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9th July 2013, 01:38 PM #1
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couple of sticks
Thought I'd post these here, as I will probably mill them one day. Hmmm
Just bought 100 acres up the road and found these on my first wandering expedition.
This one is a red stringy or red mahogany. Almost dead and covered with small burls. Approx 500 dia
Should look interesting inside.
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This is a big, big flooded gum.
When I first saw it I thought yep I'm gunna mill that bad boy.
Speaking to the neighbour, he said the tree is famous in the area.
Eons ago the old time timber cutters set about cutting it down.
Cut the planks into the side of the tree and after a couple of hits found the tree had white ants, so they left it.
They also left their planks in the tree. The tree has now grown along the planks for approx 4 to 500 mm.
The 2 stumps are approx 1 mtr long all up. Cool hey.
Just to give you some idea of the size of the tree, I can easily stand in that hollow. It's at least 2 mtr dia at head height.
The top has snapped out of the tree at approx 30 to 40 mtrs from the ground and it's still massive.
You can see it from most of the property.
So I guess the old girl will stay for a little longer. I think anyone within a km radius will hear it when it eventually falls.
Besides I don't think my cahoonas are big enough to fell it anyway.
mini-big floody 1.jpgmini-big floody 2.jpgmini-big floody 3.jpg
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9th July 2013, 02:49 PM #2
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You blokes now how to upset a fella don't you
Burl tree how soon ???
That plank tree would be interesting imagine cutting in to find strange timber and the pattern it might bring.
Oh go on have a go its just a tree maybe find a mate or 3 and a darn big hand saw
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10th July 2013, 04:57 PM #3
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I think they can stay where they are for the time being.
Got to carve a house and shed pad into the side of a mountain first.
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16th July 2013, 09:29 PM #4
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Originally Posted by Barterbuilt
So I guess the old girl will stay for a little longer. I think anyone within a km radius will hear it when it eventually falls.
Besides I don't think my cahoonas are big enough to fell it anyway.
Big old trees have the reputation of being widowmakers as they are unpredictable. The normal technique or creating a wedge to fall the tree is not so sound if the tree is hollow and yours is a good (or bad dependending on how you look at it) example of that.
We have an big, old, dead tree on the place in NSW. It was dead for many years before we owned the property and has a large split in the crotch about 20' from the ground. I eagerly waited for it to come down in the first big wind.
That was about twenty seven years ago
. On the positive side, it is a habitat tree and when it does fall it will be well dried 
: Not that it will be any good for anything .
Some things are just not meant to be.
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