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19th November 2012, 09:31 PM #1
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Does anyone know where i can get a thick slab of tasmanian oak?
howdy to everyone, i'm about to start work on an 18th century Japanese wheeled chest and am in need of a bit of help finding timber in the right size to make up a new set of wheels for it.
Since keyaki (zelkova serrata) is so hard to find here, not to mention expensive i've decided that tassie oak should work as a decent substitute in terms of strength and finishing. I need to make two 20cm wide wheels, each at 7.5cm thick and i was wondering if anyone could suggest any places in Victoria (closer to Melbourne or the south east the better) that i could source a thick enough and wide enough piece of timber from to make them with
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19th November 2012, 10:52 PM #2
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I notice you are in Belgrave. Do you know of Ken Hanson in Kallista. Has lots of slabs of stuff. Native and exatics harvested in the hills. From peoples gardens and stuff. Not sure if he would have Tassie oak, ( or vic ash, ) but maybe something do-able. You never know what comes out of peopels gardens up here. His number is 9755 1601. Tel him I sent you.
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19th November 2012, 10:53 PM #3
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Oh! And welcome to the forum.
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20th November 2012, 10:33 PM #4
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Thanks so much
He's a tree cutter isn't he? i think i've heard my dad mention his name once or twice
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20th November 2012, 10:50 PM #5
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Tree cutter? He just has heaps of wood around the place. HEAPS.
Originally Posted by fudo133
Thanks so much He's a tree cutter isn't he? i think i've heard my dad mention his name once or twice
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21st November 2012, 07:49 PM #6
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lol, sorry haha, my dad knows a lot of kens around the hills as all, so its kind of intriguing when one pops up Originally Posted by tea lady
Tree cutter? He just has heaps of wood around the place. HEAPS.
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21st November 2012, 09:55 PM #7
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If you come to Emerald I can cut you what you want
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