Workbench: LMS 12ton Sand Wagon

[Richard Phillips]

[richardw]

Thanks Richard, another nice looking wagon.

[gall335i]

Hi Richard,

What wood are you using for the underframe?? As all I've seen is hardwood, but there is many different hardwoods and probably not all suitable for the job.

Thanks

Andrew.

[Richard Phillips]

Sorry I didn't notice your query. It's oak in this case which is probably a bit course-grained for this scale. When I was buying fence boarding from a timber supplier I asked if they could plane some up to the correct section, which they did.

Oak will make fittings stain, shipbuilders would burn the wood, and in wagon making I think they must have used red lead or similar. It goes a nice silvery colour after weathering. It can tend to split. Dave Noble supplies lime for underframes.