ALEXD
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I am looking to get a teak or similar grating (1.4x 0.6m) made up without breaking the bank, any ideas ?
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Gordonmc
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OK, maybe not teak but your local garden centre will be flogging off heaps of garden furniture in treated tropical hardwood just now.
Look for a table with a grate top... cut the shape you need and edge with the suitably cut and jointed legs.
It won't last as long as teak, but at the prices I've seen you can afford to replace after a couple of years.
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Look for a table with a grate top... cut the shape you need and edge with the suitably cut and jointed legs.
It won't last as long as teak, but at the prices I've seen you can afford to replace after a couple of years.
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ALEXD
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What an excellent idea, thanks
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snowleopard
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K J Howells of Poole make grating kits which you assemble yourself. very cheap and real teak. the kits are for a range of sizes and you trim the bits to make the size you want.
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cliff
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60" X 24" X 1" thk double castle construction in Iroko ~ £ 50 for timber and a bit of patience to make the grating.
Make your own rather than buying one. They are so easy to make with basic tools.
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Make your own rather than buying one. They are so easy to make with basic tools.
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Metabarca
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I recently made a grating using Howell's kit: very simple. And the final product is robust and attractive. Recommended.
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celandine
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A shipwright of the old school, one that did the fancy interior joinery on her majesty's fighting ships, once told me that if they really wanted to test the abilities of an apprentice, they would get him to make a grating using only hand tools. Any inaccuracy in the work would show up a mile off, in fact much more than on normal interior joinery, lockers etc.
Just thought I'd mention that - don't let that put you off though.
Mick
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Just thought I'd mention that - don't let that put you off though.
Mick
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Victorious
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I was shown a grating made by an apprentice. which was said to be an example of the standards of work at the yard.
At first glance, It looked awfull. Not one true right angle anywhere.. No parts were even close to parallel and the whole thing was concave. only the boarder was square and flat.
Looking at it closely I realised that EVERY SINGLE joint was grain to grain on ALL sides..And the boarder was VERY square and flat
Cute
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At first glance, It looked awfull. Not one true right angle anywhere.. No parts were even close to parallel and the whole thing was concave. only the boarder was square and flat.
Looking at it closely I realised that EVERY SINGLE joint was grain to grain on ALL sides..And the boarder was VERY square and flat
Cute
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