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  1. 1st June 2016, 12:42 AM #1
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    Hi I am a new boy on the block. Retired pattern/mode lmaker . In my spare time i do a little carving mainly carousel horses adorned with flowers sashes guns etc etc. At this time i am trying to locate a couple of super feet of English Lime or American Basswood for a smaller carving project. I can obtain some offshore at a reasonable cost however the freight costs are very expensive at 3 or 4 times the timber cost .Prior to Lazarides Timber ceasing business they were holding a quantity of Lime which i assume was auctioned off .Question does anyone know who may have purchased this timber ? Assume it would have been a Brisbane timber yard .Any advice appreciated
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  3. 1st June 2016, 12:13 PM #2
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    I can't help with the Lazarides timber but Trend Timber in NSW has a bit of lime - just about 6 or so carving block from memory. Fairly good size blocks but I didn't look closely re quality.
    Apologies for unnoticed autocomplete errors.
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    Thanks Arron I knew they had several blocks however i was looking for board type material . I may decide to import a few pieces Cliff
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    If you import it, please let us know how that works out.

    Just out of curiosity - is there some reason it must be lime ? Is there no locally-available timber that would suffice ?
    Apologies for unnoticed autocomplete errors.
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    Hi Carousel Carver and welcome to the forums.

    Lazarides timber went, mostly, to Carba-Tec in Brisbane, as they now work with one of the sons to add timber pieces to their trading stock. I have no idea if the Lime is still there or not.

    Also, the Market Place on these forums is free to place a wanted to buy advert (or any other non-commercial advert). Why don't you try there and see if anyone has any for you? Forums prices tend to be very reasonable.

    Good luck

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  7. 5th June 2016, 06:50 PM #6
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    Like a lot of wooscarvers i consider Lime the best of all carving timbers if you are not looking for fancy grain . The old woodcarvers of Europe used it for church statues etc . I required it for a very fine detailed carving and now settled on apiece of Huon Pine Jelutong also carves very easy however again lacking in grain detail.Iam still considering the question of import.
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