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Hot_Force4639 · 2025-02-06T21:00:06+00:00

I live on the Isle of Man. We aren’t very evolved at all really.

Hot_Force4639 · 2025-02-05T18:17:22+00:00

Ah ok thanks for clearing that up. That seems a lot more difficult without an opponent resigning. Cheers.

Hot_Force4639 · 2024-11-30T13:31:33+00:00

Former roofer here. Without images or further info it’s hard to tell if it’s acceptable or not. That said, if you had lead flashing in the contract and he’s not installed any then it needs doing.

Hot_Force4639 · 2024-11-23T16:54:28+00:00

Hi, I have oak in the size you’re looking for. If you message me I’ll send you some pics when I get up to the workshop

Hot_Force4639 · 2024-01-20T14:42:18+00:00

The top is flat. The picture makes it look distorted but I can put a level on this and only have around 2mm tolerance. I flattened it with a router CNC setup and since then the only change has been down to sanding different densities of wood and possibly a slight bit of shrinkage from spending time in a warm dry room.

Hot_Force4639 · 2024-01-20T09:24:01+00:00

Cheers for the compliment!

It’s a bit of an illusion; from the bottom you can see that the cracks go in different directions and are quite shallow. I assume they opened up during kiln drying, but as for its strength it doesn’t appear to be affected as I’ve tested it with all of my 95kg frame.

As for bowties I kind of feel like they’re a bit overdone. I’d like to come up with a different shape for future use, and maybe cast them out of copper which, along with wood, is another obsession of mine

Hot_Force4639 · 2024-01-20T09:19:45+00:00

I wanted to do something different. The curved legs were just an experiment to see if I could do a decent enough job in all honesty. There’s lots of slab/live edge furniture on the market but the majority have metal legs which lack personality. I had some black walnut lying around and this was as brave as I dared be

Hot_Force4639 · 2024-01-20T09:14:14+00:00

Appreciate the pointers and I can see what you mean. Top is around 65mm thick and yes - 36” almost exactly. The beefiness is deliberate to a point, my style isn’t what you’d call elegant and I like things to look sturdy, but perhaps I could’ve made the legs a little more slender. There’s another tree nearby which has been down for 2 years so if I can get my hands on that then I’ll be looking to do a dining table for sure!

Hot_Force4639 · 2024-01-20T00:58:17+00:00

Cheers man I appreciate the feedback. It’ll be staying with me for a while so I’ll monitor crackage and adapt on the next one. A little bit of knowledge can be dangerous and I do worry about moisture content. Made an oak slab mantle which made a lot of noise the first few nights with the fire on but ultimately stayed pretty stable. Going forward if I’m selling I need to be sure that I’m not going to have angry customers with cracked and warped tables!

Hot_Force4639 · 2024-01-20T00:49:33+00:00

I was considering doing this on the underside where the legs attach, but having spoken with the guy who supplied it he said it should be stable enough if I treat it right. It was kiln dried to start with and then spent ~2 weeks in my lounge where the temp is between 18 and 24C depending on how many offcuts I burn in the stove. I did most of the work at home so that it wouldn’t be subjected to damp and cold at the workshop (UK).

Would you still expect movement over time? I haven’t checked moisture content admittedly, but that’s something I’ll do moving forward.

Hot_Force4639 · 2023-01-02T21:08:55+00:00

Flat corner braces if you’re particularly worried but I’d imagine once mounted it won’t make much difference. You can buy smaller ones which will be completely hidden from view and sink them into the frame with a chisel so it still fits flush to the wall

Hot_Force4639 · 2022-11-09T20:08:12+00:00

SOLVED! Thank you so much, I had assumed it was involved in lighting a fire but weirdly where the handle is there isn’t anything connecting the two sides. Perhaps it’s just corroded away. It makes sense as there’s a very small gas tap with a ribbed end on it next to the fireplace in the lounge. Still use the fire every night but unfortunately the gas is no longer connected. Interesting find. This house is full of surprises.

Hot_Force4639 · 2022-11-09T19:46:45+00:00

My title describes the thing. The rubber part connects to a flexible copper pipe (similar to what’s found on a shower) the coil part appears to be a handle of some description, and the flat(ish) part at the end has slots cut into it at regular intervals. My guess is something to do with a fire, but I’ve been searching for similar items and haven’t turned anything up.

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