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15th August 2021, 03:24 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Jacaranda
Neighbour rings me today and says...
Want a Jacaranda log?
Sure...why not?
And it is a brute
Around 950mm girth consistently along its 2400mm length
Fiddleback top to bottom!
Was planted nearly a century ago
Gonna be real pretty
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16th August 2021, 09:44 AM #2
Gday LD
Keep us posted (with pics) on what you do with it, pls.
Cheers
Keith
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16th August 2021, 10:03 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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17th August 2021, 05:49 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Sliced log in 3 sections
1 x 900mm
2 X 750mm
The trailer didn't enjoy the weight
Just the 2 billets alone were around a log cube
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20th August 2021, 05:17 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Gave billets a hose down today to remove any dirt externally
Enhanced the colour of the end grain somewhat
Here's a couple of pics
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25th August 2021, 03:47 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Couldn't help myself
While the hand planer was buzzing I attacked the end grain of one of the billets
To my surprise some of the grain is orange
Some good Fiddleback too :thumbs_up
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29th September 2021, 02:51 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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Grabbed remaining half of the tree today
22 billets in total
All with strong compressional Fiddleback
Evidence there will be quite a bit of birds eye too
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30th September 2021, 04:14 PM #8Senior Member
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Hi LD just interested why you chopped it into short pieces. Instead of slabbing it into boards , what you doing with it?
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30th September 2021, 06:06 PM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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This tree will be sliced into boards, turning blocks and handle stock
Box making and fancy turnery in mind
It will be quarter sawn in its entirety
Some instrument grade stuff will be extracted too
And the odd large bowl or 2
Small billets like these often lend to good recovery rates
And perfect size for what I need
This old tree will will live on for many years to come!
Will post pics in the 'milling ' section ' soon
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1st October 2021, 03:08 PM #10
Great score You will find the older trees have a dark honey colour once seasoned, in lieu of the normal lighter colour, and as you have found full of figure.
I scored some branches of an old tree (>100 years old) that had fallen in a huge storm. They trimmed the tree back and then stood it back up to try and save it. It formed part of an avenue planted by the pioneers and now used for weddings. The branches I scored were still >600mm dia. Below is a 450mm bowl I made from some.
jac bowl.jpgNeil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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3rd October 2021, 01:41 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks for your reply DS
Yes a good score indeed!
All billets now end sealed
Hope to mill before the 'WET' season
Jacaranda is a delight to work
And very stable on the quarter
Explosive figure in these ol' specimens
I can't wait to slice and dice
Btw lovely bowl DS
May I ask the finish used?
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4th October 2021, 09:32 PM #12Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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21st April 2022, 11:02 PM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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All sliced and diced
The Butt Log was defect free pretty much
Some spalting in the upper limbs though
However plenty of figure throughout
Few pics to highlight the figure and to show how pretty spalted/punky wood can be...wonderful colours
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22nd April 2022, 06:26 PM #14SENIOR MEMBER
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Here's some nice grain
Was a joy to mill I must say
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