large (100mm ish) dowel sources?

[disco_monkey79]

Hi

As per the title, can anyone suggest sources for dowel approx 100mm dia?

Would need to be about 7'-8' long, as it'd be for a curtain rail.

No idea if that sort of thing is available, or if you'd still call it dowel when it's that large...

Thanks

 

[Richard S]

You could try a chandlers, look for a boat pole. I'm not sure you will get 100mm though, normally 75mm and most likely made of ash. These are heavy even at this diameter 100mm will be a third heavier again, have you considered how you will fix it to the wall? You could try here www.bayswatertrading.co.uk but wherever you look I think you need a pole not dowel.

HTH

Richard

 

[Richard S]

Forgot to say, if you go the boat pole route, it may have a flat planed along to to prevent from rolling, not all do so worth checking before buying if this is a problem for you.

 

[marcros]

it is actually worse than that for weight- the 100mm is another 77% heavier. that is going to be one hell of a curtain pole!

 

[Chrispy]

Hi, I have the cutters to make that on the spindle moulder if you can collect from Wantage I will make you some in pine think a piece of 4x4 with the corners off it will be very heavy for a rail!

 

[Phil Pascoe]

...and for the curtain rings?

 

[Jacob]

Sounds like a bad idea. A bit of pipe instead? Available in many materials, wood not being one of them - but a hollow construction could be possible.

 

[AndyT]

Do you really mean 100mm diameter?

Are you furnishing a castle? ;-)

 

[Spindle]

Hi

Don't know how 'rustic' you want but have you thought of the round fence posts as sold by all the big shed gardening departments?

Regards Mick

 

[Jacob]

I'd go for a bit of drainpipe with some of this stuck on.
Nobody would know.

 

[disco_monkey79]

Hi thanks all for the replies.

Apologies for the delay in response to the questions, I've been away from computers for a bit.

Anywho, I did indeed mean 100mm. I was unsure of what this would actually weigh (I figured it'd be heavy, but was hoping to handle some to find out exactly how much). The whole point is now moot as SWMBO has chosen curtains that can't be hung in this manner!

We recently visited the National Slate Museum in Wales - it may sound dull as hell, but was actually really nice, and v interesting. And the water-powered woodworking equipment left me itching to play. In the foreman's cottage, done in the turn-of-the-century style, had a chunky curtain pole, with great big rings. It looked awesome, and I wanted to make something similar. I took a picture, but have lost/deleted it, and as already stated, it's all academic now! But if youshould find yourself there, spare a moment to peek inthe cottage!