Thread: The Proserpine Turnout 2009

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

I now have 3 burls from a Dead Finish & there are some left on the 2 trees my brother knows of.

I have 2 small ones & a big one.

100mm x 100mm x 80mm 0.6Kg
150mm x 130mm x 70mm 1.1Kg
500mm x 350mm x 200mm Approx 25Kg (Too heavy for the small scales)

Before you give them away, can I have a look at a Dead Finish Burl. The two smaller burls would make a nice boxes.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Sold to nobody at all.

Of the logs, not the burls, the following is already committed.
Old Croc has a fresh log.
Ken has 2 dry logs (& a fresh one if he wants it.)
There are 3 bits left.
2 fresh ones about 160mm diameter.
1 damaged dying branch about 100mm diameter.
The top of the branch was wind damaged so the timber has some extra 'features' in it.

If you can get Ken to take it home for you, you can have a log too.

I will make room for a log for Jeff, and any others that you can't find a home for.

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Got any photos of the burls Cliff, I love to drool

, how much of a hurry are you on the return trip, got time for a BBQ on the Gold Coast? Can talk more when I get down to Melb in a few weeks.

Yep and Yep.

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Got any photos of the burls Cliff, I love to drool ....

I'll post some in a couple of days, I'm off to Bamaga tomorrow, I might be back Friday & I might not.

Originally Posted by KenW

Vern, do you mind if another couple of Mexicans drop in for a visit. The wife and I pass through Emerald on the way to Prossy each year. We stay just up the road at Capella. I would like to say hello and have a look at your egg collection.

No wucka's - PM launched.

Vern, that's a nice gesture. I'd sure like to see the egg collection too, but we are flying to Prossie.

Helen is lovely, you'll like her for sure.

Not so sure about the Weird and Wonderful. As someone else said, he's alright from the torso up to his neck.

I suggest you obtain some petrified wood and ask him to turn it...... Otherwise, feed him some chillis for breakfast.

I'm going back to Longreach again this week to help with the cattle work.

I'll get some more dead finish while I'm there.

Cliff,

I haven't got much wood to send up to you other than redgum.

What sizes did you want? Plenty of 4 by 4s for boxes, plus slab material out to 2 inch by mabe 24 inch. Not deep enough for a decent platter I'm told. Maybe some bowl material (if I get down to the yard between now and Friday! )

The brother Dave chopped down a 40 year old photia robusta which I sealed with PVA. Nice red colour throughout, but it will take some time to dry.

I'm easy, I don't mind big shallow platters.

24" x 2" works for me.

I won't say no to some 4" x 4" either.

Cliff, I'll cut some up and take down to Melb for WWW to bring up to you.

No idea how to transport / wrap them. Any ideas? Pieces will probably be in the back of the trailer.... The natural edge slabs I can almost guarantee, KD from the mill. I can't vouch for the 4 by 4s though, the last KD lot cracked.....

If they are likely to crack, don't waste the space on the trailer, I'll settle for slabs.
Anything I cut I seal with log end sealer.... that way it doesn't crack until you get it home & cut it up.

I have another load of Dead Finish.
Cut fresh this arvo & sealed.
We head home tomorow after lunch.

Note to , make sure the solar panels are adequately secured to the roof of the motor home before entering windy areas .