Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 15 of 16
Thread: Camphor laurel
-
28th January 2008, 01:16 PM #1
Camphor laurel
G'Day All
this may be a fools erand but here goes
I am trying to find a bit of Camphor laurel 650mm x 650mm x25mm dry blank I would prefer high colour but any port in a storm
the project is a large lazysusan for a big (10 seater BBQ table)
happy to pay cost and freight to sydney
Graham
-
28th January 2008 01:16 PM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Age
- 2010
- Posts
- Many
-
28th January 2008, 02:36 PM #2
G'Day Graham
Welcome aboard. Thought I had some big Camphor logs but 300mm stops them, have you thought of making one for each end of the table?
Cheers
Bernie
-
28th January 2008, 04:28 PM #3
BB do a search this forum for Camphor some one up north is bring some down soon as close as N/castle if I recall.
here's one https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...hlight=camphor
try Greg Ward Sydney https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...hlight=camphor
or here's a fellow with 90h https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...hlight=camphor
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...hlight=camphor
-
28th January 2008, 06:15 PM #4
Thanks for the links I am trying to get a dry blank as I need the thing asap I sugested one for each end of the table but she who must be obayed and the daughter (the owner of the table) have their little female minds made up so I will keep looking
-
28th January 2008, 06:20 PM #5Skwair2rownd
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
- Dundowran Beach
- Age
- 76
- Posts
- 19,922
Camphor
Basher you might have to consider gluing smaller piesces together if time is a problem.
-
28th January 2008, 11:36 PM #6You've got to risk it to get the biscuit
- Join Date
- Jan 2006
- Location
- Canberra
- Age
- 32
- Posts
- 4,195
have you tried trend timbers at windsor?
also the specialty wood cntre at toronto had a fair bit of camphor last time i was thereS T I R L O
-
29th January 2008, 09:33 AM #7
I did one with CL a while back 590mm in dia... warped like buggery ended up laminating some jarrah instead.
....................................................................
-
29th January 2008, 07:52 PM #8
i would say that camphot would warp to mutch at sutch a thin diamater.
even kiln dryed camphor will warp if exposed to sun, watter or heat at that thickness. however you could use laminated camphor and this ould fix the problem.
it could be laminated in many patterns to make it look great.
www.carlweiss.com.au
Mobile Sawmilling & Logging Service
8" & 10" Lucas Mills, bobcat, 4wd tractor, 12 ton dozer, stihl saws.
-
29th January 2008, 10:42 PM #9
My boss can probably cut a bit off a log we have...but it's green, 4ft dia, and all endgrain.
-
30th January 2008, 07:31 PM #10
Thanks I think I will take the easy way out and buy a lam.pine sanded 600mm round from "bunnings" an get a bit creative with the wood stain and 2 part finish
thanks all
Graham
-
30th January 2008, 07:49 PM #11
not pine anything but pine.
i would say you have made the right decision steering away from solid camphor but please use anything but the devils wood.
www.carlweiss.com.au
Mobile Sawmilling & Logging Service
8" & 10" Lucas Mills, bobcat, 4wd tractor, 12 ton dozer, stihl saws.
-
30th January 2008, 07:50 PM #12
Basher check this link
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showpo...81&postcount=3
Newcastle Camphor slabs
-
30th January 2008, 10:25 PM #13human termite
- Join Date
- Jul 2007
- Location
- Nambour queensland
- Age
- 69
- Posts
- 1,783
i made a shallow platter 480 diameter with 25 ml side its only about 8 - 10 ml thick and hasn,t looked like moving. .i like the laminating idea, think it would solve the problem and look good as well.
............bob.............
-
31st January 2008, 09:06 AM #14
I was watching a fellow turn a beaut camphor bowl yesterday sorry no pic's didn't take camera it had split and had been glued grain and colour were fantastic.
-
31st January 2008, 05:30 PM #15Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2007
- Location
- Adelaide rural - South Australia
- Age
- 66
- Posts
- 849
"Devils wood"??
I weisyboy,
Sorry to butt-in but, I'm curious about your comment on pine.
You obviously got some bad experiences with it, reason why I'm asking you to give us an idea why you hate it so much. I am perfectly aware that lots of other people don't like it either, but I tent to believe that some of these people were put off of pine by someone else that didn't like it for reasons that they can't explain themselves, so this means that a large number of people that claim that they don't like pine, do so not because they actually had any bad experiences (different from any other timber species), but rather by someone else's opinions.
Now, I don't want to play silly politics about this matter, nor I claim that, pine (any of the common 4 or 5 species available), is better than other woods. We all know that every timber species have it's own characteristics, some good, some bad and some in between but, I wouldn't like to live in a World, with-out any pine trees species.
Obviously I have a great connection to pine timbers, and I've done successful jobs, that wouldn't be possible to have been done by anything else. Anyway, as I said before, my question is a simple one, to Weisyboy as a result of his very confident feelings toward pine, so please mate, can you give me (us) the reasons why you hate it that much? no offense intented!
Please everyone, lets keep this in the context of the question asked, with fairness and common sense, and hopefully we all learn something out of it.
I just realised and believe, other people will be attempted to respond or give their opinions on the subject in this thread, but please do not do so, I am starting a new thread immediately on the subject, where everyone can have a go, without hijacking this thread.
Sorry bowl-basher, for my intervention, but the comment in this thread created my curiosity and necessity to discuss the matter further. I apologise for my methods.
Cheers
RBTCO
Similar Threads
-
Camphor Laurel.
By The Hornet in forum TIMBERReplies: 14Last Post: 28th October 2006, 11:23 PM -
Looking for Camphor Laurel in USA
By Nalonso in forum TIMBERReplies: 9Last Post: 26th September 2004, 04:16 AM -
camphor laurel
By redmond in forum TIMBERReplies: 21Last Post: 15th May 2004, 12:39 AM -
camphor laurel
By EMistral in forum TIMBERReplies: 6Last Post: 13th May 2004, 10:00 PM