use them as floorboards, roofing, jetty’s, decking etc. people recycle them. The legs on the table were from power pole attachments - also 50-60 years old. Still great condition but greyed due to weather. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Sounds a lot like "iron wood." I used it on my deck where the KK goes. It's one of the 2 known woods that won't float nor will it burn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
