Thread: What is this wood?

compare it to the live trees in the area, ask somone from the locol forestry commission what grows around this area.
from your pic it could be anything

astrid

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Problem is, in the rainforest everything grows side by side, stick a match in the ground today and tomorrow you have a matchtree
Is teatree worth worrying about?
The DPI felled tons of that
Wolffie

Looks a bit like Casuarina to me.

Originally Posted by LittleWolff

I have just been for a walk through the rainforest that surrounds us.
Still heaps of mementoes aka fallen trees from Cyclone Larry there.
Firstly, being a total ignoramus about timber in its natural state, can somebody tell me what this timber is?

could be a red box.

Secondlly
Lee claims that after sitting in the forest for close to 2 years it is too old to cut up and will ruin any saw. Is that so?
There is enough wood in there to last my lifetime and more.
All I need to do is talk Lee into go getting it.
Thanks
Little Wolff

the only reason that wood that has been siting gets hard to mill is that when lying on or neer the ground dirt splashes up every time it rains and dirt will blunt the chain. however this is the same as wood being lying in the yard.

the bark can be siply removed and it will not nurt the saw or if the bark is shallow it can be lifed up and hosed or brushed to remove the bulk of the dirt.

I've got a log like that - bark looks like silky oak but it's as heavy as all get out

G'day wolff,
In Tassie where I am we get a permit from the Forestry Dept and go into the bush to "gather" downers.
some of the best Sassafras I have ever used has come from the ground.
The only Huon Pine or King Billy avaliable is downed trees.

Go for it, Remove the bark if possible, if not use a high pressure washer,
If all else fails use an old saw blade.

I have an old table saw I use to break down limbs too small to wory about milling, you will get some great timber. A lot of smaller limbs give you some of the best burl and figure. Here is some red Myrtle From a limbAttachment 61473