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  1. 25th October 2002, 06:22 PM #1
    rbarnold
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    Post Where to find a suitable wood

    Hi,
    Please refer to my post under "Woodworking General" titled "Where to find sycamore in Melb".
    If not, can someone suggest a suitable wood for practice turning for a beginer?
    Used to turn wood 30years ago, but now class myself as a beginer
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  3. 25th October 2002, 09:24 PM #2
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    I'm about to kick off myself. I'm planning on making a mess of some 4x4 pine I have before I make a mess of anything that will cost me real money
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  4. 26th October 2002, 12:02 AM #3
    cliff cook
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    G`day guys
    Packing crates. Go for a drive in your local industrial area a lot of them have them out as firewood.I did most of my early turning on this stuff, didn`t cost a thing and after a lot of fun was still usefull as firewood!!
    Just be sure to de-nail it properly ore that nice new chisel could end up with an interesting "profile" on it.
    cooky
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  5. 26th October 2002, 07:02 AM #4
    rsser
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    Just keep your eyes peeled as you drive through the suburbs. Arborists will leave lumps of fresh cut wood on nature strips, and green wood is a bit less demanding for bowl turning than dry. You can rough out the logs with a chainsaw.

    Other options are:

    fence builder's offcuts - cyprus pine posts are good, or you can buy a post at Bunnings

    redgum stumps (they'll get you into tool sharpening in a big way too)

    jarrah from a reclaimed timber place

    Good luck,

    Ern
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