powerdesal Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Not the usual woodworking but I enjoyed doing it.I had 'blagged' some good lengths of meranti from a contractor sodecided that a bit of shade would not go amiss. All the half joints are'tight' with no mechanical fixings. The main top rails are bolted tothe uprights with lag screws. Its now covered with shade netting andfitted with carriage style lanterns at each corner. The garden hasgrown a bit more greenery since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 That's sheer indulgence Steve using all that Maranti on a pergola! Looks good. I'm not familiar with the timber but I understand it's a durable exotic?Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted September 9, 2006 Author Share Posted September 9, 2006 It certainly appears to be durable, the weather here is not very kind to timber as you can imagine, the intense sunshine really doesn't help. It's imported (obviously) from India I believe. The quality varies tremendously from quite a dense grain structure to what can only be described as dross. The pergola stuff seemed to be a good quality and it was very nice to work with. It wasn't really an indulgence as shade was / is quite a high priority if we want to use the garden. Because of the orientation of the house we get full sun on that garden all day.I have turned some of it and its not toooooo bad, not a patch on the european woods but ....... It takes quite a bit of finishing if you want anything decent as furniture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Found one, knew there was a pergola hiding in the puter somewhere. It's a poolside project.[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/chrishead/DSC00755.jpg[/IMG]400 or so joints in this one.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 [quote user="Chris Head"] 400 or so joints in this one.Chris[/quote]Crikey Chris, it will take you a month to smoke that many... It looks more like the makings of a house than a pergola. I'll bet it looked really smart when it was finished! Nice bit of candy twist on the top. How was that done 'cause it's too deep for a router and very time consuming by hand? I'm not going to show the one I did by our pool [:'(]... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 3 weeks actually John, (don't tell any of Dicks siblings tho, I couldn't afford them here!).The twist is cut by chainsaw, 20 mins - 1/2 hr each and sanded.I WANT to see the one by your pool!And that's my Welsh right hand man,well he couldn't possibly be English being that ugly could he?Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 [quote user="Chris Head"]The twist is cut by chainsaw, 20 mins - 1/2 hr each and sanded.I WANT to see the one by your pool!And that's my Welsh right hand man,well he couldn't possibly be English being that ugly could he?Chris[/quote]1. I really am impressed, 30 mins each, sh!t !!! That'z shifting! I need some chain saw lessons from you and I will introduce you to turning. You never know you may like the finess involved and if I ever find it I may too2. Not a chance, the bruddy thing is shop bought pine and not even that straight and even the vines growing up it are krooced (?).3. You will have the Trogs after you for that one! (oh hell, what have I just said now they will join the kat loverz and really be after my ask?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted September 12, 2006 Author Share Posted September 12, 2006 When you find that finess, can you send some my way please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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