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6th May 2018, 11:28 AM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Yellow stringybark and southern mahogany
So I've noticed that these 2 timbers can be obtained for decking quite easily but why not as boards either dressed or roughed sawn for furniture making etc?
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6th May 2018, 08:49 PM #2
Yellow stringy is one of the "Tassi Oak" species
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6th May 2018, 10:50 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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From my research tassie oak is alpine ash (E delegatensis), mountain ash (E regnans) and messmate stringybark (E obliqua)
yellow stringybark is different - Eucalyptus muelleriana
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7th May 2018, 11:25 PM #4
You are right, just I have heard E obliqua as Messmate/Brown Top/and Yellow, and looking for an easy solution . If you are after E muelieriana specifically then try some of the old timber mills, they should have some rough sawn boards, but I'm sorry I don't know suppliers down your way.
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8th May 2018, 12:06 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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It’s grown in Gippsland as a plantation hardwood
l may be able to provide the name of a forester there who may be able to help you get some in milled form.
its a moderately durable hardwood so better than ashes & messmate, PM me if still interested
referring to yellow stringy only. Botryoides I don’t think is milled or grown for its wood.
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8th May 2018, 11:57 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks guys. Im not actually after it, just asking out of curiosity. I noticed that you can get yellow stringybark decking at bowens and outlast timber, and outlast timber also has soutern mahogony decking. Just curious why it would exist in decking fairly readily but not rough sawn/dressed boards for wood working
https://outlast.com.au/
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10th May 2018, 09:35 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Because woodworkers, and even woodworkers + cabinet makers - is such a small market that no-one really bothers. Also there is a higher profit margin in supplying them with imported timber then locally sourced stuff.
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