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Milled a short stump once. Was quite stable. Bit uneven when drying. Getting all of the bark off was not easy though I could probably have left teh inner layers on.

Have seen it used as rafters...

I've done a few tallowwood and found it to be a very stable timber, Particualrly when compared to something like Gympie messmate. Mine were a bit bigger than yours and as I recall it was difficult to...

Whoops, missed the biggest log.

Will try to include a photo of it as well

Located at Yatala, south of Brisbane.

Used to cut logs for the tree lopper who works out of this site. No heads, no mess to clean-up. I have sold my mill and he was wondering if anyone else might...

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New portable saw mill cut timber from logs with Kohler petrol engine Bandsaw | eBay

In case anyone is interested.
Just spotted this on ebay. Dont think anyone else has tagged it here.

New portable saw mill cut timber from logs with Kohler petrol engine Bandsaw | eBay

Day Ray

I have recently slabbed some small silky oak about the size of yours. Doable but the last board or two was a bit hard to keep still.
I have a phobia about bark, thinking that it...

I had logs in a wet area of SE Qld for several years. The ones on the wet ground were badly affected by borer but many slabbed into interesting pieces. No good for framing or structural. Those with...

Not sure of the correct name for this and not sure if someone might have posted a similar photo. It is now a garden ornament in the front yard of a house just south of Wardell, NSW.
I think that the...

Pleased to see you back on here Carl. Look forward to your ideas and input.

Thanks for that. I had not been to that site for a long while. Is this the one you were referring to?
Timber species - properties and uses | Primary industries & fisheries | Queensland Government
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www.timber.net.au - The Australian Database of Timber - Home

Not sure who now, but a clever member shared this site recently. Good for a general description of the most common commercial timbers....

Decided i would have a go at milling this log myself instead of giving it away. Only small and has some soft spots. Looks brilliant as it comes off the slabber.

I cut the timber 35mm thick....

Thank you all for those comments. When I got back to the loppers yard I opened my eyes and immediately realised it was not a cadaghi. Talked to the bloke who cut it as well though he was unsure what...

The continued wet weather in Sthn Qld and Northern Rivers means the mill has spent considerable time just sitting there. It finally convinced me to come up with something better than a silver tarp to...

Amongst a pile of logs that my tree lopper friend has set aside for me is one 5.3m * .8 m. It looks great and when i looked, aside from noticing numerous small indentations particularly near the top...

Be careful with those jigs. Each brand of chain is a little different in dimesions. They will not work on Stihl chain unless you modify the depth of the gauge slots.

You could always go and visit Lucas Mills at Wooragee. Might even get them to stage a field day on site. Sponsership?? I know everytime I visit there it costs me money. All well spent of course.
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I have been on holidays down south and while doing the tourist thing came across some slab furniture in a shop (Spiritus) at Yackandandah, Vic. I have no interest or connection to the business by the...

If you have the gear handy it is possible to dig a trench to drop the log/burl into. I once used an excavator so that I could reach the top of a big log. Then had him haul it out again when I was...

Karl

Thank you for sharing your experience and ideas. To a novice like me they are great lessons. I appreciate the time and effort you have made in putting the reports together.

Please keep...

Is this a timber that should be treated with Borax to stop it turning into powder? I can remember a friend of mine loosing quite a bit of his timber many years back to the beetle.

For what it is worth I have a westford (Alaskan) mill with a Stihl 660 and a share in a Lucas 8.27. Most of my logs used to come within your size range. Now I have access to bigger logs as well. The...

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This episode is still available. Great to watch their work and hear their comments.

I recently had to remove 2 small red cedars. At present they are still intact on the ground. They are about 40 cm at base and 20 cm at end of gnarly 5 m log. It is too small for me to mill and I have...

Scared you! Given the amount of potentially useful timber I have around here, burning red cedar logs is not an option. Thanks for the info and suggestions.
Still not sure though whether some of the...

Had to take down 2 small red cedars. About 40 cm at base and 20 cm at end of gnarly 5 m log.
before I start feeding it into the fire I was wondering if anyone has an idea if
-timber of this size...

I am a new owner of a share in an 8 27. After the first few months when everything went well I threw a tooth in an ironbark when the timber moved. the next blade lasted only 20 odd hours before it...