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    Thanks for the reply Ian. I can rest assured I'm...

    Thanks for the reply Ian. I can rest assured I'm not stuffing anything up at least.

    Cheers
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    any marketable use for stone pine?

    So I have access to a fresh 900 mm diameter stone pine about 6M long and wondered if anyone has found any marketable use? I see $50 slabs available online which doesn't really seem worth the time. ...
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    Thanks for the replies. I was told one was ironbark and the other blue gum. My neighbour got them free and offered them up to me to have a crack at. I've never slabbed anything that big so I...
  4. noob to big logs, strategies and advice please?

    So I'm just getting my feet wet with a Lucas mill with slabbing attachment and I've never messed with anything this big before and don't want to waste the opportunity or ruin good timber from...
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    wood turning newb with Blackwood

    Hi all,

    I did a bit of bowl turning years ago. I'm mostly a furniture maker. We bought a place that has a few 5-6 metre tall blackwood trees that fell in the last wind storm we had. They are...
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    plywood options??

    Hi all,

    I just moved here from the States and I'm trying to get familiar with what materials are available in the greater Melbourne area. I stopped by one plywood supplier and it seemed like MDF...
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    my experiences...

    On this end... I just moved back from the States and brought some S3S hardwood in my household goods container. We did not use a freight forwarder on this end to try to save some money with mixed...
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    New to Melbourne..

    Hi all, After 7 years in the States, I returned to Melbourne with my wife and toddler. I was looking for advice on the best places to source furniture grade plywood and hardwood in the greater...
  9. Thread: moving from USA

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    moving from USA

    Hello Woodworkers,

    My wife (Melbourne native) and I (California native/ Yank) are returning to Melbourne in about a year. I have a wide range of 110 volt/ 220 volt tools and machinery as well as...
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