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5th September 2020, 10:21 AM #16New Member
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No luck sourcing Paulownia in Tas. But I emailed the people at paulowniatimber.com.au and got this reply:
"no problems at all we deliver directly from our mill in Coffs Harbour to you via Star Track with all our sizes..."
So I'll go WRC from McKay or Timber Wholesale in Sth Tas and get a bundle of strips of Paulownia for design flair. Thought about just getting some planks and milling myself but worried about the clearness of them sight unseen.
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5th September 2020, 04:42 PM #17
As I was visiting my brother at Sawtell recently, it was only a short trip to pick up my Paulownia from the plantation and mill near Coffs. It is actually closer to Glenreagh but I don't suppose many people know where Glenreagh is.
They have some very impressive trees and logs there and I learned that two of my previous suppliers had sourced some of their timber from that plantation. So it is not surprising that it was the same top quality that I have been buying for more than the last 15 years.
If the quality is the only reason you are reluctant to buy planks to mill and rip yourself, then you need not worry. I would be astonished if you would be dissatisfied with any planks you bought from that plantation.
At the time I bought mine, I got half a dozen 3.8 metre lengths of 150x25 rough sawn. It seems that during the COVID restrictions, every man and his dog have decide to start some project using Paulownia. Normally they have longer lengths available.
It didn't worry me that 3.8 metre lengths was all that was available because that is about what I normally choose to build 4.5 metre to 5.8 metre kayaks and canoes. I hate full length strips. In fact I am currently building a kayak using one of the half dozen perfect 6 metre WRC planks that someone gave me for free and I find them quite awkward to rip and to handle.
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5th September 2020, 07:18 PM #18New Member
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Thanks for the info!
Cheers.
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7th October 2021, 04:27 PM #19New Members
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Hello Omnius. Is the form work from your solo canoe for sale? Could I have a look at your canoe? I live in Cygnet
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7th October 2021, 04:38 PM #20New Members
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