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  1. 24th May 2009, 11:55 PM #1
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    Hi all, I might be able to get my hands on some liquid amber. Two Trees ...... very old. Number 1 is about 600 thick and number 2 about 750.
    Is it good for anything? Just thinking it would be a shame just to burn old trees like that.
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  3. 25th May 2009, 08:47 AM #2
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    mate grad it.

    its brilliant timber.

    i got a heap of blocks for turning blanks. wich tehy had of been logs.

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    I agree, It makes very nice timber.
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    Yeah Grab it Reiner LOL
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    are they those trees with the little spikey "balls" that are always on the ground around the tree?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Broda View Post
    are they those trees with the little spikey "balls" that are always on the ground around the tree?
    Yep
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    Anyone had experience with cuttin 'em? or pics of the sawn timber?
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    its brilliant to cut ill see if i can find some pics.

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    SO how are they different to plain trees? or is it the not so furry spikey ball?
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  11. 28th May 2009, 08:51 PM #10
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    Maybe they have heaps of yellow (amber) sappy (liquid) stuff in 'em LOL
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    i cant find any of my pics of liquid amber so here is one taken form google images.



    really nice timber to work. hard to describe its almost rubbery.

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    looks an interesting colour/grain pattern - thanks Carl
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    Quote Originally Posted by bittenyakka View Post
    SO how are they different to plain trees? or is it the not so furry spikey ball?
    Nothing like each other Plane balls are fluffy where Liquidambar are hard and don't break up. Plane wood is sold as Lacewood and looks like fine structured Oak or very fine Silky Oak where as Liquidambar is a nothing looking wood but it is strong I have heard of a fellow who bought it to make axe handles.
    It is also the worst fire wood I have ever tried to burn.
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    I'm still not sure if I get it or not. A friend of mine is a builder and he needs to get rid of the trees to built a Carport in Tamborine. The owner hired a tree lopper and I asked him what they do with the stumps. So he will ask the chainsaw man and if they don't have a use for them I might score the stumps. If not I want be to sad by the sound of things, it's not that I'm short on slabs since Sigidi was here )
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    Reiner I'd be interested in slicing them up for me if you can secure the logs in a place for me to mill them some time in the near future?
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