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Thread: Aussie and Kiwi timbers?
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18th May 2012, 08:45 PM #16
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I don't know much about aussie timbers but I know a little about nz timbers... Rimu has been stopped being milled but still can be got over here.... Kauri not swamp kauri is almost overrated.... Totara burl you'll prolly find it in veneer form but thats what i'd be looking for.... Buy online and sell with NZ's #1 auction & classifieds site | Trade Me is our ebay type site and you'll find all sorts on there if you need any help getting it across I'm more than willing
Rob
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18th May 2012, 09:39 PM #17
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Thanks the offer Rob, the only trouble might be bringing in timber, even veneers, as Customs are very tough on stuff like that. But first I'll wait and see what Dj has been able to find out for me.
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22nd May 2012, 05:28 PM #18
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An update: my client has given me the okay on the idea of the box. Now to source everything.
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2nd June 2012, 08:47 PM #19
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Kiwi Timbers
Rimu or Kauri would be the picks
if you could get some swamp kauri it could be quite special
Some of The wood is thousands of years old try sourcing it in Northland
a woodturner or craftsman could send you some
I think they excavate it out of river beds in the South Island as well
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2nd June 2012, 08:54 PM #20
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Extract Ancient Swamp Kauri Raw Logs
Some of the wood is very special dark stained in the bog 45000 years old
the wood is beautiful and golden rimu is a more red but still beautiful
kauri gum is very beautiful maybe as an inlay or decorative
Gumdiggers Park & Ancient Buried Kauri Forest Services Page
My house in NZ is all Rimu I love it
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2nd June 2012, 10:32 PM #21
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Thanks BeeNut. I ended up greeting ancient kauri from Bowerbird Timber, and I'll match it with some fiddleback tassie Blackwood which I'll get from Britton's in Dandenong.
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