Tasmanian Tonewoods

**woodturner777** · 2nd February 2010, 03:55 PM

Andrew at his age, that chainsaw was big enough it did the job at hand.
Plus I did not want to carrry him out of the bush.
I am getting too old myself now to use the big chainsaws, now I pay others to do what has to be done, most times now I buy logs and get the sawmill to mill the log into quarters large billets and then have them resawn on the bandsaw.
I also work with a few sawmills that call me if something special comes into the yard.

**woodturner777** · 3rd February 2010, 06:16 PM

Bloody Oath, I will be glad when its lunch time Bob.
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**EtherealGuitars** · 3rd February 2010, 11:50 PM

Good thread Bob! I find this stuff very interesting. Thanks for posting the pics

**woodturner777** · 4th February 2010, 09:08 PM

Hi Jon,pleased to hear that you are enjoying the photos, I will keep adding to this thread as I find stuff of interest.
Regards, Bob.
In the meantime could you give me a hand to carry this log back to the sawmill.

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Originally Posted by EtherealGuitars

Good thread Bob! I find this stuff very interesting. Thanks for posting the pics

**woodturner777** · 4th February 2010, 10:43 PM

Kevin, If you have been reading the papers lately the days of wood chipping down here in Tasmania are coming to a close 2 of the main chip mills are closing for a couple of months, gunns can not sell there wood chips there is a huge stock pile, the writing is on the walls.
As for large saw logs they still are available down south in fact I am having some large logs milled in the next few weeks,
Cheers Bob

**woodturner777** · 4th February 2010, 11:03 PM

Show me again how you did that Bob.
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**woodturner777** · 5th February 2010, 07:55 PM

Book Matched Billets Figured Blackwood.
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**oz tradie** · 17th February 2010, 08:31 PM

I ended up grabbing this bookmatched billet.

Rough measure it is around 1500mm length x 250mm x 50mm thickness for each billet.

It landed on the doorstep on Friday and it l will yield a lot of bookmatched tops as well as headplates and other bits and pieces.

Service was great and delivery prompt.

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**woodturner777** · 17th February 2010, 09:13 PM

It was my pleasure to send these highly figured fiddleback blackwood billets to you Stu,
I will be able to get the satisfaction of see'ing this beautiful wood made into beautiful guitars.

Regards,Bob

**floody_85** · 18th February 2010, 04:15 PM

Your a lucky man Stu! Thats some damn fine billets mate!!
Cant wait to see wat u use them for..Any plans yet?

**oz tradie** · 18th February 2010, 08:43 PM

No firm plans yet Floody, but I'll get around 16 b/matched'ed drop tops of around 8mm to 10mm thickness out of these plus numerous other laminations and veneers.

I'm pretty sure Bob said he had more of the same. Could be wrong though.

**woodturner777** · 18th February 2010, 09:03 PM

I have more of the same Stu, all from the same tree.

Originally Posted by oz tradie

No firm plans yet Floody, but I'll get around 16 b/matched'ed drop tops of around 8mm to 10mm thickness out of these plus numerous other laminations and veneers.

I'm pretty sure Bob said he had more of the same. Could be wrong though.

**floody_85** · 18th February 2010, 09:33 PM

Looks WAY out of my price range unfortunately!!!
Maybe after my honeymoon i could afford something decent

**woodturner777** · 19th February 2010, 03:18 PM

G'Day floody, You could ask the missus to buy you a couple of billets as a wedding present.

Cheers,Bob

Originally Posted by floody_85

Looks WAY out of my price range unfortunately!!!
Maybe after my honeymoon i could afford something decent

**floody_85** · 19th February 2010, 04:17 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

You are kidding right?

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