Building a Railway Sleeper Bench from Mystery Wood | Garden Ready for Summer Series | Ep2

In this video I will be making a Railway Sleeper Bench out of a reclaimed sleeper that I recently picked up for free. I thought this was an oak sleeper but it turned out to be a bright red mystery wood. Someone in the comments please let me know what wood this is!
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⌚️Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Making Railway Sleeper Bench
00:22 The 3 sleepers I have to use
00:39 Cutting the Reclaimed Sleeper to Length
01:12 Power Carving the Reclaimed Sleeper
01:59 Cleaning out the Cracks
02:22 Using Vinegar to Treat Rot
02:56 Cutting the Live Edge Sleeper for the Legs
03:40 Drill the Holes for the Legs
04:14 Screwing on the Legs with Coach Screws
04:25 Final Shaping with Angle Grinder
04:36 Applying Ronseal Wet Rot Wood Hardener
04:57 Scorching the Legs
05:18 Adding Adjustable Legs
05:46 Adding Dowels to the Screw Holes
06:09 Sanding the Sleeper
06:34 Oil the Sleeper
07:18 The Finished Railway Sleeper Bench
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[@robinspratt6057]

I never would have seen the potential of that sleeper. What a beautiful piece of wood was hiding under the filth!

[@Renovation-Dan]

Thanks, I’d have been more than happy with a nice bit of oak but this turned out a bit more unique.

[@mikegoulding7520]

The reclaim looks like Cedar wood to me, beautiful piece

[@Renovation-Dan]

Thank you. I thought possibly cedar but it seems a deeper red than any cedar I’ve seen before. Most of the cedar I’ve used has either been more orange or a lighter pinky red. It’s a very hard wood too, which is why I initially presumed it was oak. It may be an Asian hardwood but to be honest my knowledge of those woods is very little!

[@user-rx8qy9ev3s]

The colour is just lovely, love the bench.❤

[@Renovation-Dan]

Thank you, I was very happy with how it turned out!

[@daniellebooth9667]

❤❤ love it

[@Renovation-Dan]

Thanks 😁 glad you like it

[@johnmcdonald489]

That looks like red cedar

[@Renovation-Dan]

It looks a bit like cedar but it’s really dense and hard. I still have no idea what it is but I’m leaning towards an Asian hardwood but I have no firm idea!