Desperate for tiger myrtle!

[Cam5]

Does anyone know where I can get some TAS Tiger Myrtle for turning. Am in Vic. Green or dry doesn't matter.

[ptc]

Cockatoo timbers.
Stanley
Tasmania.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Try http://www.thewoodsmith.com.au (http://www.thewoodsmith.com.au/) which is in Croydon, VIC.

He had some 7"-10" rounds the last time I was there, although I don't recall whether 'twas tiger or not and it was quite a while ago. A phone call would soon clear it up.

[rsser]

What ptc said; no website but number should be in Yellow PP.

Last time I was in Woodsmith - c. 3 weeks ago - didn't see any.

Search on Tasman's posts too under Timber.

[Auld Bassoon]

Try Tasman at www.forestsalvage.com.au

Cheers!

[reeves]

Go to Tassie and have look in the markets on staurday...?

try island specialty timbers, they ship green myrtle blanks..
all stacked and ready to go..

http://www.tastimber.tas.gov.au/island_specialty.htm

they will ship 20 kg packs and have grades of myrtle blanks..
normal, burl and tiger..which is fiddlebacked kind of...

or the other tassie suppliers like Cockatoo mentioned above,,,
Neville in Stanley

Lzaeridies in Brisbane has heaps of them...at present

[KevM]

Does anyone know where I can get some TAS Tiger Myrtle for turning. Am in Vic. Green or dry doesn't matter.

If you have no joys elsewhere, I recently won some Tiger Myrtle logs from Forestry Tas in a tender and will be cutting them up within the next couple of weeks. Will not know how good the tiger stripes are until then.

What sizes were you after in turning blanks?

Kev M

[Cam5]

To ptc, skewchiDAMN, rsser, AuldBassoon, reeves and kevM. Thank you all verry much for your replys on tiger myrtle. I have been to the woodsmith recently and len told me that he could not find it anywhere even from cockatoo timbers but thank you anyway.


To kevM I am looking for anything from 40mm to 400mm thick and 100mm to 600mm in diameter round or squar. And 4 x 100 x 100 mm by 1 meter long and 4 x 50 x 50 mm by 1 meter long. The 1 meter long pieces are for turning baseball bats (for display) and walking sticks.
Here is my e-mail address if you would like to reply to me to let me know if you can do this and give me some prices. [email protected]
Thank you Cam5.

[reeves]

sounds good Cam..

more here..

http://www.aussieburls.com/turnblanks.htm

Kev what r selling for per kilo ?

cheeeeeeeers
john

[KevM]

Gents,
Price will be dependent on the quality of the "tiger" will not know until we cut open the logs. Good quality (turning blanks) will be around $5.00 kg as we have paid a premium to obtain these logs and then freight down south from the north west coast. Have not yet set a price for sawn sizes.

Will post photos and details when logs are cut.

Kev M

[Cam5]

To kev M
I need a holliday so I would be willing to come to you.
Do you know when you will be cutting it up ?
Cam5

[reeves]

cool thanks kev...5$ per K is pretty normal..i have some chunks at that cost..its pretty good value...

Cam..go for it mate,.. i have been to Tassie 2wice in the last year and form a wood perpsective its awesome....to say the least....

the Myrtle forest out near Scottsdale is great..worth the trip...

also take in Ross and checkout Class woods, in the for sale room they had some nice low cost tassie woods...

I saw some really nice logs at the sawmill in Strahan huge myrtle logs...all burly...being cut up....

say gday to Tasman down at castle Forbes bay..i think they have some mytle...

http://www.forestsalvage.com.au/TassieTimber/timber.htm

Salamanca markets on Saturdays...

wood everywhere..

cheeeeeers
john

[Cam5]

Thanks for the info john I will keep it in mind.


Cam

[Cam5]

Does anyone know if anyone gets there wood fumigated ( with a fumigant called METHYL BROMIDE )to KILL any bugs that are or may be eating there wood whilst they wait for it to dry, be sold or decide what to make of it.

Cam5

[reeves]

Does anyone know if anyone gets there wood fumigated ( with a fumigant called METHYL BROMIDE )to KILL any bugs that are or may be eating there wood whilst they wait for it to dry, be sold or decide what to make of it.

Cam5

yes and no, u gotta ask the supplier or storer..sometime they fumigate to stop borers up this way...with Boron or other stuff
dont seem to be the same prob in Tassie..they usuualy cut and wax with parafin or wood grease..to seal...

just ask the suppliers

[KevM]

Price will be dependent on the quality of the "tiger" will not know until we cut open the logs. Good quality (turning blanks) will be around $5.00 kg as we have paid a premium to obtain these logs and then freight down south from the north west coast. Have not yet set a price for sawn sizes.

Will post photos and details when logs are cut.

Kev M

Have now cut up most of our logs into boards with some being kept for cutting into turning blanks. Somewhat disappointed though, :eek: more than 75% of the logs had had been attacked a some stage earlier by pin hole borer and the myrtle colouring was extremely pale.

Photos show some of the "tiger" feature together with the "unwanted pin hole" feature.

Kev M

[Shedhand]

Have now cut up most of our logs into boards with some being kept for cutting into turning blanks. Somewhat disappointed though, :eek: more than 75% of the logs had had been attacked a some stage earlier by pin hole borer and the myrtle colouring was extremely pale.

Photos show some of the "tiger" feature together with the "unwanted pin hole" feature.

Kev M
Geez , that's tough Kev.:( Some nice grain too. When I get back from BrisVegas I'll see if I can rustle some up through my contacts. See you monday 12th at the Guild meeting and we'll chat about it.

[woodturner777]

G'Day Cam,
did you manage to find Tiger Myrtle? if not contact me i have some good Tiger Myrtle in Stock.
http://www.tasmaniantimbers.com.au (http://www.tasmaniantimbers.com.au/)
Does anyone know where I can get some TAS Tiger Myrtle for turning. Am in Vic. Green or dry doesn't matter.

[Shedhand]

I bought an excellent piece of Tiger Myrtle from Forest Salvage at the Hobart woodwork show. Its in a dark cupboard where it'll stay for about 12 months when I'll re-saw it into small boards around 4mm thick for box lid features.
The grain is unbelievable.