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27th March 2012, 08:00 PM #16
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show us your blackwood
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It really is an excellent timber for cabinets and musical instruments. Grows like a weed, big enough to cut in 20 years, fully mature in 60 and dead in 80yrs.
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27th March 2012, 08:55 PM #17
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Dorrigo Blackwood looks as deadly...nice stuff Steve
Originally Posted by Stopper
Check out my Avatar. - "dorrigo blackwood"
It really is an excellent timber for cabinets and musical instruments. Grows like a weed, big enough to cut in 20 years, fully mature in 60 and dead in 80yrs.
cheers
Steve
...some of the old paddock trees around home would be pushing 80 years..they are starting to die though...time to mill 'em...
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27th March 2012, 09:29 PM #18
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Hello Mapleman, Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN
Cheers Christos....it goes from this to this...stunning stuff....
I would like to "borrow" one of your pictures for my Blog if this is OK by you.
I have temporarily placed it here
If this is a problem, let me know and I will remove it.
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SG.... some old things are lovely
Warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them ........................D.H. Lawrence
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28th March 2012, 09:51 AM #19
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No Worries....glad you like it...obviously you are a man of good taste Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum
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28th March 2012, 10:07 AM #20
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Will you be bringing some of this blackwood to the maleny show?
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28th March 2012, 10:49 AM #21
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Yes....boards/turning blanks....all with intense fiddleback...looking forward to the maleny show...see you there Originally Posted by eisbaer
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28th March 2012, 11:31 AM #22
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Mucho Gratias. Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN
No Worries....glad you like it...obviously you are a man a good taste...
Lovely timber by the way. Wish I lived closer.
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28th March 2012, 05:20 PM #23
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Awesome. I'll be there.
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28th March 2012, 05:37 PM #24
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Blak wood picks
This was a small one blew over at the old mans on the northern rivers, cuts well and is a joy to work with.I made my first chair out of that log.
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29th March 2012, 12:57 AM #25
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Nice stuff Eli....your right...it does cut well...some pics of the chair would be good Originally Posted by eli szoko
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29th March 2012, 09:25 AM #26
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My chair
I have still got some finishing toches to go but you will get the idear.All the morices in this chair are cut with drill and chisel,was a delight.
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29th March 2012, 09:58 AM #27
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Thanks Eli...bit of water really brings the grain out..nice work mate..
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31st March 2012, 11:10 AM #28
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HMMMMM slightly devistated now. i had a huge blackwood fall over in my yard a couple weeks back. it was too big for my 20" chainsaw so i had it cut up and removed
. i didnt kow it could look like that when cut into slabs. at least i will know for next time.
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1st April 2012, 01:40 AM #29
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When is the Maleny show? Originally Posted by eisbaer
Shine on you crazy diamond!
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1st April 2012, 09:35 AM #30
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