Thread: Black wattle

neale,i'd slab them purely for the fact of even if you cut them into boards ,back or quarter sawn, they'll move and crack anyway. if you slab them at say 60mm you shouldn't have too much trouble recovering a 40mm slab that can be used for signage or whatever that needs a lot of character.

I've cut some with my Lucas. Very hard stuff and you need plenty of water. There also will probably be plenty of tension so expect heaps of movement. Looks like yours might have some grubs. Good luck.
Neil

Never heard of anyone cutting that species up, but always wondered why. Book says it is similar to sally wattle (blackwood) which is a great compliment. Very keen to see how you go with it. Looks like good size compared to what I have seen. Not a long lived species, thats as big as it gets I reckon.

blueant ,where in vic are you situated?

Originally Posted by timbertalk

Never heard of anyone cutting that species up, but always wondered why. Book says it is similar to sally wattle (blackwood) which is a great compliment. Very keen to see how you go with it. Looks like good size compared to what I have seen. Not a long lived species, thats as big as it gets I reckon.

Yeah, you're right, that is pretty much the bigger you ever find of Black Wattle. We have lots of it growing in this area, and obviously I've got a few cubic meters of it. The only one that I come across and that has enough trunk size and length (straight) for some proper slabs, is still up-right, dead and getting eaten by those big timber borers. This tree is only about 500 meters away from me but, he wants it cut and the area cleaned up but every time I'm available or feel with enough energy to do it, he's never available to be there as he requested!

I also can tell you that I can find a few variants of the Black Wattle, there is, is a Black Wattle but depending where it grows, if has some differences, more noticeable when the timber is sliced open. Beautiful timber to work green, but really hard when it dries totally.

Good luck with it!

PS: Strap your slabs when you done cutting them! (3 straps, ends and middle, at least).

Cheers
RBTCO

Charlsie I'm at Winchelsea

Well Easter gives us time to do the things we want so I kicked back and milled up my Black Wattle.

They look very nice, some nice figuring there

Originally Posted by Blueant

I've cut some with my Lucas. Very hard stuff and you need plenty of water. There also will probably be plenty of tension so expect heaps of movement. Looks like yours might have some grubs. Good luck.
Neil

Hi, Neil, I can't find your name on the members list to send you a PM.
If you could send me a PM with a phone contact ,I would like to speak to you about various timbers in this region. I'm only about 30 mins drive to Winchelsea.
regards John.

Originally Posted by nine fingers

Hi, Neil, I can't find your name on the members list to send you a PM.
If you could send me a PM with a phone contact ,I would like to speak to you about various timbers in this region. I'm only about 30 mins drive to Winchelsea.
regards John.

John if you click on the username over there next to their post, it will give you an option to send them an email or PM if they have it enabled.

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

They look very nice, some nice figuring there

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Took down a Mt nardi (near nimbin) Black wattle about 15 yrs ago ,about 1.5 + dia a real monster ,branches like your trunk, paid for it to be slabbed,bloke hated me for it,spent more time sharpenin than cuttin,Lot of silica me thinks.Tried makin lots of things ,it warped ,cracked ,bent and twisted its way out of everything. Shame ,cause its a nice coloured and figurated grain,brown ,dark chocolate and white.Even the white sapwood is hard as .Should be renamed KRYPTONITE .but perseverance pays of ,used some as cetre pieces in tables ,seems the smaller the less problems.And now the last is goin into pen blanks .good luck and keep a sharpenin stone handy.

Absolutely gorgeous pieces out of the log.
Any chance of a close up photo of the steel log holding brackets you have?
They look like a great idea.