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Thread: Is fig any good?
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28th October 2006, 10:52 PM #1
Is fig any good?
I mean the timber from a fig fruit tree
Almost pure white timber.
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29th October 2006, 08:24 AM #2
I know it's not a fruit fig, but Moreton Bay fig is pretty much useless, I've discovered, after slicing up a large one a couple of years ago. It was a very non-productive way to spend a day . I understand that some fig species can be quite good if properly dried, but I've not been sufficiently masochistic to spend the time trying. Why not give it a go if you've got the time and space?
Cheers,
Craig
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29th October 2006, 12:19 PM #3
Any white timber is worth keeping, if nothing else, just for inlay work or feature joints.
Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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29th October 2006, 01:03 PM #4
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2nd November 2006, 12:24 PM #5Senior Member
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Hi Bob,
I have used moreton bay fig for inlaying with success. As for fruit fig, give it a go. White would contrast well with other timbers. I have played with apricot and almond with success too. Apricot was very nice.
cheers,
conwood
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2nd November 2006, 08:12 PM #6
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3rd November 2006, 06:25 AM #7
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4th November 2006, 08:23 AM #8
"no such thing as bad timber - just bad places people want to put it"
I love my Lucas!! ...just ask me!
Allan.
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6th November 2006, 05:51 PM #9
While we are on the subject of fig.
I have some very recently aquired very recently dead moreton bay fig.
Has anybody played with this stuff and what is the go.
Man this stuff is wet....
worst come to worse I cxan use it for turning practise or termite bait.
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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6th November 2006, 06:48 PM #10
Searches are wonderful things.
Mixed reviews:
free wood??
Morton Bay Fig
Moreton Bay Fig
...and 'twas being sold here, too.
- Andy Mc
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6th November 2006, 07:50 PM #11
Soundman,
Moreton Bay Fig IS very wet when cut & if left to dry naturally will suffer a great deal of collapse. You need to wrap the timber in a black plastic sheet with only the SEMI-SEALED ends exposed. Drying needs to be done very slowly of you want to see decent recovery percentages.
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6th November 2006, 08:02 PM #12
Thanks major.
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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7th November 2006, 06:08 AM #13
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11th December 2006, 10:58 AM #14Intermediate Member
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maybe all you guys are missing something here. a "Fig fruiting tree" more than likely is Ficus carica. A mediterrean tree as opposed to Ficus macrophylla aka morten bay fig.
just a thought.
A
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