Thread: Mango must go

Mal at Boutique at Rollands Plains is always looking for mango, is it log(s)? How big?
Volume? Is it processed, if so, into what sizes? Is there a semi load or a small truck load? He'll take a semi load if you have that much

And of course..... how much in $ terms....

Regards
Greg

There is currently about 1 realy decent 6 x 4 trailer load and it's GREEN.
I dont think I've ever seen what you could seriously call a "log" of mango.
there is lots of crutch wood and some trunk sections up to 600 across.

Sam is comming tomorrow afternoon.....I don't know how much he can chew on.

free to good homes

but it needs to be dealt with pretty soon and put somewhere dry or it will all go black.

cheers

What sort of treatment does it need to stop it going black?

Putting it somewhere dry is a good start.

From what i gather drenching with borax will deter mould and insects.

I'm dernching all the stuff I've choped up with borax.

Makes the fresh cut wood go bright yellow, I hope this goes away later.... I know it washes off with water quite redily.

cheers

It would be a shame after all that work Soundman to give it all away, but it is a bit hard to sell when it is still dripping sap.

My slabs are under cover and Ok so far, and coated in borax (my car is now out in rain ). The blocks however were outside, so the rain has washed off all the borax Knew I should have covered them with a tarp , but I wanted the air to get to them as much as possible.

Perhaps you need to cut and slice real fast, then off to the kiln to dry it ASAP is the answer. I've ensured all the pieces are not on their end grain, but on their bark sides, to minimise risks.

Can't do much with mine now, have to wait until I get back from Melbourne. Might have to rough turn and leave in 50/50 metho/detergent mix, at least it keeps the mould off.

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I'm not giving it ALL away
you'll notice I said one decent trailer load
And nobody gets any of those " choice bits" that I've already processed

I put two tanks of fuel thru the chain saw this afternoon.

anyway I'd rather share it arround rather than see it do off.

cheers

winter is comming on Neil..... so you wont be using the pool......you could make up a stiff solution of detergent & borax & dump the lot in there

cheers

Just chuck it in the pool as it is....
Even just washing the sap out of it helps heaps.

Thanks Soundman

All at home and stowed away thanks for sharing much appreciated

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Just chuck it in the pool as it is....
Even just washing the sap out of it helps heaps.

Actually thinking along the same lines myself, but the salt may take the colour out of the timber, and it would play havoc with the creepy crawly

I had "sam & dave" over this arvo & they put a dent in the pile..... but they wouldn't sing...... not even 1 motown number

there is still a bit there

I'm expecting a vist from bill & dean sometime.... they should be able to clean the rest up between them.

cheers

This is just a public thank you to soundman for his generosity in sharing some of his mango wood. Thanks very much mate!!

PS. I was never much of a singer anyway...