This door was made for an outhouse. The client wanted an exact copy in timber that would last a little longer than the previous door. I was quite pleased how it turned out and I learned a few things, which is always good.
Hi Gary,
Good to see you have a new blog post up on the site.
I’m very curious about Accoya- their website says it is acetylated timber but doesn’t specify what species. I would imagine that dense timber is very hard or maybe even impossible to treat in this way. The stuff you’ve used looks like “redwood” pine. Do they do other species? And how does the price compare with regular timber?
All the very best – Richard C
Hi Richard, I’m not sure how it is grown/treated, but the overall weight of the wood is quite light, which is great when you’re making big doors and items like that, because good ol’ mdf can get those hinges creaking. It seems quite a lot more resilient to knocks and dings than, say, Poplar and takes a moulding profile very well. Paint also seems to go on very nicely. It’s not cheap though. If you mess up and cut it wrong, it’s very annoying. Don’t ask me how I know that.
Hi Gary,
Quite by chance I came upon this blog which has quite a bit of information about Accoya… http://www.gshaydon.co.uk/blog
I only visit that site occasionally as it’s generally about promoting their business but there are some interesting blog articles in among the more commercially oriented ones.
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Hi Gary,
Good to see you have a new blog post up on the site.
I’m very curious about Accoya- their website says it is acetylated timber but doesn’t specify what species. I would imagine that dense timber is very hard or maybe even impossible to treat in this way. The stuff you’ve used looks like “redwood” pine. Do they do other species? And how does the price compare with regular timber?
All the very best – Richard C
Hi Richard, I’m not sure how it is grown/treated, but the overall weight of the wood is quite light, which is great when you’re making big doors and items like that, because good ol’ mdf can get those hinges creaking. It seems quite a lot more resilient to knocks and dings than, say, Poplar and takes a moulding profile very well. Paint also seems to go on very nicely. It’s not cheap though. If you mess up and cut it wrong, it’s very annoying. Don’t ask me how I know that.
Hi Gary,
Quite by chance I came upon this blog which has quite a bit of information about Accoya… http://www.gshaydon.co.uk/blog
I only visit that site occasionally as it’s generally about promoting their business but there are some interesting blog articles in among the more commercially oriented ones.
All the very best – Richard