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  1. 10th July 2013, 11:36 PM #1
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    I am building a new carport at the front of my place and needed all the trees gone (1st photo). Yes I have approval. Yesterday the tree lopper friend of mine dropped all the trees (2nd photo) including a large Jacaranda (600 max), 20YO Blackwood (450 max), and a Chinese Raintree (400 max) amongst other shrubs and decorative trees. He stacked for me all the major pieces of each worth saving in a pile (3rd photo) before chipping the rest. Now I have to break it down further into turning blanks as it is not worth milling into slabs.

    While he was root grinding the block he saw and saved these two lumpy chunks from within the Jacaranda roots shown on a large dinner plate (4th photo) - he is good like that . I washed them up and the chunks appear to comprise lots of little wooden balls, no gravel that I can see, but both are in the dehydrator now. I can see a pepper grinder blank cast under pressure in the future

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  3. 11th July 2013, 01:26 AM #2
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    Those jacaranda root lumps look very interesting. Looking forward to seeing what you do with them.
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    Delicious looking pieces on the dinner plate.

    Won't be able to find your place now!!
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    You"ll have to get block out curtains with all that extra light Neil. I wonder how many times you"ll drive past wondering where ya house is. LOL
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    While reading the bit about the lumps and seeing them in the corner of my eye, I was waiting for you to say "...and they turned out to be gold nuggets..."

    Oh well. Timber gold is just as good.
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    #### mate when I was there i didn't know you had a house on that block aswell i thought it was just all timber

    Serious looking good mate

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    Looks good, after all that even the mail box is still the right way up! Postie may have trouble getting to it.....
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  9. 26th July 2013, 10:12 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by jasons673 View Post
    Looks good, after all that even the mail box is still the right way up! Postie may have trouble getting to it.....
    He rides his bike beside the other logs . Mind you, it was moving to a new position ever day for a while, confused the crap out of him Wont be in a permanent position until the new fence is in next week(?).
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