RobsCastle ...... Just out of interest where did you get the Jarrah from?
I used to buy my jarrah from Tile Importers in Melbourne (Oakleigh) before I moved to Churchill 15 years ago. That was back when they were a small business selling cheap/junk/seconds. I visited them a lot when I was refurbishing my house in Richmond... and I made a lot of visits,
Every visit I looked at their jarrah seconds pile (rejects they sourced from reputable timber merchants)... I "randomly" picked out any decent looking boards for potential future use..
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD