[mental4astro (Alexander)]

Hi all,

I have a whole lot of old floor bearers and joists that have been removed from the house. These timbers are in great condition for their 80+ years, no rot or termite damage. The bearers may well be spotted gum they are so bloody heavy and hard (possibly ironbark?). The joists are only a little less dense/heavy, but still no blooming light weights.

I am looking at making a dining or coffee table out of the joists (4" X 2") and could make some benches with them too, but it will still leave a whole lot of timber left over. The bearers being 4" X 4" in size present other creative problems.

Other than burning and using them to smoke food, any ideas how I could use these gorgeous timbers? Butcher's block?

Wood turning is not possible for me.

All the timbers are over 2m long, some around 4m long.

Any suggestions?

Cheers,

Alex.