The life and times of a Railway Sleeper

Stage 1 - Starting life as an Ironbark Tree

Stage 2 - Then as a railway sleeper in NSW

Stage 3 - Pulled up and transported to a landscape supplier in Vic

Stage 4 - A new home in my courtyard, soon to become "The Structure"

Stage 5 - Time to split... with a little help from a chainsaw

And get cleaned up with an angle grinder, after experimenting with various wire brush attachments the best solution was a rust removing disc

5 down... 5 to go

1st coat of "Floods" Spa N Deck in Redwood - goes on whilst the timber is soaking wet so as it dries it gets pulled well into the timber. It's the best stuff going around! Here's a link for more info

http://www.floodaustralia.net/products/wood_care/spa_n_deck.php

2nd coat goes on once it's dried, about 2 hrs

 3rd coat after another 2 hrs, all prepped now ready for installation