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5th March 2017, 12:07 PM #1
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How to spot 'curl' and 'fiddleback' in a log
Offered some Blackwood trees recently and a couple of them displayed tell tale signs that they were going to be sensationally figured
Seems to occur only in a small percentage of trees though
Look closely at the trunk surface and you will notice prominent grain compression
This particular tree will be 'fiddleback' from the inside out and the whole length of the bole
Out of 12 trees only 2 had this feature
The tree pictured was around 75cm D.B.H...MM
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5th March 2017, 12:26 PM #2
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Here's a pic of the surface of a 'regular' Blackwood log
Noticeable difference in appearance...MM
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5th March 2017, 12:30 PM #3
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Nice! Always get excited when I see skin like that. I look forward to some pics.
Jason.
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5th March 2017, 12:56 PM #4
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Me too...always a precursor to something special...MM
Originally Posted by TasSculptor
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8th March 2017, 12:22 PM #5
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A sneak peek of what's inside
...MM
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8th March 2017, 04:13 PM #6
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Ooh, aah! Love some pretty blackwood...
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8th March 2017, 04:57 PM #7
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HI MM
They would make lovely s/p grinders john
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9th March 2017, 08:13 PM #8
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Crikey
It's figured alright...MM
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9th March 2017, 08:37 PM #9
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Immm,
Nice I'm seeing matching tool handles
Cheers Matt
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9th March 2017, 08:56 PM #10
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Indeed Matt Originally Posted by Simplicity
Eat your heart out you Yankee YouTubers
Imagine replacing your chisel handles with that lot - sweet (Not me sadly, I'm a LOUSY turner)
(was thinking Jay Bates there with that 'Yankee' comment, he was just showing off his birdseye maple handles)
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9th March 2017, 11:46 PM #11
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One more pic for today...MM
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11th March 2017, 07:54 PM #12
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Double crikey...MM
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11th March 2017, 11:15 PM #13
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If there are any box-suitable large single pieces for me to make veneers out of....
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12th March 2017, 08:16 PM #14
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Here's some nice figure...MM
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13th March 2017, 11:23 AM #15
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All the boards pictured were from this log...it had fallen over which is very common for Blackwoods as they have a very shallow root system
The heads were heaped to be burnt
with the butt Log to become charcoal too 
Soon put an end to that...MM<strike></strike>
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