Thread: Some gnarly Blackwood

Looks really good mate, but that cow looks worried - that axe would cut a few mean steaks

Originally Posted by Not enough!!

Looks really good mate, but that cow looks worried - that axe would cut a few mean steaks

...they were ALL WORRIED
Will post pics of the other logs next few days
Some huge ones too
Have to dock them to fit onto the truck for pick up on thursday
I love the old paddock trees
All salvaged as well which makes for good karma...MM

Looks like some fabulous, spectacular grain there. I just bought a 12"x4' chunk off a neighbour (some 4m of it), but it's very pedestrian by comparison.

Broke it down to 4x4 so far. He hadn't painted the ends, so you can imagine what happened.

How long are you going to season it for? I have one in my firewood lot that I planted 25 years ago that is similar size to what's in your photos and it's been standing up dead for a couple of years.
Don't have a chainsaw mill though

Originally Posted by P.W.H.

Looks like some fabulous, spectacular grain there. I just bought a 12"x4' chunk off a neighbour (some 4m of it), but it's very pedestrian by comparison.

Broke it down to 4x4 so far. He hadn't painted the ends, so you can imagine what happened.

How long are you going to season it for? I have one in my firewood lot that I planted 25 years ago that is similar size to what's in your photos and it's been standing up dead for a couple of years.
Don't have a chainsaw mill though

A lot of the trees were dead standing and the rest were 'on the way out' so to speak
Blackwood if given the right conditions seasons fairly rapidly
They will have spectacular grain alright
The twisted and tortured paddock trees produce the most beautiful wood
Post some pics of your stuff if you get a chance
Would love to see the kiwi grown stuff...MM

And then there was the kitchen sink!
lovely stuff, good to see your still working.

Slab from a small head billet
I reckon there will be a bit of Birds eye in this lot
Some lovely straight grain stuff too...MM

This is all of the new stuff that I've got planed so far (and I made the wee
scoop out of a thin offcut that was split any which way otherwise, just for the hell
of it).
Going to re-saw to 21mm some time soon.

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I see the timber bug bites again!

Here's a nice one
Around 1100mm girth...big example of the species for around this area...MM

Couple more pics
Be plenty of stump material
They have very shallow root balls which surprised me...very much like Southern Silky
Being a tree with a heavy,expansive head,it is amazing how they keep themselves upright with such a small root system
More pics this arvo...MM

Here's a few pics from today
Nice Fiddly ...MM

Some exquisite timber there MM and good to see you 'back in the saddle' again.

Keep the posts coming please,as there are very few out there with your depth of knowledge on timber and milling.

Here's a sample from yesterday
Sadly the battery for the camera just ran out of charge so more pics this arvo
Milled quite a bit of Fiddly...MM

Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN

Here's a few pics from today
Nice Fiddly ...MM

Don't do this to me!!!!