Thread: Olive timber galore...!

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

...it's a "tempting" offer George, but, if I did send you a check anywhere near that amount of money, the LOML would be filing a life insurance claim pretty near afterwards...get the "drift"???

Hahahahah Ed, yes I know what you mean...!

This was done as an example exercise, for many of forumates out there, have an idea of how costly freighting timber can be, unfortunately...!

Is not the cost of the timber normally, at $2.50 a kilo for what it is, I believe reasonable, even tough the local guys don't seem to be interested. Some will have a considerable distance to cover (maybe 200km round trip) most would be half than that or so but is not a lot of money spare among us, and I understand that. Sometimes, when I have a fair bit of timber to cut and transport, I would wish that I would make some timber sales, to assist us with the new expense involved with the new timber lot but, after is all done and paid for, I don't care as much if I sell or not, until I get to the next lot...! like a vicious circle, huh? Is nice to look around and see all that timber that is not only available to me, but I actually own it, we have work hard enough to own that right. Now, is 2 aspects needs considering, do I want to fill the paddock? no I don't, my original intention was to have a place big enough to store timber that I can't store at home (space limitation), have as much variety (timber species) I can find, but not too much of anything. This would become a lot easier if timbers rotate, there is, some come come in, some go out, keeping the piles (stacks) lower and smaller (easy to handle). A large percentage of timbers I collect, I saved them just in time (sometimes) from the being burn, as is most cases when I found those timbers they are already pilled up for burning, making the job of recovery without any heavy equipment, very dangerous and difficult. The bringing in timbers to be paddock is only go to stop, when I become unable to move completely, I've got no intentions to let any sort of timber being burn or mulched, even if I don't need it or have already too much of it! Confronted with this reality, I would like to thing that, I'm going to be able to find some other treasures, I need to believe that, that is what keeps me going, mentally and physically. Now, please don't say any of this to my doctor, otherwise he will reduce the pain killers (opium based) and them I will be in big troubles...

Some people go out fishing...! I go out hunting... (wood)!

Cheers
RBTCO

Hi peoples,

This thread has been a sleep, but certainly not the olive wood. This timber has been cut in all sorts of sizes shapes and forms, some are already finished items, some by me, many others by someone else, bowls, platers, pens, key rings, etc, etc. Just ask Eliza, she done a few...!

Anyway, this bigger log I decided to mill, for a request to get a 2" slab out of it. Now after I cut is in slabs, and seen what I've got there, I don't feel like I want to cut it in bowl blanks, and spoil the length/width as a flat board. One slab is already sold, I will keep also one so, if you you got a special project that would require this type of special timber and slab size 1000++ x 400 --mm x 4" but can be cut into thiner boards if necessary! What you're reckon? got some "do" spare?

Cheers
RBTCO

Good looking stuff. Love the grain. Can't wait to get stuck into mine - only blocks unfortunately.

Originally Posted by BobL

Good looking stuff. Love the grain. Can't wait to get stuck into mine - only blocks unfortunately.

Why is that BobL?
Someone cut the trees into firewood logs?
Yeah, you're right, this timber is something, alright. If it was any doubt about this timber being old or not, anyone that knows olive, will know that at least "1 century" was needed for nature to make this product, indeed just over 160 years according to the property owner (about 1850).

Cheers
RBTCO