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10th May 2022, 07:29 PM
Thread: Timber ID assistance please
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Western Red Cedar
Western Red Cedar
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10th May 2022, 07:27 PM
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Depending on where you are in Sydney Jedd, see if...
Depending on where you are in Sydney Jedd, see if you can get a ripping chain as that will make your life easier for the slabbing work. If you ever need a hand felling trees let me know as im a...
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7th October 2019, 01:45 PM
Thread: Marine Ply or Tassie Oak
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Whilst i know its not timber but aluminium box...
Whilst i know its not timber but aluminium box tube may be a better option as it would be a lot stronger than 19mm meranti spaning 2.2m and would also help to keep your weight down
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23rd July 2019, 03:12 PM
Thread: Special timber millers nsw.
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Boutique timbers at rollands plains
Boutique timbers at rollands plains
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8th July 2019, 03:53 PM
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Molasses bath with electrolysis will get rid of...
Molasses bath with electrolysis will get rid of the rust. Quite a few people use it on cast iron camp ovens.
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13th June 2019, 09:31 PM
Thread: New to the art of pyrography
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I have a razer tip and quite like it. I mainly...
I have a razer tip and quite like it. I mainly use a writing tip, skew tip and curved bottom shader. Can't remember the proper name for it. Not trying to promote my woodwork business but if you go to...
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11th June 2019, 03:54 PM
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A.C.T.Swap Matthews timber and annangote timbers have a nice...
Matthews timber and annangote timbers have a nice range of stock.
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8th June 2019, 07:24 PM
Thread: Help from the brains trust please
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Tiger myrtle at a guess not norfolk island pine...
Tiger myrtle at a guess not norfolk island pine as nip is a real blond colour.
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16th May 2019, 07:02 PM
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Spotted gum would be my other suggestion for a...
Spotted gum would be my other suggestion for a timber suitable for a outdoor table.
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30th January 2019, 08:29 PM
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Matthews timber
Matthews timber
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12th January 2019, 09:41 PM
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If you can talk with the contractor doing the...
If you can talk with the contractor doing the work you may be able to get a few logs if you have a big enough trailer, it just depends on what the contract that the company has bid on states and what...
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10th January 2019, 09:31 PM
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I had one scammer annoying me one day so i told...
I had one scammer annoying me one day so i told him that i worked for the government and to take me off his call list as i was expecting a very important phone call. He tried to play the i cant do...
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10th January 2019, 09:12 PM
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QUEENSLAND No, any camphor laurel that i get from my...
No, any camphor laurel that i get from my contacts i use for furniture or chopping board production. To me its to nice to burn. If you dont mind me asking what are you using the charcoal for?
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9th January 2019, 09:00 PM
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QUEENSLAND There are quite a few aussie hardwoods like...
There are quite a few aussie hardwoods like ironbark that produce good charcoal.
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9th January 2019, 04:37 PM
Thread: New Woodworking show format
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From when I talked with Candy who was in charge...
From when I talked with Candy who was in charge of the sydney show the shows will always be timber focused. They were looking at running more try woodworking courses and specialty courses. They ate...
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3rd November 2018, 06:51 PM
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Yes you want chaps as they offer some protection...
Yes you want chaps as they offer some protection in the event that the chain brakes or for some reason the saw makes contact with your leg. Stihl sell chaps that would suit what you want to do and...
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16th October 2018, 09:28 PM
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I have done the above ratio or one very similar...
I have done the above ratio or one very similar and left the pva out and they dried flat. I finished it with shellac. I used tight bond to glue it onto my plywood substrate for the box lid
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12th October 2018, 03:42 PM
Thread: Gold infil in timber
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with the right tools brass can be machined/cut. I...
with the right tools brass can be machined/cut. I would do your drawing in a cad program and then send that with your enquiry to a cnc place to get a quote on it. The other option would be to get it...
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11th October 2018, 09:16 PM
Thread: Gold infil in timber
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most of the time brass is used for decorative...
most of the time brass is used for decorative inlays into timber floors. can you post a pic of what you are thinking of doing and then we might be better able to assist you.
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26th July 2018, 10:00 PM
Thread: Cypress Pine
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I would look at doing step cuts on the branches...
I would look at doing step cuts on the branches to be able to remove them safely and to get the log to sit down on the ground safely. Ill do a drawing later of what I would do
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22nd June 2018, 06:01 PM
Thread: Another identifying wood question!
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spotted gum is readily available from hardware...
spotted gum is readily available from hardware and general at dural in 19mm thick T&G boards 98, 130 they have some quite wide boards of spotty in flooring
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31st May 2018, 07:36 PM
Thread: Getting timber veneered
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Maybe talk with some of the large veneer...
Maybe talk with some of the large veneer suppliers and you may be able to get it sliced by one of them of they may know of a custom slicing crowd.
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14th May 2018, 08:50 PM
Thread: Timber ID x3
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1. Euro Beech 2. kauri or Tas Myrtle 3. Tas...
1. Euro Beech
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2nd May 2018, 07:27 PM
Thread: Some milling from the weekend.
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Look at getting some Anti Vibration gloves as...
Look at getting some Anti Vibration gloves as they will help to reduce the numbness in your fingers at the end of a cut. I often wear AV gloves at work whilst running chainsaws for opening up fire...
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1st May 2018, 10:09 PM
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Cockatoo Creek Timbers no affiliation to them...
Cockatoo Creek Timbers no affiliation to them just seen a post in one of the wood selling groups on fb
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7th April 2018, 10:39 PM
Thread: Timber Type ??
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The pics that you of the tree removed by the...
The pics that you of the tree removed by the tree loppers looks very similar to a celtis aka hackberry. the first tree id with a offcut is a chinese elm going by the bark and leafs. It turns quite...
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7th April 2018, 07:45 PM
Thread: Sawdust
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Normally from my experience wood shavings like...
Normally from my experience wood shavings like pine are used in horse stables due to them having little to no odour as something like camphor laurel would be to overpowering in a stable.
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8th March 2018, 09:02 PM
Thread: Milling Redgum for posts and rails
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If you post a picture of the tree we can give you...
If you post a picture of the tree we can give you a more positive identification.
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8th March 2018, 08:55 PM
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American Cherry and Rock Maple can be purchased...
American Cherry and Rock Maple can be purchased from Matthews timber
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1st March 2018, 04:18 PM
Thread: Veneer glue line problem
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you could use pva which dries clear to attach the...
you could use pva which dries clear to attach the veneer. Alternatively you could veneer the ply first then cut the board to your required size and then dress the solid trim to your required...
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18th February 2018, 06:38 PM
Thread: Tulip wood
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Poplar | The Wood Database - Lumber...
Poplar | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood) and American tulipwood hardwood I AHEC this might help you. At a guess I would say that it is fine to use for spoons and butter knifes....
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5th February 2018, 06:45 PM
Thread: Green Log processing
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It sounds like your timber is from a paperbark...
It sounds like your timber is from a paperbark going from your description. I have found that a waterbased paint is better for sealing the ends of cut logs
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29th January 2018, 08:57 PM
Thread: Apologies for another ID thread
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Pic 2 looks like red silky oak and pic 3 looks...
Pic 2 looks like red silky oak and pic 3 looks like red mallee burl
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26th January 2018, 09:43 PM
Thread: Bocoa prouacensis
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I think that you might find that shipping and...
I think that you might find that shipping and customs might be too expensive for most people in Aus when it comes to importing heavy and long timbers from overseas.
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23rd January 2018, 09:32 PM
Thread: Buckled veneers of Bubinga
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Ill give you another recepie for veneer softener...
Ill give you another recepie for veneer softener tomorrow from a advanced veneering book that I used with good success on a job recently
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23rd January 2018, 05:46 PM
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could always talk with the builders who are...
could always talk with the builders who are making the homes or look up the development on councils website and see what materials they are using. normally the finishes and internal materials are...
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19th January 2018, 09:09 PM
Thread: It's not Holly but what is it?
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populous alba- silver poplar
populous alba- silver poplar
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19th January 2018, 08:34 PM
Thread: HELP, Southern Highlands, NSW
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Hi FenceFurniture, I am the one that shanesmith80...
Hi FenceFurniture, I am the one that shanesmith80 met probably at a woodshow in sydney. I used to have access to a lucas sawmill through work but I had a disagreement with the boss to put it at best...
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28th December 2017, 06:21 PM
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My apologies rustynail, I should have worded my...
My apologies rustynail, I should have worded my post better. I am used to people having different names for some trees which at times may or may not be correct so when I saw the cheese wood I assumed...
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27th December 2017, 10:53 PM
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Pittosporum undulatum - Sweet Pittosporum or...
Pittosporum undulatum - Sweet Pittosporum or native daphne is not cheese tree the cheese tree is Glochidion ferdinandi – Cheese Tree
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24th December 2017, 02:15 PM
Thread: Multiple Timber ID's needed
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Pic 1 looks like douglas fir although it could be...
Pic 1 looks like douglas fir although it could be dawn cedar.
pic 2 looks like bunya pine although it could be Norfolk island pine. Bark doesn't look quite right for holly.
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23rd November 2017, 05:24 PM
Thread: Bloodwood old or new burl??
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I think that you will find that this is a old...
I think that you will find that this is a old pruning cut that has calloused over as it is common to have a black mark down the centre of callouses wood on trees.
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9th November 2017, 09:46 PM
Thread: Timber Id
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Box elder will kind of grow any where as long as...
Box elder will kind of grow any where as long as it can get enough moisture, that is mainly around the creeks and bush in my area. I second the specimen being box elder
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6th November 2017, 09:31 PM
Thread: Timber ID
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Looks like some of the Oregon that I have that...
Looks like some of the Oregon that I have that has been cut on the quarter which has planer grain. Will try to get a pic of some of my Oregon later.
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13th October 2017, 08:58 PM
Thread: Wood turning Survey
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I am in the same boat at Xanthorrhoeas...
I am in the same boat at Xanthorrhoeas I would prefer to do a online survey than send answers via my email for my own computer safety. I mainly use timber that I salvage myself as a part time...
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7th October 2017, 08:25 AM
Thread: Saw chain advise
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Just turn the mill and chainsaw onto it's side...
Just turn the mill and chainsaw onto it's side like you would do for normal cross cutting with a chainsaw and sharpen it that way with the hand file. I prefer hand sharpening over machine grinding as...
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1st October 2017, 09:59 PM
Thread: Mahogany Planks "I Think"
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VICTORIA The timber that you have for sale is weastern red...
The timber that you have for sale is weastern red cedar not aus red cedar as aus red cedar is a darker red
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25th September 2017, 09:54 PM
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round corner landscaping supplies at dural might...
round corner landscaping supplies at dural might have timber in that size other than railway sleepers
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25th September 2017, 07:59 PM
Thread: Timber ID and uses
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I use feast Watson proof seal and I can get a...
I use feast Watson proof seal and I can get a glass finish when lacquering it. Second silky oak
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19th September 2017, 06:52 PM
Thread: Another what have I got
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leaves and bark don't look right for sweet...
leaves and bark don't look right for sweet pittosporum will post pics or sweet pittosporum later