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    Default Tasmanian Musk Burl

    Have a client in the US who rather than looks to see what i have in stock just says "when you get some nice timber let me know", so a few years ago i let Sheri know i had this magnificent block of Musk but that she would have to wait till it was dry, no problem there. Two years later i unwrapped it, and i had forgotten just how beautiful it was. The size 265 x 170 x 85 with a book matched lid gave optimum usage from the whole block. Handles, lid lift slots or embellishments were out of the question for this one, its all about the timber. Professionally finished with Constantia Organic Finishes Wood Oil and Lincoln Wax.
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    That looks magnificent DD. She wont have to worry about someone else having something similar.
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    Never heard of that timber but it is gorgeous!
    When all is said and done, there is usually a whole lot more said than done.

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    What I want to know is, where do you source such beautiful wood from?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cava View Post
    What I want to know is, where do you source such beautiful wood from?
    Musk was a favourite timber during the colonial era - often used as a veneer on both furniture and picture frames. It is still available as a minor species - with emphasis on the minor.

    Island Specialty Timbers, the marketing arm of Forestry Tasmania, at Geeveston in the far south often has limitted supplies.
    Other Tasmanian specialty timbers and rarities | Island Specialty Timbers

    PS: I have never used musk so I probably canot answer technical questions, but my grandmother had a musk bedroom suite which looked great, but much more subdued than double.d's.

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    Basically what Graeme wrote. I bought the billet wet 3 years ago from a guy that was licensed to forage and scour the leftovers after loggers had gone through. There are a few guys down there doing the same but its hard work for them so the timber is not cheap and is in high demand from knife and guitar makers, can you imagine cutting that billet into knife scales

    So Cava, to answer your question if you want the best timbers Tasmania can offer you need to be on Instagram to find them.

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    Very nice piece of wood indeed,
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    Gorgeous box you've put together there

    Quote Originally Posted by double.d View Post
    . . . . . .So Cava, to answer your question if you want the best timbers Tasmania can offer you need to be on Instagram to find them.
    Wonder if that's why I never got a reply! Heard from a reliable source when I was there a couple of years ago that they had got special permission to cut some Musk trees that were in the line of the fires before they got there. Got in touch with them to put my name down for some once they recovered it which they agreed to but I never heard another word from them (by email).
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    Quote Originally Posted by TTIT View Post
    ... Heard from a reliable source when I was there a couple of years ago that they had got special permission to cut some Musk trees that were in the line of the fires before they got there. Got in touch with them to put my name down for some once they recovered it which they agreed to but I never heard another word from them (by email).

    I would doubt the reliability of your source TTIT. Fires move so fast that the bureaucracy would not have time to isue special permits. And Forestry Tasmania is not renowned for its speed, except glacial.

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    Lovely stuff DD
    That is beautiful wood
    Thanks for sharing
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    Quote Originally Posted by double.d View Post

    So Cava, to answer your question if you want the best timbers Tasmania can offer you need to be on Instagram to find them.
    So being the troglodyte that I am, I finally got onto Instagram and had a look. The pricing that I saw for some timber was a real surprise!

    Maybe I am looking at the wrong seller sites.

    In a nutshell it was too expensive for me, as a novice, to even consider a purchase. There has to be alternate suppliers out there somewhere that are in my view, more realistic pricing wise.

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    Whats an example of pricing for solid blocks like that ? $800 to $1000 wet ? A rough guess . I watch some of the guitar suppliers and think the prices were high , maybe that high ?

    There's plenty of it supplied as a sliced veneer isn't there ? Ive seen it before . Not sure it was as intense as double.d's piece .
    That's a very good example.

    Not bought any of late though. I did buy quite a bit back in the 1980s. Two types , sawn and sliced.

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    Auscab, unfortunately instrument grade boards are going to be even more expensive than billet form as you are paying for the labour to slice, on top of the wood.

    I do this as a business so the costs are passed on. Although i always look for a good deal when the timber is rare and beautiful i just have to take it. I certainly would not spend the dollars if i was box making for fun and gifting them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by auscab
    ... Not bought any of late though. I did buy quite a bit back in the 1980s. Two types , sawn and sliced. ...

    That's when Forestry Tasmania and Gunns were clear felling minor species as fast as they could. Supply was great, prices were great, but it was not sustainable.

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    Stunning.

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