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1st July 2014, 03:31 PM #1New Member
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Recovering timber from bush fire affected trees
Hi, Our property was badly hit by the bush fires in South Australia in January this year. Over the years we have planted a lot of medium sized Callitris and Allocasuarina trees which were scorched and killed by the radiation. Some of the trunks are 10" to 13" in diameter and very straight. Does anyone have experience in felling and using such timber? I think my best option is to fell them, cut into usable (say 3m) lengths, seal the cut ends and see if they dry out. Should I attempt to mill into planks whilst freshly felled? I intend on buying a moisture meter to monitor their progress.
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1st July 2014, 05:28 PM #2.
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I'd mill them now as they never get any softer
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1st July 2014, 09:24 PM #3
Welcome Rob
As Bob says, mill them sooner rather than later, especially given it is a good time of year to do it. The Cypress shouldn't be too bad, but the Sheoak loves to crack. Consider how to cut the Sheoak carefully, as it usually must be milled relatively to the petals (what I call the shape between the bark inclusions) of the timber, they are generally not a roundish log like other timbers.Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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9th July 2014, 10:45 AM #4New Member
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Some thoughts on correct seasoning.
Thank you for your words of wisdom. Due to the relatively small diameter of the trees I intend to laminate them to use them in items such as cutting boards etc for kitchen use or even a table top. I have also been lucky enough to purchase a secondhand Leda table saw with a high precision fence that is capable of half millimeter accuracy. Should I use to make stock of say 50mm square and 2-3 m long and stack these in a cross hatch pattern with a heavy even weight on top? I have also invested in a moisture meter to keep track of what is happening.
Apart form the timbers mentioned we lost quite a few of out magnificent old red gums. Most of the red gum milling in our area has been on trees dead for many years - not many of those left. I was thinking of making chopping blocks from cross sections of fresh red gum branches - any ideas?
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