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1st September 2020, 02:00 PM
Thread: September - PRIZE DRAW - #128
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CLAIMED I'm in
I'm in
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27th October 2017, 09:57 PM
Thread: another identify that tree thread
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Very hard to discern any identifying characters...
Very hard to discern any identifying characters from the photos other than bark. Are they small red fruits in the second pic?
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30th June 2017, 04:04 PM
Thread: Red cedar or not
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CSIRO Forestry has not existed as a division...
CSIRO Forestry has not existed as a division since 2007. Some personnel were absorbed into other divisions but most of those remnants were made redundant in the recent budget cuts. This ID service is...
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17th May 2017, 06:09 PM
Thread: Second chainsaw milling effort
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Looks more like E. rubida to me. Looks like your...
Looks more like E. rubida to me. Looks like your on top of a hill which would make E. viminalis unlikely round Canberra
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17th May 2017, 05:36 PM
Thread: Help: Tree Identification
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Second tree looks like a very leafy Silky Oak...
Second tree looks like a very leafy Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta) but difficult to be sure.
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31st October 2016, 03:43 PM
Thread: Tree Identification - Sth Qld
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Kidbee's on the money. Looks like this subspecies...
Kidbee's on the money. Looks like this subspecies of Dodonaea viscosa. The NSW herbarium entry says shrub to 5m but the Flora of Australia entry says to 15m which means small tree to me.
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27th October 2016, 02:29 PM
Thread: Help identifying another "gum" tree
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Leaves and bark make me want to suggest...
Leaves and bark make me want to suggest Eucalyptus populnea but need more useful characters like fruit/flowers to be definite.
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24th October 2016, 11:05 AM
Thread: Help Identifying Timber
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Almost certainly E. pilularis. But as I said, in...
Almost certainly E. pilularis. But as I said, in the same house frames you might come across what appear to be several different species of Euc including some which are very pale and more of the...
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17th October 2016, 02:40 PM
Thread: Help Identifying Timber
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I have got heaps of this stuff out of older...
I have got heaps of this stuff out of older Canberra houses. How old is the house? Most of the 4 x 2" framing for ex govies (1960-70s vintage) is Eucalyptus pilularis (from the south coast probably)...
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5th October 2016, 10:25 PM
Thread: Large Kitchen Drawer Construction
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I concur. I think I used the Blum undermount...
I concur. I think I used the Blum undermount model for timber sided small draws. In effect the runner design means that the draw just sits on the full extension runners and there is a clip at the...
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5th October 2016, 01:41 PM
Thread: Large Kitchen Drawer Construction
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If your drawer fronts are going to be full...
If your drawer fronts are going to be full overlay (i.e. overlay the front edge of the cabinet) then most commercial wide drawers made out of moisture resistant particle board that are around 900mm...
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27th September 2016, 11:26 AM
Thread: Kauri Trunk
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That's a great find. Is the name J P B-a-l-e?
That's a great find. Is the name J P B-a-l-e?
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8th September 2016, 03:06 PM
Thread: Help identify this tree
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Not that I am familiar with the species...
Not that I am familiar with the species particularly but maybe Alectryon oleifolius? Bark doesn't look quite right compared to other images available on the web but leaves are approaching something...
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19th August 2016, 04:59 PM
Thread: mortice chisel angle
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Rod, Are these bench chisels rehabbed old ones or...
Rod, Are these bench chisels rehabbed old ones or recently manufactured? My experience (and probably others) with buying assorted vintage bench chisels, and my even within my own purchases of oval...
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23rd May 2016, 06:01 PM
Thread: A good pickup
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Speaking of cotoneater Ted, have you made large...
Speaking of cotoneater Ted, have you made large threads with this species or just threaded box lids? The reason I ask is that I intended to make a bench leg vice thread (2 inches diam) with a log of...
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2nd May 2016, 11:42 AM
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I concur. Definitely not ternites as they do not...
I concur. Definitely not ternites as they do not generally deposit their constructions outside the timber and the tunnel material is crusty/wet not loose/granular. I would say the ants are either...
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7th April 2016, 07:16 PM
Thread: Which timber for work bench build?
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That's a very open ended question.....an...
That's a very open ended question.....an 'available' hardwood is one that you can obtain locally. If you do a little research in the forums you will find benches made of anything and everything from...
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19th March 2016, 03:51 PM
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it's the same unit as your pic no. 1 in your post...
it's the same unit as your pic no. 1 in your post #16 of this thread. You can have the motor mounted below or behind the headstock but you have to remove the shaft in order to replace the v belt so...
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18th March 2016, 10:00 PM
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Dave, If you've done a few of these or can tell...
Dave,
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2nd March 2016, 10:34 AM
Thread: Trees that enjoy wet feet.
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I take it you are right on the coast so there...
I take it you are right on the coast so there would be any number of lowland forest species in your neck of the woods that would tolerate waterlogging. Casuarina glauca, Tristaniopsis laurina are two...
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1st July 2014, 10:37 PM
Thread: Anyone on here from ACT woodguild?
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I was a member but I have let my membership...
I was a member but I have let my membership lapse. PM me if you want to ask anything specific.
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4th December 2013, 05:11 PM
Thread: system - rehabber
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This re-habbing issue has been covered in the...
This re-habbing issue has been covered in the forums previously. Rsser had a useful thread on powered back flattening a while back. The various experiments with different methods all yielded pretty...
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13th November 2013, 05:08 PM
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I seem to recall from somewhere previously in...
I seem to recall from somewhere previously in these forums that the screaming might be caused by swimming pool hose or similar tubing without a spiral ridge pattern. I cannot guarantee my memory for...
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12th November 2013, 02:26 PM
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If you are willing to wait and watch various web...
If you are willing to wait and watch various web sites you could pick up second hand laminated timber bench tops to use for the top as I did.... although they rather came to me, rather than me having...
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5th November 2013, 01:55 PM
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I think as artme said that 70 x 70mm baton would...
I think as artme said that 70 x 70mm baton would be overkill. I used a 40 x 40 on my queen bed and it is more than adequate. The rails I used were 20mm jarrah boards and the combined thickness of...
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4th November 2013, 03:43 PM
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Are you intending to use slats to support the...
Are you intending to use slats to support the mattress? If so you will need a baton attached to the inside of the rails to support the end of the slats anyway which will strengthen and stiffen the...
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25th September 2013, 04:07 PM
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Aah, you've started down the dangerous path of...
Aah, you've started down the dangerous path of taking on a lost cause.:; I dunno if you remember my post from a while back in this forum section but your task seems akin to this. I several times...
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25th September 2013, 03:36 PM
Thread: Anyone know what this Gum is?
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Do you know if these are naturally occuring or...
Do you know if these are naturally occuring or are were they planted? I would say E. saligna based on species distribution, the stocking of perrenial bark and the general growth form but without...
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17th September 2013, 02:22 PM
Thread: Insect Infection?? of Natives
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In answer to your original question....(which I...
In answer to your original question....(which I missed until now). These types of galls are not particulalry injurious to tree growth rates or long term health and usually decline in importance as...
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29th August 2013, 03:48 PM
Thread: Are you good with wood?
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Is it one of the Erythrina species or Coral Tree?
Is it one of the Erythrina species or Coral Tree?
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19th August 2013, 01:43 PM
Thread: Why are slabs so popular?
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That is sage advice but difficult to apply if you...
That is sage advice but difficult to apply if you haven't milled the timber yourself, know it's provenance or worked with that species before. This is an discussion of interest to me as I have two...
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12th August 2013, 02:46 PM
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Given the location and your pics of the bark I...
Given the location and your pics of the bark I can posit a few likely species. However you would need to find the fruits and/or flowers to get any closer than that. The suggestion of Corymbia...
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6th August 2013, 12:18 PM
Thread: Attaching the bench top to the frame
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Expansion/contraction should always be allowed...
Expansion/contraction should always be allowed for if possible. How easy it is to do that depends on your construction. I used the rule of thumb I found on these forums that movement should be about...
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13th February 2013, 11:55 AM
Thread: Sources of Split Nuts For Handsaws
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I can't seem to find them on that website. Not...
I can't seem to find them on that website. Not obvious under a category anyhow.
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3rd January 2013, 01:16 PM
Thread: Bottling the Dregs
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There is a good reason not to do this in bottle...
There is a good reason not to do this in bottle fermentation because in general the breakdown of the yeast and other impurities over time imparts unpleasant flavours to the beer. Often in my brewing...
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27th October 2012, 07:55 PM
Thread: Ppls id this timber
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Does the timber have a scent? The bark looks a...
Does the timber have a scent? The bark looks a lot like one of the Chamaecyparis spp. but having recently seen the inside of one of those species the heartwood looked nothing like this. I'm intrigued...
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19th October 2012, 11:13 AM
Thread: Hawthorn
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Wheelin The various descriptions for Gleditsia I...
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The various descriptions for Gleditsia I have read says in some trees thorns are singular not branched as depicted in that wickipedia page. Given there are not too many exotic weeds with... -
18th October 2012, 10:12 PM
Thread: Hawthorn
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Actually I realised when reading the description...
Actually I realised when reading the description for R. pseadoacacia that, as you say, the spines are not in the right place or long enough to suit the picture you have posted. I also didn't think R....
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18th October 2012, 03:53 PM
Thread: Hawthorn
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Wheelin I think I am inclined to agree with...
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I think I am inclined to agree with Zedicus on this tree. I don't think you have Hawthorn timber here but from the shot of the thorns and leaves (as well as the bark on the original log)... -
18th October 2012, 02:59 PM
Thread: Wondering what timber this is??
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Looks a bit like turpentine (Syncarpia...
Looks a bit like turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) from the colour, bark and location but it could be a stringy barked eucalypt species. We'd have to see the leaves, fruits, buds etc to get any...
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21st August 2012, 12:13 PM
Thread: The AYS Leg Vise Chain Adjuster
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Derek, So is there an expected release date for...
Derek, So is there an expected release date for the chain mechanism yet or do we just have to remain envious of your one?
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15th August 2012, 11:27 AM
Thread: Dovetails without Glue
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I have a seaman's chest that belonged to my great...
I have a seaman's chest that belonged to my great grandfather (almost identical to these) that is all wedged dovetails down the sides of the carcass. I have been meaning to post a question on the...
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14th July 2012, 09:35 PM
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Graeme, Having never seen the living tree I...
Graeme, Having never seen the living tree I cannot really accurately state what it's habitat is, I can only go off literature or web info. Based on your statements you would seem to have more...
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14th July 2012, 03:51 PM
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Another feature of Merbau which is not commonly...
Another feature of Merbau which is not commonly brought up by the sellers of the stuff in Australia is that it is an old-growth lowland tropical rainforest tree that grows on swampy ground such as...
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5th July 2012, 01:13 PM
Thread: riving Knife
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I happened to see a triton riving knife/gaurd on...
I happened to see a triton riving knife/gaurd on ebay here
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29th May 2012, 01:02 AM
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Yes I think it most certainly can be. In effect...
Yes I think it most certainly can be. In effect you have created a blade with a tiny little bevel (a bit like a scraper) which cannot lift fibres away from timber very effectively as it doesn't...
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29th May 2012, 12:19 AM
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I totally concur Frank. It probably aint gonna do...
I totally concur Frank. It probably aint gonna do much at all for the average woodworker. But it is a little bit of interesting technological history mixed with the physics of what is actually...
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28th May 2012, 09:52 PM
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Derek, Although you did mention that there is a...
Derek, Although you did mention that there is a preference for various names for the cap iron/chip breaker but there was post in this thread by Peter McBride of the original patent for the modified...
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25th May 2012, 11:24 AM
Thread: Timber Identification Assistance
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It looks like blackbutt to me (E. pilularis)....
It looks like blackbutt to me (E. pilularis). Hard to be definitive but the colour and gum veination suggests blackbutt more to me than Tas oak.
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14th May 2012, 02:11 PM
Thread: Willow and Cotoneaster tree
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Cotoneaster is purportedly very hard and has been...
Cotoneaster is purportedly very hard and has been recommended on these forums for handle timber for chisels etc. I have three logs in my garage which have been drying whole for two years and I can...