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  1. 27th August 2007, 12:12 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Bird View Post
    Made a table from some the other day.... came up orlright I reckon.
    +1 Oi rekon it did
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  3. 27th August 2007, 04:47 PM #17
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    Gday DJ

    One helluva big job, well done
    Have a good one
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  4. 27th August 2007, 05:43 PM #18
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    Great story DJ, that tree is gonna make a swag of tables!!
    Thanks for taking the time to post it.

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  5. 27th August 2007, 06:26 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Bird View Post
    Could not believe how difficult it was to get up the 2500mm Diam Butt.
    Now I remember why I stopped climbing trees.
    The moisture content was 35% a month after we slabbed it, Made a table from some the other day.... came up orlright I reckon.

    Good thread, beautiful timber and a great table.

    Why climb the tree and lop bits off it? Looks like it has an open paddock around it so why wasn't it just cut down at the base?
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  6. 27th August 2007, 06:35 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by TEEJAY View Post
    Why climb the tree and lop bits off it? Looks like it has an open paddock around it so why wasn't it just cut down at the base?
    TEEJAY as I said in my first post, it was right near the boundary fence of the property and due to the size and lean, it could not just be felled as it was.
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    Looks like a fairly innocuous standard redgum...until you see the tiny human near the top of it. crikey, that is a whopper.

    How many days to get it on the ground and then mill it up?
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    From memory I think it was about 5 hrs from start to on the ground ready for transport back to the mill, then about 2 or 3 days to slab up
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    One massive job and a great table.

    Will you sell some of the timber as is or will you "value add" most of it?

    Great job again
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    Default Big Redgum log

    Its going to the kiln in the next two weeks or so.
    Keep an eye on the website(slabs page)
    www.bowerbirdtimber.com, although I doubt DJ will sell any of his.....
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