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20th April 2015, 10:41 PM #1
Silky Oak
Picked up a pearler of a Silky Oak (Grevillea Robusta) log today.
700mm at the butt and at 7.9mt away from that, it was 570mm and straight as a gun barrel. Best Silky I've ever seen. Also another two smaller bits from the top at about 2.4mt.
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Also got two bits of Messmate as well
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And full load
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And for those that know me, yes I've updated the crane truck.
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DJ
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20th April 2015, 11:18 PM #2
Wow, never seen one straight as a dye like that for so far. Was it growing amongst other trees and growing towards the light so to speak?
Northern silky would have been better, but what the hell, you are in VicNeil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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20th April 2015, 11:33 PM #3
I'd have to say yes and no to that Neil, was on a very steep block, but knowing the area it doesn't get a lot of sun on the ground in the morning and there was a lot of moss on the pavers near the tree.
Careful there big boy, you're originally from Vic and I know where your Mum livesCheers
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24th April 2015, 08:53 PM #4Skwair2rownd
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Wow!!!
Goldfinger strikes again!!!
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24th April 2015, 10:34 PM #5
I had a neighbour in Townsville who had 4 trees like that & he was worried about cyclones so he cut them down and chopped them into blocks about 700mm long so he could lift them by hand to take them to the dump.
I got a couple of the smaller ones before they were all gone.
Some of my tool handles are made of them & I still have a couple of candle stick holders made from them.Cliff.
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24th April 2015, 10:42 PM #6
Then there was Larry, remember Larry & the silky oak on my shed?
You have to look back to 2006 to find the story.
I had a log of about 4M of clear southern silky leaning against my shed waiting for a crane to lift it off & the stupid FAQn Fireies turned up one day while I was at work & cut it into little pieces because it was 'Dangerous' geeze I was mad about that, I still am 'cos there was no law to stop them from doing it & I couldn't get any compensation for it.
Bastards.Cliff.
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24th April 2015, 10:51 PM #7
Geeze Cliff, really need a dislike button for those last two posts
Cheers
DJ
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25th April 2015, 06:56 AM #8
Magic lookin silky, be careful of metal in it though
I love my Lucas!! ...just ask me!
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