Thread: High Figured Myrtle....

I hate you Taswegians.

I got a bad case of sticker shock when checking out a single stick of figured myrtle at Trend Timbers the other day. :eek:

From what he said he is only asking $4.50 to $5.00 per super foot which is one foot by one foot by one inch and for figured myrtle,one meter of 200mm X 38mm should be around $14.50 per meter,seriously you guys should get together and buy the lot,it is only a small pack........

Reguards Tasman

Hi Tasman,

How much would be there?

Is there anyone else in Brisbane that would be interested?

Cheers,

Bakes

yes but shipping could be a bit cos of weight and costs.

Also will be heavier than dry to ship and when it gets here will wanna split and warp cos of the heat so needs ot be packed in plastic well.

I can put in 100 or so if any one else wants to share..bit suss of the green as i have had troubles with other green myrtle from tassie

That myrtle is interesting.. was down there today and had a look at it.. not in a position to store anything green at the moment otherwise i would of bought some.(a lot) very interesting pattern I wont try describing it but highly unusual indeed..

Dave is definitely willing to ship it up to the mainland if enough people are willing to band together and make it worthwhile sending it off..

Bakes - I'm not Tasman nor did I count or ask but from memory there were 30 - 40+ (pure guessing here) boards in the dimensions given by Tasman when he started the thread..

Talking to Dave the Myrtle needs to be air dried for at least three months and then can be kiln dried.. that is at least okay for Tassie but will let more knowledgeable people talk about the differences involved as you move closer to the equator as well as for the temperatures involved for the kiln my understanding is that lower temps are better.

Cheers

ps CraigB - whats the deal i know we have Huon, Blackwood, Sass, Celery Top, King Billy, Leatherwood but if we want something exotic stuff you guys grow over there on the Big Island then the stickers don't give us shock.. its more along the lines of a coronary

Originally Posted by thetassiebfg

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ps CraigB - whats the deal i know we have Huon, Blackwood, Sass, Celery Top, King Billy, Leatherwood but if we want something exotic stuff you guys grow over there on the Big Island then the stickers don't give us shock.. its more along the lines of a coronary

You forgot Myrtle.

I reckon you've got enough to be going on with.

Reeves,

Doesn't look to be any other interest. I would like to get some but it might be a bit hard just for the two of us.

Cheers,

Bakes