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mac 1
13th April 2008, 01:46 PM
Hi all
Im in sunshine coast QLD
have some silky oak, purple heart, jackaranda, ng rosewood, gidgi, banksia ,aust red ceda, and hairy oak swap for wood to make box
cheers Mac
robyn2839
13th April 2008, 02:55 PM
what sort of timber do you want and sizes i, i have some bits and peices,what do you like...bob
mac 1
13th April 2008, 06:27 PM
all those blanks and pieces weigh 2kg something roughly equivalent in weight. Not hard to get along with, what have you got
mac
robyn2839
13th April 2008, 09:22 PM
huonpine,silky oak,tassie oak,osage orange,blood wood,blackwood ,spanish cedar,pink ironbark,myrtle,myrtle burl,black wattle,camphor.stringy bark,musk,sassafrass,leatherwood bribie pine ,king billy pine, celery top,many others( what sizes, i have bandsaw and thicknesser.........bob
mac 1
13th April 2008, 09:48 PM
sassafras or black wattle sounds good never used them before as for sizes whatever
mac Ill pm you my phone number
mac 1
16th April 2008, 09:42 PM
Hi Bob
How about enough to make a 120x 150x 300 box if that weigh about 2kg
regards Mac
ps Do you want the thickness of the wood in the pics
lubbing5cherubs
18th April 2008, 06:28 PM
I would love some purpleheart I have some USA wood, Cherry and walnut and lots of other nice wood from US that some friends have given me if you want to trade
Toni
robyn2839
18th April 2008, 08:00 PM
Hi Bob
How about enough to make a 120x 150x 300 box if that weigh about 2kg
regards Mac
ps Do you want the thickness of the wood in the pics any thickness would be fine
those sizes are ?120 wide x300long ,150 deep?????need to clarify and do you want a lid and bottom and preferred thickness of peices and i will cut and send this weekend...........bob
robyn2839
18th April 2008, 08:02 PM
also can do in myrtle burl (highly featured if you like
mac 1
18th April 2008, 09:47 PM
150 wide x 300 long x 120 deep by 12mm thick dont worry about base but a lid would be good, burl would be great too. pm me your address details and I'll post wood
regards Mac
robyn2839
22nd April 2008, 11:28 PM
got your wood today mac,have you got mine yet? looking forward to seeing the finished product ...bob
mac 1
23rd April 2008, 09:20 PM
Hi Bob
Wood arrived on tuesday, looks good, alot of tearout your thickness blades may be getting dull. Run it through the drum sander came up a treat, l'll email you a pic when its finished
Many Thanks Mac
robyn2839
23rd April 2008, 11:17 PM
that would be great yell out if you need more, and where did you get the purpleheart going to get some to make a box,and yes my blades are rs, am going to buy some tungsten ones ....bob
mac 1
24th April 2008, 07:22 PM
swapped some qld maple for the purpleheart and some other timber about a year ago, from a wood machinest at caboolture
mac