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  1. 28th April 2013, 09:17 AM #1
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    I am being taken out to a property this morn so I can cut myself some gidgie. I want to make some planes and spoke shaves and maybe some saw handles. How should I store the wood for the trip home. A couple of weeks in the back of a 4x4? I have been told to put it in large sealed plastic bags to slow down moisture loss. Any ideas?

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    Just seal the ends of the log, cut them over long so you can cut the ends off later.
    I use log end sealer but water based paint is just as good.
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    Will do Cliff as soon as I can. I got some beef wood too. Bloody heavy wood.
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    Beware the beefwood.... it oozes resin for lots & lots of years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pagie View Post
    Will do Cliff as soon as I can. I got some beef wood too. Bloody heavy wood.
    As Cliffie said, only good for tool handles, cause it stays sticky forever,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pagie View Post
    I am being taken out to a property this morn so I can cut myself some gidgie.
    Half your luck .

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    Well I got taken out about 60k from town and was shown what a gidgie was. I cut all I could fit in the back of the paj. I need the back seat for my brother and other stuff like clothing. I also cut some beefwood too. This wood is very heavy so I don't want to overload the poor old girl. I probably have 3 or 400 kilo of wood. The problem now is I had to cut a half a dozen trees at my brothers place near the Gold Coast and two of them are iron bark. Very red wood with some yellow flashes. I grabbed a couple of pieces of that too. The rest will be burnt.....anyone that wants some for free PM me. You have a week or two to pick it up. You will need a wheelbarrow and a chainsaw.
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    That's why we have trailers: To overload our vehicle, flaunt the load capacity of the trailer and test the boundaries of the towing capability .

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    Yes I didn't bring a trailer this trip. Wanted to see if I could get gidgie. Next time I will have a real chainsaw and a trailer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pagie View Post
    ... I had to cut a half a dozen trees at my brothers place near the Gold Coast and two of them are iron bark. Very red wood with some yellow flashes. I grabbed a couple of pieces of that too. The rest will be burnt.....anyone that wants some for free PM me. You have a week or two to pick it up. You will need a wheelbarrow and a chainsaw.
    Hi Pagie, are you still on the Gold Coast? Love to catch up, and yes I might be interested in some of the red ironbark, what sizes are we talking about? The club is always after some nice red stuff, but we are also after a monster blank for to play with while he is here .

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