Thread: Mountain Ash - worth salvaging?

yes!!!!!!

EXTRA yes!!!!!!
we can carry a slab away for you if you want to send it away.

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Yes it is worth while milling if you have a use for the wood. I have used some for making a shavehorse. It is strong and straight grained for the most part.

Wow! Big tree. Did anyone hear it falling? Wouldn't mind a bit to t=urn. A wiggly off cut or something. Turners like the interesting bits that other people don't like in their straight grained slabs. I can come and help some time if you like.

Looks good to me.

Thanks everyone. It looks like it might be worth doing something with. I'll take another look tomorrow - this time with a tape measure.

I heard another big tree fall a little while back but haven't managed to find it yet.

I've got a creek running through the property with a lot of Mountain Ash through the gully. I'm sure there's more out there on the ground but it's pretty tough getting around.

Mountain Ash is probably the best of the species that are marketed under the name of Tasmanian Oak. It has wide range of uses including furniture and joinery. It does suffer from collapse during drying and steam reconditioning is standard practice.

That's a big tree by any standards. To mill that with a chainsaw you'll need to be a big strong lad with plenty of time on your hands. A Lucas mill could get right in there, although you still have to extract the sawn timber. However that may not be so difficult particularly if you have a dozer and a trailer.

I would look at a portable mill even if you engage someone to mill it on your behalf.

Regards
Paul

T'lady I have a few wiggly bits in the wood pile. Also some ugly bits of blackwood if you want some.

Originally Posted by Pagie

T'lady I have a few wiggly bits in the wood pile. Also some ugly bits of blackwood if you want some.

How ugle? Need a bowl blank over 250d x 80 h. Making another banjo. And always after big platter blanks.

Nah, it's no good. Cut it into 8x3 bits about 8 foot long and send it to me. I'll make som.......I mean burn it. No use letting it rot in the bush.

Had another look today - it's about 28 meters to where its broken from the fall. Then it keeps going at about 600mm diameter. At the butt its about 6ft diameter falling to about 4100 circumference, 1350 diameter at about 3-4meters height.

Tea lady - there's all sorts of bit and pieces that I could pull out that I will never use. You're welcome to some stuff - I just need to get it out of there.

Found another tree - any idea what this one is? Its about 14m from butt to where it splits into 3. Starts at 3200 circumference and drops to 2000 at the point it splits. It took another couple of trees down with it - could be something in them too.

I also have a wattle - don't know what type - a few bits. One section is about 2400 long and 300 diameter. There's other sections too. Worth doing anything with or is it too small?

awesome tress out there. Where abouts are you in the valley? I live about 15min from Warburton

Just near Yarra Junction. Nice part of the world.