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7th January 2018, 12:34 PM
Thread: Paulownia Trees / Fire Break ?
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I have planted pawlonia on river flats west of...
I have planted pawlonia on river flats west of taree and well as silky oaks. A fire went through a few years back and the area of silky oaks and pawlonia were not as effected as the fire stuck where...
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15th July 2017, 11:25 AM
Thread: Looking for Camphor laurel slab supplier
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Stan Ceglinski owner of Billinugel Woodworks...
Stan Ceglinski owner of Billinugel Woodworks https://www.facebook.com/BillinudgelWoodworks/?hc_ref=ARQLVP_UvCDLzQl36FVTPm9uFkZjZY-q4CDKftqKxGgf8hzJRR57cVvhIiJ1G_nZhVM&pnref=story#
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15th July 2017, 11:19 AM
Thread: Myrtle question
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I have a large amount of myrtle boards on my...
I have a large amount of myrtle boards on my ceiling and parts do have darker blotches that look a bit like knots in the timber overall it is a very small percentage.
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4th November 2014, 09:43 AM
Thread: looking for offcuts to buy
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N.S.W.Swap Offcuts
My brother has some silky oak he may be able to supply.
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4th November 2014, 09:39 AM
Thread: Establish new timber plantation
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Private Plantations
If pursuing this as a money making venture do your homework on the best species to plant be it indigenous or exotic. There is a book which is probably difficult to find which list Australian...
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4th November 2014, 09:25 AM
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Freshly cut timber left in rain
My father use to get the warp out of such timber by applying a fairly heavy load of wet sand on the warped side and cover it with plastic to flatten the timber out. The moisture is to rehydrate the...
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29th April 2011, 11:13 AM
Thread: Timber floor has darkened
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We installed a similar floor which was already...
We installed a similar floor which was already sealed after kiln drying and it too darkened with age where it was exposed to light. I think you will find that it is quite normal and doing more...
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29th April 2011, 11:04 AM
Thread: A chip of the ole block
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A chip of the ole block
Hello fellow members I have just joined and I suppose you could say I have saw dust in my veins as my father was a carpenter, joiner and builder from years back when they built everything in a house....
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26th April 2011, 12:01 PM
Thread: Paulownia timber all things about it.
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Yields
I planted a few paulownia on dark river flat soil in the upper Manning valley west or Taree around 13 years ago. They were not fertilized apart from the occassional flood and the growth would easily...
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26th April 2011, 11:08 AM
Thread: Black Bean timber any good?
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Excellent Timber
Blackbean is a prized timber and it would make a superb table top and other furniture. It is quite valuable as its habitat is along streams and river banks and technically cannot be logged. Trees...