Blatant Gloat

[smidsy]

Hei Guys,
Dragged my butt out of bed this morning at 7am to go meet some treeloppers that were bringing down a jarrah tree.
Scored three slabs about 600mm across and about 500mm long (fun to unload alone) and filled the trailer with assorted logs from about 200mm to 400mm thick - the tree loppers even cut the timber to the size I wanted and helped me load the trailer.

Could have got more but I only have an ungated 6x4 trailer and it was a round trip of about 80k's - was rather a shame to see some nice timber go through the chipper.
Cheers
Paul

[Kev Y.]

NAAAH NAAH NAAAH..

not that I am jealous... :p

[TOMARTOM]

What........ no room inside the car? What about on the roof?

anyway I am sure it will go to a good project, any ideas?

reegards tony

[smidsy]

Hei Tony,
I loaded the trailer in order of size and after I'd finished they cut the stump lower and there was another 600mm slab - that went inside the car which is an old express van.
I thought about loading the van as well but I have to unload alone and we will be moving in the next six to twelve months so what ever timber I collect I will have to move.

As for plans, not sure yet. Apparently end grain turning is not the done thing but I'd like to make a nice large platter.

This timber came up out of the blue, I got a call about 2pm yesterday, I rang some people in my turning club but they all thought it was too far - it was about 35km each way which is only 20 minutes on the freeway.
Cheers
Paul

[TOMARTOM]

Well i am suew that what you have will be sufficient to make various pieces of furniture.Good wood is getting harder to come by, especially the larger sizing. All the best.

regards tony

[smidsy]

Hei Tony,
You should call a few tree loppers in your area, they either have to cart the wood away or feed it through a chipper so most of them are happy for you take it.
Cheers
Paul