The Forestry Forum

Hi ya's
just looking at building a woolshed  for shearing (a building where sheep have there wool cut off) any how  there are a heap of older  stringybark gums and also a heap of old macros  ..i'm thinking of useing the gum for grateing (slats that sheep stand on) cut  about 4X2  then cut on a angle  to make a slat  40mm wide at the bottom and 50 mm on the top  so when layed the gap gets wider near the bottom  to stop blocking  ...also  need a board (the place the shearers stand while shearing) this i was thinking of doing in macro  and getting it molded into T&G ...ok here are the questions  are the two woods ok for this job ?  what size do ya cut floor boards ? and is it hard to get wood T&Ged  or could ya cut thicker and just use  flat cut timber ??
thanks
JD

Dont know why Gum would not work but dont know much about the macros.  Or should I say I dont know a THINK about macros.

THe woolshed in our main barn is a solid oak floor with 10" boards butted together.  Its lasted over 100 years so must be OK.  Not sure that T&G would be necessary considering the application. 

Hi ya
yea i wondered about  the T&G too but talked to  a builder and he thought ie would make the floor move as one IE with the boards interlocked   but even a tad thicker would stop any movement i would have thought .. the main floor i may do in concrete (i know it's a cuss word in the wood trade )as the wool room is at ground level and it could be used as a workshop too so  maybe go that way  i could have done the main floor in wood too if it was just a one use shed .. been knocking over trees today for it and some macros are  over 30 inch across  i'll take the modern box brownie  with me and get some pic's  and will get some of the mill too
catch ya
JD