wadi and gidgee and brigallow

[robyn2839]

has anyone ever turned any of these timbers? got some this morning and am keen to saw up and turn some,especially the purple wadi which apparently is one of the rarest trees in australia bob h

[Tankstand]

has anyone ever turned any of these timbers?

No I haven't Bob, please send care package!:D

PS, your CD finally got mailed Friday arvo.

[DJ’s Timber]

Gidgee (http://web.aanet.net.au/ttit/treepages/gidgee_main.htm) and Brigalow (http://web.aanet.net.au/ttit/treepages/brigalow_main.htm) are both great turning timbers, don't know about the Wadi as I have never heard of it. Can't even find any references to it.

[robyn2839]

thanks mate will send, ps could you email me your address ,that might help, thanks again bob

[robyn2839]

looked up wadi it is only found in the simpson desert nesr birdsville and 2 other places in the world, it is hard as ,dark purple colour, and doesn,t get very thick, the stuff i got was about 4-5'' thick. bob

[robyn2839]

Visit the museum in Birdsville the huge sand hill called BIG RED on The edge of the Simpson Desert and the Wadi trees, a rare Acacia which only grows in three places in the world,this was all i could find of them.bob

[robyn2839]

acacia peauce is its rel name , wadi tree , or waddi waddi tree, finally i have its name and can find a lot of info on it.bob

[echnidna]

wonder if we could get some seeds?

[ticklingmedusa]

over here gidgee is highly prized and very expensive.
i saw some here last week when i visited the store www.anexotichardwood.com (http://www.anexotichardwood.com)
tm

[dai sensei]

Top score Bob, where did you get them from? Can't say I have ever heard of the Waddi, but looking up Acacia peuce on Google, it is another desert timber. The purple certainly sounds nice.

The desert timbers are my favourites and I buy most of mine from the WWW shows. They are very hard and you will need sharp tools, but they nearly all have very fine grain, from their slow growth, and polish like glass.

[Pat]

over here gidgee is highly prized and very expensive.
i saw some here last week when i visited the store www.anexotichardwood.com (http://www.anexotichardwood.com/)


Tm, Gidgee is highly prized in it home country. You mainly have be lucky anyone has it for sale or be given it by friends who pick it up:)

[TTIT]

Hate to gloat (not), but I've got more Gidgee (http://web.aanet.net.au/ttit/treepages/gidgee_main.htm) than ya' can poke a stick at! Not that rare - around here anyway! :shrug: - and Brigalow (http://web.aanet.net.au/ttit/treepages/brigalow_main.htm)'s virtually a weed here.:U As for the Waddy - I haven't tried it yet but have some coming. Found a friend of a friend who has his yards made from the stuff out near Birdsville. The only other places it grows the Northern Territory and a couple of spots in South Africa!

[Toolin Around]

Hate to gloat (not), but I've got more Gidgee (http://web.aanet.net.au/ttit/treepages/gidgee_main.htm) than ya' can poke a stick at! Not that rare - around here anyway! :shrug: - and Brigalow (http://web.aanet.net.au/ttit/treepages/brigalow_main.htm)'s virtually a weed here.:U As for the Waddy - I haven't tried it yet but have some coming. Found a friend of a friend who has his yards made from the stuff out near Birdsville. The only other places it grows the Northern Territory and a couple of spots in South Africa!

OK now I'm real serious... How can I get some of what you got?

[robyn2839]

Hate to gloat (not), but I've got more Gidgee (http://web.aanet.net.au/ttit/treepages/gidgee_main.htm) than ya' can poke a stick at! Not that rare - around here anyway! :shrug: - and Brigalow (http://web.aanet.net.au/ttit/treepages/brigalow_main.htm)'s virtually a weed here.:U As for the Waddy - I haven't tried it yet but have some coming. Found a friend of a friend who has his yards made from the stuff out near Birdsville. The only other places it grows the Northern Territory and a couple of spots in South Africa! whats rare out your way? bob

[OGYT]

All three of those are rare... here in the upover... in fact, in my little part of the upover, real trees (450-500mm) are rare. :) None of 'em grow really large, except elm and cottonwood. You Blokes have some awesome timber down there. Must be somethin' in the air. :D

[ticklingmedusa]

Tm, Gidgee is highly prized in it home country. You mainly have be lucky anyone has it for sale or be given it by friends who pick it up:)

A friend bearing wood, is a friend indeed!:cool:

[TTIT]

OK now I'm real serious... How can I get some of what you got?
Try a PM! :;

whats rare out your way? bobTree's that like rain! :U