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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.
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 Posted: Tue Jun 19, 12 11:01 am Post subject: On the scrounge |
 
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I was wondering if anyone has a piece of 4x4 untreated wood that they could send me please?
Happy to pay for postage, unless it's some ridiculous amount and then I'll just go and buy some wood.
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12Bore
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Location: Paddling in the Mersey
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I have a pile of sawdust, just add PVA and think of it as DIY wood?  |
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sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 12 11:06 am Post subject: |
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How big a piece of 4x4? I haven't got any, I'm just trying to narrow down the search. |
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jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Still in Swindon
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 12 11:10 am Post subject: |
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this is the sort of thing where a street level "wood stash" would be really good. I bet all of us have offcuts that you would just like to see "used". |
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 12 11:38 am Post subject: |
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12Bore.
Sean. I'm wanting to make a bee box and it just say's a bit of 4x4. So I reckon about 6" long? |
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Chickem
Joined: 27 Mar 2009
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Location: out in the Fields in sunny Devon
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Have you got a timber yard/ builders merchant near you?
as they may be able to help with an offcut.
I think it might be cheaper to buy than post anyway |
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Wentworth
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 6405
Location: Asturias, Spain
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 12 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| sgt.colon wrote: |
12Bore.
Sean. I'm wanting to make a bee box and it just say's a bit of 4x4. So I reckon about 6" long? |
Could you use a log or driftwood - if it's the sort of bee box I am thinking of, they would do nicely. |
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Woodburner
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 2512
Location: Essex
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 12 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Or a lot of bits of bamboo tied together, with something over the top to keep the rain out; an offcut of guttering maybe. |
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 12 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Gawber wrote: |
| Could you use a log or driftwood - if it's the sort of bee box I am thinking of, they would do nicely. |
I've got a big log from a pine we chopped down. It's been laying around in the back garden for about 3 years. Would that be ok to modify? |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 12 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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4 what by 4 what? Inches, feet, cm. banananananas?
Units, boy, units! |
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Nick, I figure it's inches. 4 foot or meters would be a hugh bee box.  |
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Wentworth
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
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Location: Asturias, Spain
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 11:43 am Post subject: |
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| sgt.colon wrote: |
| Gawber wrote: |
| Could you use a log or driftwood - if it's the sort of bee box I am thinking of, they would do nicely. |
I've got a big log from a pine we chopped down. It's been laying around in the back garden for about 3 years. Would that be ok to modify? |
Yep - depends on your design and what you want - any ideas? |
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Gawber,
I was just going to go with a square and then put a little roof on, which I think I will do using some of the log with the bark on. |
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Wentworth
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Location: Asturias, Spain
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goldy1
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