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21st June 2008, 09:53 PM #1
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Cedarus Deodar
Spent most of today slabbing cedarus deodar.
2 sections from the one tree, one 4m long, about 300 - 350 mm in diameter, one 4.8m long, 350 to 450 mm in diameter. Sensational smell, gorgeous grain, and definitely the longest, softest easiest thing I have ever slabbed.
Pictures pretty much say it all.
Cheers
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21st June 2008, 10:16 PM #2
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Nice long pieces of timber there Bob, plent of options for constructing something special.
You had a beautiful day for it today
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22nd June 2008, 10:35 AM #3
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Very nice Bob.
Now you know why the handle Odorata.
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1st August 2008, 09:18 AM #4
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Just stumbled on to this one - better late than never. My old man had a pile of this stuff and all he ever did with it was cut it into thin strips with an open-sided hole one end to hook over the rack/rod in your wardrobe. Keeps the bugs out and makes everything smell nice - used to sell like hotcakes at the markets
I found one small log left in his stash after he died - I don't think he realised it was there - dunno what I'll do with it yet - one day
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1st August 2008, 09:50 AM #5
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Great score Bob, might be good stock for drawer making, or lining a chest.
Cheers,Andy Mac
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1st August 2008, 10:52 AM #6
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Looking at what you have slabed I thought it was Cape Lilac, but then searching/going off site a very different tree came up bit like a pine tree.
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1st August 2008, 11:28 AM #7
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Yep - looks a bit like a pine but its an old world cedar. It's the national tree of Pakistan and it's apparently used a lot for the insides of houses - presumably rich folks - must smell overpowering! It's made the shed small a whole lot better than the usual diesel - petrol - bar oil!
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