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15th March 2014, 07:17 PM #1
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SYDNEY GOLDEN WATTLE [LONGIFOLIA]
Is there any good uses for this "weed"?I say that because we have a big infestation of some massive trees that need to be eradicated as it is taking over the native forest ,what stated as one tree has turned into thousands [a lot of those thousands are only small and can be pulled up by hand] but the big ones are BIG
,or is just bulldoze and burn.What is it like for fire wood?, I have read that it may be good for tool handles ,what tools I don`t know.
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15th March 2014, 10:04 PM #2
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How big is big? It is described as a shrub or small tree in my references.
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16th March 2014, 11:16 AM #3
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maybe take a bit to your local mens shed and turn it and on another bit split it with the bandsaw and then dress it smooth to show what the wood is like. i am always interested in having a look at different woods. Cheers WC
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17th March 2014, 01:02 AM #4
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Some of the large ones are at least 5mt tall ,up to 10 mt width [they seem to spread out rather than grow tall] ,and the base trunk 400mm thick
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17th March 2014, 11:52 AM #5
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Worth cutting some up to see, I haven't found an acacia that size that wasn't good for woodturning
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18th March 2014, 10:11 PM #6
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Tool handles
Maybe it would be good for my out of the box saw handles.
Bit of novice when it comes to knowing my timber types.
What's the grain like.
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21st March 2014, 12:25 AM #7
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That red acacia timber from the car I picked up in Mt Gambia that I showed you is apparently Golden Wattle
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