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14th November 2014, 06:49 PM #1Member
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Grey Ironbark?
Hi All,
I recently posted a thread about Tallowwood for use in post and rail fence and pergola. It turns out my local supplier didn't have the required stock and I've had to look at other options. I've also been looking at Ironbark, but it too appears hard to get unless buying GOS. I've contacted about 15 local and regional suppliers and none seem to supply any seasoned. I could go green, but I need to put the posts in relatively soon. The only response I've had is from Ironwood who use mainly recycled product. This is not so bad, but the prices for recycled are quite high. Does anyone know a good supplier of quality seasoned GIBK rough sawn or dressed, sizes for post/beams 125 x 125, 115 x 115 and 200 x 100 in the Sydney area?
Thank-you,
Mark
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14th November 2014, 08:41 PM #2Senior Member
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have you tried round corner timber at dural? as they often have hardwoods that may be in the size that you need
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14th November 2014, 08:53 PM #3
Maybe try these guys and see if they can give a freight quote to Sydney.
http://www.ukisawmill.com.au/
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15th November 2014, 07:41 AM #4Senior Member
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Uki would only have ironbark green, when they have it. They get it in sometimes, depending on where they're currently cutting.
TBH if you want seasoned ironbark you'll probably have to go recycled. It's very slow to season so most people wouldn't carry it.
There's a list of possible suppliers here: http://www.woodsolutions.com.au/Wood...=tab-suppliersYou know you're making progress when there's sawdust in your coffee.
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15th November 2014, 02:56 PM #5Member
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Thank-you all, much appreciated!
Mark
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16th November 2014, 09:13 AM #6Senior Member
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Do note that even common Sydney Blue Gum can give excellent service outdoors, providing it is not in the ground. So, not suitable for fence posts, but fine for everything else.
For posts in the ground there are other timbers you can consider too. Turpentine is excellent for durability, although a beast on tools. Termites hate it.You know you're making progress when there's sawdust in your coffee.
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This guy has some for "FREE" Grey Ironbark, whole tree.
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31st January 2017, 08:42 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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Mark, have you considered redgum. Quite a few post and rail fences down our way and they last especially if you char the part of the post that goes into the ground. By charring I mean put the inground part into a fire until you have a lovely black surface.
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I've built a lot of my extensions with green ironbark. Shrinkage is not bad compared to other class 1 timbers. For fencing it's fine. Given the stellar performance in ground I'd strongly recommend thinking hard about using green wood. Cost savings are massive too. Up here round coffs there are plenty of small millers who will mill you what you want from the correct species.
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