Thread: Knifemaker looking for timber to swap

pm me an address and when i get to the shed i will hunt some out for you ,am sure i have some timbers to suit you that you will love ...........bob

Originally Posted by paternoster

The sort of sizes I'm looking for are 12x3.5x1cm for scales (a scale goes on a full tang knife - one piece on each side of the tang) and 12x3.5x2.5 for blocks.
If anyone's able to help out I'd really appreciate any assistance.

I take it if I found you a piece of Tuart, you could cut it to size? I gather it's harder and heavier than Jarrah, and that it would sharpen up your skills.

Hi John,

The heavier and harder the better! If you've got some I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands. If you PM me your address I'll send you an express post bag.

Simon


Oh, and yeah, I can cut to size.

I can supply you with some Redgum as pictured in my Avatar over there , also have some Yellowbox with fiddleback and some Sheoak.

Redgum is dry, Yellowbox depending on sizes might be dry and Sheoak should be very close to dry.

If you're interested send me a PM with details and we'll work out a deal

I just want to say a big thanks to the guys that have responded so far! It's great to be able to put yourself out there and hear back so quickly.

I have a sh*t load of Qld Walnut I can cut up for you for a reasonable price. Happy to send a few samples if you like. Some is very pretty when polished up. It's also hard and heavy.

Cheers
Bevan

I have had Simon here tonight and we ended up having a good sort through some of my stock and a good discussion on various type of timber and steel as well.

Here is a shot of him and his mate Stu with some of my timber in his boot before they left.

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What's that timber in his left hand? Looks familiar but I just cant place it

DJ's the man! I left the house wondering if I needed to take a small shopping bag for a couple of offcuts and ended up with several armloads of beautiful timber.
Ended up being a dangerous journey - turns out I'm now buying a few nice desk sized slabs and a block for my anvil. Well worth the visit.

Thanks again DJ! Thanks for the beer too.

Simon

Hey Enfield Guy. You able to PM me with a price? A couple of samples would be great. I wouldn't be looking to buy a massive qty but a few kilo's worth would be good.

Originally Posted by paternoster

Hi John,

The heavier and harder the better! If you've got some I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands. If you PM me your address I'll send you an express post bag.

Simon


Oh, and yeah, I can cut to size.

Check your email. I'll cut length, if needed, to fit the bag. There are two pieces, one 75x50x411, the other 100x50x480. The second has some sap runs.

Much appreciated John. I'll send the bag out in the post tonight. Happy for it to be cut to get it into the bag.

Simon

I have sent you a PM with my details, if you send me an express post bag i would be happy to send you some Cooktown Ironwood (also known as Red Ebony).

You said the harder the wood the better, well this stuff is certainly up there.

Good luck with it all and how about posting up some pics in this thread when you get something finished.

Cheers

Simon,
I have some turpentine that has weathered for 100 years. Pretty hard stuff. Happy to pass some on for you to try.

Darren
Mt Evelyn