Thread: Hacking up Larry's damage

Cliff, what on earth are you going to do with firewood in Cairns?

We have a house on the tablelands too, just south of Malanda, currently 12° & windy & trying to rain outside.
We had 3 or 4 10° nights & a 9° over the last couple of weeks.
We are 865M above sea level, just below the clouds most of the time.
800M above sea level is where 'upland cloud forests' start.

Got to be something good come out of that disaster Cliff.
Jim

Be cool to see what you end up making out of some of this.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

We have a house on the tablelands too, just south of Malanda, currently 12° & windy & trying to rain outside.
We had 3 or 4 10° nights & a 9° over the last couple of weeks.
We are 865M above sea level, just below the clouds most of the time.
800M above sea level is where 'upland cloud forests' start.

Sounds great!

I feel very lucky to have have had two visits to Cairns over the years, both at this time of year including time spent on the tablelands - don't remember those kind of conditions. Maybe global warming isn't all that it is cracked up to be.

By the way, conditions in Orange at 9pm were 0.7deg (feels like -1.7deg). Want to swap?

Originally Posted by stuart_lees

Be cool to see what you end up making out of some of this.

Here ya go, no sooner said than done.

Jeez Cliff, that's a very innovative method of drying your timber. I didn't know that you were so keen on ebonizing.
The sarsaparilla looks interesting. Post some piccies when you get around to turning it.
At least your chainsaw runs. I spent half the day trying to get my brothers chainsaw going in order to cut up some chinese elm & failed miserably! The carby is just about to fall off - broken mounting screws. Aaarrrrgggh!!! :mad:
Oh well.
Regards,
Barry.

Yeah, that old dear is 43 years old.... doesn't like starting when cold but a quick shot of aerostart sure helps its attitude.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Yeah, that old dear is 43 years old.... doesn't like starting when cold but a quick shot of aerostart sure helps its attitude.

I gave my brothers saw a healthy verbal dose of " Start You Bathplug " but that didn't work either.
Regards,
Barry.

That's a pity - couldn't some usable timber been extracted? Granted, I'm a bit strapped for choice, so anything that doesn't look like pine looks great.

That Sarsaparilla looks like it'd have made an interesting box.

Originally Posted by stuart_lees

That's a pity - couldn't some usable timber been extracted? Granted, I'm a bit strapped for choice, so anything that doesn't look like pine looks great.

That Sarsaparilla looks like it'd have made an interesting box.

You have to remember, it came down in a cyclone, some of it is fairly busted up & some of it just doesn't suit turning & I already have HEAPS of timber so I only keep good stuff.

The Sarsaparilla is interesting, I have turned a couple of bowls out of it before.
The piece I used didn't have the intense colour that this log has.
The good thing is that this is only a branch off a VERY big tree that is still standing.
It has plenty more good big branches with busted up ends that may need to be pruned.

Good looking stash there Cliff! I knew that cyclone would do someone some good.
Now start some green turning!!

Cheers,

Originally Posted by Andy Mac

.....Now start some green turning!!

Right after I finish picking up all the other debris in the garden/paddock.

its an ill wind....

Cliff, makes my piece of Oregon look a bit pathetic.

You are living in the place I hope to end up in, I've been most places and IMO its the absolute best part of the country.
You bugger.