Thread: Australian Woods in Europe

Sounds like you enjoy sharpening.
Next step up for you might be some Jarrah, then some Blackbutt, and top it of with some Iron Bark.
The last two we don't sell as they are too hard for average-joe.

Welcome to the forum,

Originally Posted by Lumber Bunker

Sounds like you enjoy sharpening.
Next step up for you might be some Jarrah, then some Blackbutt, and top it of with some Iron Bark.
The last two we don't sell as they are too hard for average-joe.

Welcome to the forum,

Thanks for the welcome, it's a lot of fun reading the posts here.

Sharpening? Nothing special, I think working hard woods is in the "stance" and a kind of sweeping motion or something, just copied my dad.

According to the Janka scala, Merbau (Kwila) is a little harder than Jarrah, but in my experience the Janka scale doesn't precisely indicate real-life "hardness", which involves resilience, gumminess, brittleness, etc. etc. Besides, every tree differs, even in itself.

Hmmm... looking at these Janka ratings, it seems that I've worked
a fair amount of the "hardest" woods, including Bloodwood. Machining some trinkets out of Lignum Vitae and ebony doesn't count, might as well have been brass, or soap, in those cases. I'm looking for specific properties, suitable for fine, even delicate, exposed (and glueless) joinery. Like making a flower that you can stand on.

Sawed and split some blue gum eucalyptus for firewood some 20 years ago. It was cracked to all hell but remembering the feel of that wood is what got me googling for "australian timber".

I see you have a timber business, looking good. May have to wind up importing myself, used to be a crazy experience but the country I live in is in the EU now so it must be doable.

take care,

-Cameron Bobro

To tackle things he has little idea of!
Welcome to the forum Bobro!
Woul you like to try some really hard timber? I'm sure everyone has their own suggestions but mine is Black Gidgee!