Brisbane Show Thread 2014

[powderpost]

Paul (Bushmiller) drew my attention a nice piece of Tulip-oak, and a wood I'd never heard of before, Dillenia. We shared a lump of Dillenia & I decided I had to add the Tulip oak to my collection of bits under the house as well.

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The Dillenia is an import from somewhere to the north of us. It's a deep brown, with prominent ray-fleck that on some cuts gives it a snake-skin-like appearance: Attachment 313885

The Tulip oak is home-grown. Not sure which particular one this is (Blush or Brown), but it has some quite nice fiddleback figure:
Attachment 313886Chhers,

Hi Ian, Dillenia alata is known locally as red beech. The tree is a coastal tree, salt tolerant, has a terracotta coloured flaky bark, similar to tea tree. It has large leaves and a very attractive yellow flower with a blood red centre. The samples pictured look more like dillenia, but I can't be sure. Tulip oak (argyrodendron species) grows abundantly on Mount Fox west of Ingham. was used extensively for flooring and is quite hard. The two most commonly used were red (ag. peralatum) and brow tulip oak (ag. trifolioatum). Tulip oak is also commonly as crowsfoot elm. All of these species feature a distinct medullary ray. Hope I haven't confused the issue.

Jim

[wheelinround]

Thanks for all the photos all of you.


Christos if you start backing now you might just have enough ANZAC's for the 3 days of SWWS.

[Ironwood]

Hi Ian, Dillenia alata is known locally as red beech. The tree is a coastal tree, salt tolerant, has a terracotta coloured flaky bark, similar to tea tree. It has large leaves and a very attractive yellow flower with a blood red centre. The samples pictured look more like dillenia, but I can't be sure. Tulip oak (argyrodendron species) grows abundantly on Mount Fox west of Ingham. was used extensively for flooring and is quite hard. The two most commonly used were red (ag. peralatum) and brow tulip oak (ag. trifolioatum). Tulip oak is also commonly as crowsfoot elm. All of these species feature a distinct medullary ray. Hope I haven't confused the issue.

Jim

Hi Jim, I was about to chime in on the Red Beech but you beat me to it.

Remember you helped me identify my Grandads table a few years back, it was made with pieces of Red Beech.

I have since acquired a few logs of this timber thanks to Cyclone Yasi.
It is a joy to work with, lovely stuff.

[DaveTTC]

Getting the show off to an 'Artistic' start for the day. Been here 1/2 an hour and thought our stand could use a different display. Like these clamps.



Neil - Coffee is great, by Saturday morning they had it working. Thanks for your generosity


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

[IanW]

Hi Ian, Dillenia alata is known locally as red beech. The tree is a coastal tree, salt tolerant, has a terracotta coloured flaky bark, similar to tea tree. It has large leaves and a very attractive yellow flower with a blood red centre. The samples pictured look more like dillenia, but I can't be sure. Tulip oak (argyrodendron species) grows abundantly on Mount Fox west of Ingham. was used extensively for flooring and is quite hard. The two most commonly used were red (ag. peralatum) and brow tulip oak (ag. trifolioatum). Tulip oak is also commonly as crowsfoot elm. All of these species feature a distinct medullary ray. Hope I haven't confused the issue.

Jim

Hi Jim - thanks for your input, much appreciated. No, you can't confuse me about woods - I am too confused already - there's just too many of 'em! I wish the bloke selling the stuff had been more helpful, but he was rather vague about the source. Dunno if that was genuine, or he'd rather I didn't know.

I grew up on the Tablelands, & I'm fairly familiar with the northern Tulip oaks, (but not Red Beech), having & being involved in a bit of rainforest slaughter back in the 60s. I think this one is one of the southern varieties of Argyrodendron, but I never take bets on wood id!

There was some discussion about whether the Dillenia we bought is a native or an import (funnily enough, two of the blokes around the stand at the time are botanists), & the consensus was that it probably isn't Red Beech, but one of the many other Dillenias from the Asian region (several species of which have been planted here, it seems). From the descriptions of the woods I read, they are all similar with regard to prominent ray fleck, but the colours & densities vary quite a bit. This wood doesn't look like any pics of Red Beech I've seen (have not ever seen it in the flesh), but maybe it is a very variable species. So if you reckon my bit could be RB, that would make me happy, I'd prefer it to be the local variety....

Cheers,

[IanW]

Getting the show off to an 'Artistic' start for the day. Been here 1/2 an hour and thought our stand could use a different display. Like these clamps.

Dave the turning cowboy - turning wood into art

Well, you have to live up to your name, Dave!

Just keep an eye on my taps, don't want any of those following the wrong person home....

Cheers,

[crowie]

Getting the show off to an 'Artistic' start for the day. Been here 1/2 an hour and thought our stand could use a different display. Like these clamps.



Neil - Coffee is great, by Saturday morning they had it working. Thanks for your generosity


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

VERY WELL DONE DAVE.....thanks again for the photos [keep them coming] ....

A big THANK YOU to Superbunny for the organizing the forum stand....

PLUS another THANK YOU to Neil for the cuppa's...... always much needed and very much appreciated after lots of talking to visitors....

[Sawdust Maker]

Thanks everybody for posting your piccies

keep them coming - wish I was there (even if to borrow someone's taps)

[Christos]

................wish I was there (even if to borrow someone's taps)

Cheeky

[Perfect Pens]

Hey All,

Enjoyed my time on the stand yesterday, lets hope I managed to convince a few friendly and interested people to joint up I know I gave out several brochures It was good to catch up with a few familiar faces and a few new ones. As usual I enjoyed visiting each and every stand and having a yack and came away with several business cards for some stuff that I might be interested in sometime soon

Great Day and to the rest of the volunteers great job guy's !!

Cheers
Tony.

[kozimoto]

Here's a couple of photos from the Woodshow today, including one of Quatro-2007 accepting his 2nd place prize in the raffle!

I wonder how long he kept it out of Tookawhile's hands... she seemed keen to claim it for herself! Thank you thank you Ian, for the gorgeous prizes.

And thanks to Dave and Ian for all your work setting up and packing up! photo 1.jpgphoto 2.jpg

[IanW]

Well, it's over for another year, & by now most of us should be home with our loot & memories of another TWWW show. I have a few more friendly faces to put to usernames. We had the draw for the people helping on the stand just before packing-up time.

The first prize (Olive cutting gauge) goes to Rhancock.... (Drawn by Ruffily Rustic - thanks Wendy, great to catch up with you again!)

Second prize (small Myall pin gauge) Quatro2007 (who conveniently came by a few minutes after the draw, & was ceremoniously presented with his prize)

Third prize (River Oak marking knife) Xanthoreas (who was there earlier, but disappeared just before the draw..)

So Richard & David, if you will PM me, we'll figure out the easiest way to get your prizes to you.

Thanks to all the other volunteers, everyone deserved a prize, especially Dave, who seemed to be everywhere all the time - maybe next year?!

Cheers,

[wheelinround]

Hey good to see Wendy at the show she'd have to be best looking one there and towers over you Dave must be that mountain air.

[DaveTTC]

Hey good to see Wendy at the show she'd have to be best looking one there and towers over you Dave must be that mountain air.

It must be trick photography. Surely I can't be that height challenged.

On another note it was great weekend. Enjoyed spending time with every member I met. Was a good show. Bring on Sydney .... I'm ready.


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

[A Duke]

Roll on Canberra!