Thread: Aussie wood samples needed in USA

Mac is looking for either veneers or small solid wood samples to be shipped to USA they are needed for use in finishing articles he writes.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. He is happy to pay for them, but I reckon having your wood as the star in a finishing article by Mac could almost be payment enough, especially if you get a mention as donated by or supplied by, etc.

I'm sure he would be only too happy to do that if space allows.

Or you could just charge him a heap of money and retire to Surfers Paradise and look at your collections on the soft white sandy beach, etc, etc.

A little help would be fantastic.

Cheers - Neil

PS Might be able to find a couple of little pieces of genuine green herringbone figured Lignum Vitae. - Left overs from the making of the bowling balls for Sovereign Hill. Think I have a couple of small bits left. Maybe enough to make a Robins egg. Possibly a couple of other rare bits. Cedar of Lebanon, Manchurian Pear, Osage Orange. Don't get me wrong I'm not offering up any bits of wood because I'm a nice bloke... Hell no they're offered purely as bribes.

Footnote: Mac Simons is a prolific writer on finishing and finishes Here is a link to his web site http://www.macsimmons.com

BUT NEIL!!! Mac wants ONLY Aussie timbers and your offerin him stuff he can get himself

He wants OUR rare as hens teeth expensive as Bill Gates's mansion timbers... I got a few odd bits of Jarrah layin about he can have for those prices... mmm reckon I can rustle up a few slices of sheoak (before Ramps sees this and takes me thunder cause hes got more than me ) some silky oak a bit of silky oak maybe a bit of swamp gum... what else?

Okay better wait up a bit till ol Mac comes back with his CC numbers and access codes no seriously... if I nominate a figure times it by 100 double it and then add three zeros before the decimal point that should about cover me expenses (well someones gotta pay me to walk to the shed drag em out cut em up put em in a baggie then wander down the post office and toss em into one of their bags and then send em to him... think of the strain man!! ) and the postage?

Okay Mac over to you buddy

Email Sent

Cheers
Wendy

I think there were another 10 or so posts to this thread that have dissappeared somehow (databse corruption errors) > mac replied he has what he needs and the editor only wanted stuff thats commonly available at suppliers..

Nuh nothing dissappeared reeves, it's because there is 2 threads going in 2 different sub forums.

Here's the other one

Originally Posted by djstimber

Nuh nothing dissappeared reeves, it's because there is 2 threads going in 2 different sub forums.

Here's the other one

doh!

G'Day Ruffy,
How are you?....Me.....Hmmmm OK I guess, maybe a bit rude or presumptious

My question(s) is / are....GRRRR!!!! I wanted a Colon followed by a dash and got a 'Redface' NOT HAPPY!!!!!
What types of Wood?
What sizes?
What condition? eg Rough sawn, through to well finished

Really I am LOST here but have some 'nice' wood down the road,
but might NOT be what is requested.

Originally Posted by djstimber

Nuh nothing dissappeared reeves, it's because there is 2 threads going in 2 different sub forums.

Here's the other one

Doh!

Ok - closing this thread, please refer to the other thread.