Thread: Massive tonewood source right under our noses

Yeah, mate, I've thought for a while if good wood is so scarce, why doesn't someone work with the tree removalists to salvage suitable logs for furniture making, tonewoods, turning, etc.? In many cases, short logs would be OK, say 1.5 to 2.0 m. In Sydney/Newcastle, besides the eucalypts such as Sydney Bluegum, ironbark and Blackbutt & others, there's camphor laurel, the auracaria pines (Norfolk Island, hoop, and Bunya), silky oak, deodar, plane tree (lacewood?), English oak, & probably many others.

I think the best milling plant would be the big bandsaw type that uses less fuel, is quieter, and lighter to move about. You'd just need two blokes, two big strong utes, a strong trailer, & a yard with a shed to season the woods.

Actually, the guys already in the game of removing trees could branch out this way -would be good when things get quiet taking out trees.

Welcome to the forum Harper,
I think it depends on the timber. Melbourne, apparently, has more English Elm than anywhere in the so. hemisphere and every one taken down has buyers waiting.

Welcome Harper,

I agree, although not all timber is suitable instruments. Some would argue that there is a limited number of species and conditions that make for great tone wood and that is why the expense, etc. But there is a lot of very useable timber going into shredders. Probably more than us amateur woodies could possibly consume.

Well done Martin, without ISP tracking as well.