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  1. 18th August 2009, 10:23 AM #1
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    Default the brastards took all my wood...

    Arrived back on terra firma Tassie safely. going through Quarantine and they confiscated all the wood I collected on my trip (except a plank of siky oak i bought in McLean) Anything with bark was taken. Orange Osage, Blue Gum, red box/red gum hybrid, Hairy Oak everything Dai Sensai gave me, the stuff gave me. Devastated....was so looking forward to resawing the stuff for box work and inlays. Ah well craap seems to happen a lot these days.
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    thats a bugr
    you could have asked for it to be treated (irradiated?) by aqis but probably too late now
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    Quote Originally Posted by fubar View Post
    thats a bugr
    you could have asked for it to be treated (irradiated?) by aqis but probably too late now
    They said there was no way to fumigate wood with bark on it....i even offered to sit down with a tomahawk and remove all the bark. Nup. They were adamant.
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    I had no idea there was AQIS quarantine inspection when you enter Tassie. Does it work the other way as well, ie when you take timber from Tassie to the mainland?

    Sorry to hear you lost all that timber Sheddie
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Shed View Post
    I had no idea there was AQIS quarantine inspection when you enter Tassie. Does it work the other way as well, ie when you take timber from Tassie to the mainland?

    Sorry to hear you lost all that timber Sheddie
    Its not AQIS...its the Tasmanian Quarantine Service. Even more hardline than AQIS. I don't know if it works both ways because i left tassie with an empty ute.
    I'll probably never get another piece of Hairy Oak or Osage again. And I can't remember the names of all the other species Dai Sensai (Neil) gave me.
    I may even move interstate to access the stuff. Besides its a LOT warmer for my bones up there....
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    I know you can bring cattle & sheep from Tassie to vic but it is difficult to take them the other way - they are very strict with that stuff so not surprised with the wood. Trucks have to be washe dsparayed etc as well.

    Wonder what happens if you post it??

    Next time you are over onb the mainland dont feel you cant accept the gifts/wood just leave it at my place on your way home - i'll "care" for it for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calm View Post

    Next time you are over onb the mainland dont feel you cant accept the gifts/wood just leave it at my place on your way home - i'll "care" for it for you.

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    Call me a cynic, but I wonder who's shed the wood is in now.
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    I can tell you that getting wood from Tassie back to the mainland is dead easy. Came back with a load of Blackwood, Sassy and a few bits of Huon a couple of months ago. The blackwood was DAR and the Sassy was as a slab edge to edge without bark. Huon was turning blanks and waxed. It was all wrapped up in tarps but wasn't even asked to unwrap it.

    Sorry to hear you lost your wood on the way back
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    Quote Originally Posted by FXST01 View Post
    Call me a cynic, but I wonder who's shed the wood is in now.
    Yes, that crossed my mind too....
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