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    Quote Originally Posted by brainstrust View Post
    Smife give it a good spray and go for it. Nothing ventured nothing created!!!
    Hi bt, I think the bugs are long gone

    Quote Originally Posted by Redbeard View Post
    Wot he said...

    You've seen what Hardenfast did with his five year old piece of pine?

    There's obviously some real wood left there. Seal it up and give it a whirl.
    Yeah , I am thinking about doing something , It, s too nice to burn

    Quote Originally Posted by Euge View Post
    Its a local (indigenous) name because of its irritating white sap (typical of Euphorbias).. also called Blind-your-eye or Nthn Brown Birch... nothing to do with rubber or rubber trees. It grows near mangrove communities in the far northern coastal areas (and flood prone areas) across northern Australia.

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    Hi Euge , I was told it was a desert tree ?
    Cheers smiife

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    Quote Originally Posted by JJMA View Post
    It appears that the damage is only confined to the sapwood, so you could still make something nice from the heartwood although it would need to be rather thin.

    Hi jjma , I am still thinking I could do something with it ...........just not sure
    what .........

    Quote Originally Posted by Christos View Post
    I think digging out the soft bits and replacing with some coloured epoxy could result in some interesting results.
    Hi christos , yeah , not really In to the epoxy stuff , but if you are interested
    would be happy to send to you to try!.......



    Quote Originally Posted by Redbeard View Post
    Hey Smiife, sorry about hijacking your post, I got a bit carried away there.

    It's any absolute pain when that special piece you've been hoarding for an age turns out to be dodgy, especially when it's something special. Hopefully you can get something out of it, from what I've seen of gutta percha even the remaining heartwood should be interesting. Swing out around and get a goblet or something?

    Cheers
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    Hi redbeard , still thinking about what to do , only spindle turning now
    will save the piece , a box maybe ......with a flat side ....
    Cheers smiife

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    Quote Originally Posted by smiife View Post
    Hi Euge , I was told it was a desert tree ?
    Hi Smife, No I would not call it a desert tree, but not a rainforest tree either. It will grow some 00s of km from the nthn coast though. I collected some long ago near Brunette Downs but that was in the DRY - and it was hot and dry and dusty (there is a distinct WET season too when one cant move for mud). It can grown in wet occasionally inundated areas eg near billabongs etc.

    Here is a link with a map. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http:...e/apni/2919165

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    edited for typos.. too much of a hurry

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    Maybe I should offer a piece for a small bowl?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Euge229063
    HI Smife, No I would not call it a desert tree, but not a rainforest tree either. It will grow some 00s of km from the nthn coast though. I collected some long ago near Brunette Downs by that was in the DRY and it was hot and dry and dusty (there is a distinct WET season too when on cant move for mud). I can grown is wet occassionally inundated areas eg near billabongs etc.

    Here is a link with a map. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http:...e/apni/2919165

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    Hi Euge , thanks for the link , very interesting , I was thinking north coast,
    You meant NSW ,
    NT and far north Qld , sounds about right , must only be a small tree
    when fully grown
    This piece I have would be only 75/80mm wide
    Cheers smiife

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    Quote Originally Posted by Euge View Post
    Maybe I should offer a piece for a small bowl?
    Please do !
    Cheers smiife

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    Yes, I meant the northern coasts of Australia ... far NQ, NT and WA. Not NSW
    Yes it is a small tree 5-6 m ,usually multi-stemmed from a short main trunk in my experience but I have seen some logs and largish block too.
    I will have a look tomorrow for a turning blank, and maybe some figured bits for pens.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Euge View Post
    Yes, I meant the northern coasts of Australia ... far NQ, NT and WA. Not NSW
    Yes it is a small tree 5-6 m ,usually multi-stemmed from a short main trunk in my experience but I have seen some logs and largish block too.
    I will have a look tomorrow for a turning blank, and maybe some figured bits for pens.

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    Yeah ,a small bowl blank would be good , not the pen blanks though ,
    Not in to the pens much
    Cheers smiife

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    Quote Originally Posted by smiife View Post
    Yeah ,a small bowl blank would be good , not the pen blanks though ,
    Not in to the pens much
    Smiife, pen blanks are not just for pens, Finial blanks . . .
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    Hi Smiife, I love the stuff, just water blast the pieces back to solid timber then cast with resin. Here's a small pepper grinder I did a while back from some old stuff with blue/purple/black epoxy.

    Gutta Percha Pepper grinder3.jpg Gutta Percha Pepper grinder2.jpg Gutta Percha Pepper grinder1.jpg

    I can also confirm the sap is very nasty, I was blind for 3 days out in the middle of nowhere, due to a drop of wash (from washing my hands and face) getting in my eye
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    I will be shortly posting some GP for sale - for spindle turner, bowl turning or pen turning or filling for the 'resin fillers'.

    The sap in fresh sapwood and stems is VERY irritating. Great care need to be taken when cutting green wood. BUT once the wood is dry, the sapwood & heartwood are fine. Use the usual dust protection

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pat View Post
    Smiife, pen blanks are not just for pens, Finial blanks . . .
    Hi Pat , yeah , hadn, t thought about that

    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Hi Smiife, I love the stuff, just water blast the pieces back to solid timber then cast with resin. Here's a small pepper grinder I did a while back from some old stuff with blue/purple/black epoxy.

    Gutta Percha Pepper grinder3.jpg Gutta Percha Pepper grinder2.jpg Gutta Percha Pepper grinder1.jpg

    I can also confirm the sap is very nasty, I was blind for 3 days out in the middle of nowhere, due to a drop of wash (from washing my hands and face) getting in my eye
    Hi neil , yeah, I will leave the resin casting to the experts ,,,,
    Hold on that would be you , but then I got the GP from you
    In the first place I think !

    Quote Originally Posted by Euge View Post
    I will be shortly posting some GP for sale - for spindle turner, bowl turning or pen turning or filling for the 'resin fillers'.

    The sap in fresh sapwood and stems is VERY irritating. Great care need to be taken when cutting green wood. BUT once the wood is dry, the sapwood & heartwood are fine. Use the usual dust protection

    Eugene (Euge)
    Thanks Euge , I will keep an eye out , see what you have availble ......
    Cheers smiife

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    Quote Originally Posted by smiife View Post
    Hi neil , yeah, I will leave the resin casting to the experts ,,,,
    Hold on that would be you , but then I got the GP from you
    In the first place I think !
    I thought that writing looked familiar

    If your coming to Turnfest, you could always drop it off on your way and I could clean it up then cast it for you, then pick it up after Turnfest
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    Cut heaps on a private coastal property up here in the N.T. The sap really clogs up the chainsaws and will stuff up one's eyes too! The colouring is much more darker than in the photo with much less "white" wood.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WOODbTURNER View Post
    Cut heaps on a private coastal property up here in the N.T. The sap really clogs up the chainsaws and will stuff up one's eyes too! The colouring is much more darker than in the photo with much less "white" wood.
    Hi woodb, maybe the stuff you have Is bigger , this piece was only about 75/85mm , certainly beautiful timber though

    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    I thought that writing looked familiar

    If your coming to Turnfest, you could always drop it off on your way and I could clean it up then cast it for you, then pick it up after Turnfest
    Hi neil , sorry I haven, t replied sooner been a bit busy with work ......
    Not sure I can make it on the thursday this year, finding It hard
    to get a replacement driver,,, still will let you know closer to the day
    If thats ok.....It would look good with some of that purple/blue resin
    Cheers smiife

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