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18th March 2009, 12:02 PM #1
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What was your most expensive piece of timber?
Hi everyone,
There are thousands of timber tree species from all over the world, some have been recently cut, others have been cut and or processed hundreds of years ago, with obviously, all the other ones in between!
This is a simple question, without any political, critical or prejudicial involvement and/or objective.
As a wood-turner,
- What was your most expensive piece of timber you ever purchased?.
- What were it's dimensions (shape), name, origin and possible age?.
- What did you end-up making out of it?
- Do you have any pics of before and after and maybe a little story about it?
Your contribution will be most appreciated!
Cheers
RBTCO
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18th March 2009, 12:26 PM #2
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Well I spent $100 on a truck load of turning timbers form a forum member. Commercially about $20 for a Purpleheart blank 5x5x4, which I blew the bowl
Otherwise about the $10 - $15 mark for some Tassie blanks 8x8x3-4 (Myrtle, Blackwood etc.)
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18th March 2009, 12:39 PM #3
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$100 for african blackwood pieces for finials that fit into a small shoebox
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18th March 2009, 02:57 PM #4
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Generally I am too mean to buy wood
, I tend to pick it up all around the place however
I bought a Blackheart Sassafras blank at the last WWW show in Brisbane cost $20.00 turned a bowl, when it got hot and humid here the bowl warped and it now rocks nicely.
There's no such thing as gravity, the world sux!!
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18th March 2009, 03:21 PM #5
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most i have spent on a single blank would be a burl i paid $28 for. other than that and a peice of myrtle ($18) i havent spent over $5 for a blank.
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18th March 2009, 03:30 PM #6
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piece of tulipwood, about 50mm x 50mm x 320mm. Somewhere in the vicinity of $90. Haven't made anything with it yet
fortunately, it was a present from my wife. I was just with her when she bought it so i know the price it was.
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18th March 2009, 03:48 PM #7
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From memory about $80 for figured maple about 300mm x 600mm x 30mm. It's a guitar top
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18th March 2009, 04:15 PM #8
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$12 CL
I bought that when I received my lathe. I needed something to turn
Now that I think about it I don't think I ever finished that piece hmmmmm were do I start to look??Cheers Rum Pig
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18th March 2009, 05:10 PM #9
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Laminated Jarrah Beam.
450mm x 450mm x10.5 metres. $6000.00. freighted from W.A.
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18th March 2009, 05:16 PM #10
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A redgum burl blank 320mm x 50 mm . $40 . I made a shallow bowl/platter out of it . Now my wife won't let me sell it.
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18th March 2009, 05:42 PM #11
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Originally Posted by
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There's no such thing as gravity, the world sux!!
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18th March 2009, 05:49 PM #12
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not sure if this counts
I had a commission from an airline pilot some years ago,
he supplied the piece of wood??? which he bought at auction for over $3000 (approx, 600x300x250mm) not sure of the species but apparently it was dug up under botany bay when they extended the airport,
the piece was almost black and had the consistency of hard mud, I explained to him the difficulties, but he was adamant (and wealthy)
after many enquiries I eventually had it vacuum chambered in a solution of PEG (polyethylglycol?) which gave it the consistency of acrylic (which I knew how to work)
All ended well, I made a winged figure, he was happy, I got paid.
no pics sorry (pre digital)
what if the hokey pokey is really what it's all about?
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18th March 2009, 05:57 PM #13
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"Jeweller's grade" Pink Ivory, roughly 200x100x80mm or something like that.
Price? A ludicrous amount. Not in the four figure bracket, but still more than any sane person should pay for what is, basically, just another lump of wood.
- Andy Mc
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18th March 2009, 08:04 PM #14
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It's not turning wood, but I was out a trend timbers a few weeks back and there was a stick of cocobolo (if that's how you spell it). It was about 900mm long, maybe 100mm wide and about 20mm thick. The price on it was $395--. I reckon it would probably even still be there...
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18th March 2009, 08:37 PM #15
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Wait a second...You guys pay for timber?
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