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23rd June 2004, 05:08 PM #1
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Questions re felling & milling a Silky Oak in Sydney
Hi All,
A mate of mine has a largeish (approx 3 storeys high & 600mm+ diameter) silky oak growing in his backyard. He wants it removed. We both want to use the timber to make furniture.
Can anyone advise me of the following:
1. Who can both remove the tree & mill it for us?
2. Is it best for the milling to be done onsite (eg with a Lucas Mill) or removed to a fixed mill?
3. Should it be quarter sawn or is slabbing OK?
4. Would it be OK to slab it with a chainsaw mill & resaw & dress it once dired? (I have access to a chainsaw with slabbing attachment)
5. What size boards should we get cut? I was thinking a mix of 2" & 4" would allow for a range of options when resawing (obviously they would bave to be cut larger to allow for shrinkage)
6. Are there any tricks to stacking the cut product to mininmise warping etc?
Any advice greatly appreciated as we are both new to the world of milling.
:confused:
Many thanks
Croz
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23rd June 2004, 05:50 PM #2
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Crozdog,
Check the yelllow pages for tree fellers ( then pick one)
sorry couldn't resist that one.
OK. first bit of advice - check with council if you are allowed to fell the tree, just because your mate wants it removed doesn't mean you can do it (legaly).
second bit of advice : With that sort of hight get a proffessional tree feller to bring the tree down (if you pick the right person they may be able to mill the tree on site as well).
If at this stage it's not going to be milled on site then get the ends of the log sealed.
As for slabbing or quatersawing this will depend on the type of mill, as far as I know both are possible with the lucas as long as the lucas mill has a slabbing atachment.
Quatersawing with a bansaw mill is possible but a little more dificult because the timber needs to be re-positined each time.
If you choose to do it yourself with a chainsaw and slabbing attachment be prepared to loose about 10mm of timber for each cut.
As for drying, be prepaired to wait a while, about a year per inch of thickness.
here is a good site on the subject:http://sres.anu.edu.au/associated/fp...ng/drying.html
lastly, plant a new tree to replace the one you just cut down.
regards,
Himzo.There's no such thing as too many Routers
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23rd June 2004, 08:23 PM #3
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23rd June 2004, 09:16 PM #4
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Might want to be cautious...
I just read a report on the woodturning newsgroup that a turner in the US got really sick turning silky oak. He died a short time later.
Anyone read anything similar about Silky Oak or probably cause of death something else... I'd imagine it would have to be some kind of severe reaction to cause death?How much wood could the woodchuck chuck if the woodchuck could chuck wood?
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25th June 2004, 10:40 AM #5
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Yes, Silky Oak is a timber to beware of re health. The guy in the US must have had a servere allergic reaction. (Mind you there are a number of species with that common name, so you need a clear identification).
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25th June 2004, 01:43 PM #6
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The true Silky Oak is Grevillia Robusta.
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25th June 2004, 03:43 PM #7
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Termite,
It is hard to tell what is the 'true' Silky Oak; for Mexicans, it could be Grevillea robusta; but in this part of Paradise it is Cardwellia sublimis, Northern Silky Oak. There are three more species as well, Mountain, Red, and Spotted.
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25th June 2004, 03:45 PM #8
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Add "Dorrigo" to that list as well
Originally Posted by Rocker
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25th June 2004, 04:29 PM #9
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Thanks all for the health warning advice. I'm aware of the isues re silky oak - not to mention numerous other Aussie favoutites such as blackwood.
Re the species, NSW Forestry told me there was Northern, Southern, Mountain, Red, Brown & Mountain varieties. I don't know which one this tree is.
Would anyone be able to shed some further light on how I should mill the tree once down? And what sizes should I cut it into?
Thanks
Croz
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