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22nd May 2019, 08:21 PM
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Timber identification from central or nth Qld
Looking for an ID please. A mate has removed over 200 linear mtr of this timber as perlons from the roof of his old shed. The original owners had sawmills at Bondoola near Yeppoon and another in nth...
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22nd May 2019, 07:45 PM
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Thanks for the info and suggestions rustynail and...
Thanks for the info and suggestions rustynail and MM. quarter sawn 8x2 will suit me fine. Have an old work colleague who spent a year on sabbatical Tassie doing a wooden boat building course, time to...
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21st May 2019, 09:01 PM
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Crows ash log to mill or slab - ideas wanted
I have a crows ash log i salvaged from an urban tree removal. it's about 12 months old now 500 at small end and 2900 long but the small end was a fork so 2500 without the fork. I have a 8" lucas with...
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7th October 2015, 09:50 PM
Thread: Tungsten tip chain
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i avoid the bottom 8 to ten feet of mango trees....
i avoid the bottom 8 to ten feet of mango trees. Sure we miss a lot of large log but the nails. bolts, stone etc is a sure chain killer.
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5th September 2015, 08:13 PM
Thread: Timber ID guides.
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A few other titles to consider for western Qld: ...
A few other titles to consider for western Qld:
Jenny Milson: Trees and shrubs of north western Qld. (an excellent field guide)
Jenny Milson: Pasture Plants of of north western Qld.
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1st September 2015, 07:42 PM
Thread: What trees are these?
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Tree1 looks like a Mulberry. You'll soon know...
Tree1 looks like a Mulberry. You'll soon know if it's a white or black fruit.
Tree 2 Missing?? and Tree 4 missing?
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30th August 2015, 08:50 PM
Thread: Tree Identification
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The last two pics are of the same tree from two...
The last two pics are of the same tree from two angles. Look at the handrail, trunk shadow, the occluded scars and the branch architecture.
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26th August 2015, 09:48 PM
Thread: Black Ironbox log to mill, any ideas
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Black Ironbox log to mill, any ideas
My dad has scored a salvage log of Euc raveretiana black ironbox (tree was removed due to storm damage). It is super hard, heavy and wicked to cut. I have been told the tree accumulates silicon in...
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24th August 2015, 08:23 PM
Thread: Rescue Mango
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WC, I was hoping one may consider the new weeding...
WC, I was hoping one may consider the new weeding tool as an example of the original one that is embedded in the resin/timber. RM
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23rd August 2015, 08:04 PM
Thread: Rescue Mango
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Found this well inside a forest red gum trunk at...
Found this well inside a forest red gum trunk at a house in Miriam Vale a few years ago. I hit the steel shaft with the Stihl MS880 and knew it wasn't just a nail. Note the fresh growth outside the...
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9th August 2015, 09:23 PM
Thread: A Log for ID
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Maybe look at a more 'eastern' woodland wattle...
Maybe look at a more 'eastern' woodland wattle like Acacia aulacocarpa and A. disparrima. Most of the wattles mentioned above are from western downs, southern brigalow and channel country. Ravenshoe...
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24th July 2015, 07:22 PM
Thread: What Model Silky Oak Is This ?
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Looks like Albizia lebec Indian siris/or...
Looks like Albizia lebec Indian siris/or commonly called flea tree around here.
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Concur with John's description of the tessellated...
Concur with John's description of the tessellated bark featuring square tiles. The dark stain to heartwood is not following growth rings and is likely to be the tree's chemical reaction to fungal...
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27th May 2015, 07:44 PM
Thread: Recommendations - Alaskan Mill 36inch
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Have an Alaskan 36 myself. Works a treat for me...
Have an Alaskan 36 myself. Works a treat for me as a hobbyist. And I like the way you are thinking in looking after the bloke.:)
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22nd May 2015, 07:55 PM
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Nice reference to follow Euge, thanks. The...
Nice reference to follow Euge, thanks.
The deer and wombat examples portray the many battle line between the fungi and the tree. Each 'battle' is fought (give or take) at the edge of the... -
20th May 2015, 09:03 PM
Thread: Another Mystery Timber - Nice Dark Heart
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The dark heart is the tree responding to a wood...
The dark heart is the tree responding to a wood decay fungi. Note the dark edges ignoring the annular growth rings. The fungal hyphae are establishing a presence as far as possible in an ongoing...
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28th April 2015, 08:49 PM
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Hi Gleno Have you tried re-sizing the picture...
Hi Gleno
Have you tried re-sizing the picture files in image viewer programs using the save as option in file menu. I use Irfanview a simple image viewer.
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28th April 2015, 08:43 PM
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Allocasuarina luehmannii (Buloke) being the only...
Allocasuarina luehmannii (Buloke) being the only one on the above list that occurs naturally near Chinchilla and western downs generally.
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28th March 2015, 06:02 PM
Thread: Bunya Pine
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other logs in picture from Slash or radiata pine ...
other logs in picture from Slash or radiata pine Council is thinking about maybe putting them all out to tender. Thinking other things too as one would expect of a council trying to get the best...
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25th December 2014, 08:04 AM
Thread: Small milling is fun too
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I will run my lucasmill later this week in the...
I will run my lucasmill later this week in the backyard for a few hrs. The petrol engine runs very quietly and not much blade noise generated either. Suburban setting so I talk to the closer...
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1st December 2014, 09:17 PM
Thread: Lazarides Timber shutting down
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A Duke Hope you take this well: they have the...
A Duke
Hope you take this well: they have the final auction at Lazarides shed tomorrow 2 Dec in store at Banyo Brisbane
LLoyds Auctions list it on their website.
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15th November 2014, 10:36 PM
Thread: wanted lucas mill
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Are you an octopus? 2 lucas mills!
Are you an octopus? 2 lucas mills!
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15th November 2014, 10:33 PM
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Thanks for the photos Bob looks like a pile of...
Thanks for the photos Bob looks like a pile of work ready for you there.
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15th November 2014, 10:22 PM
Thread: Chainsaw mill questions
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Hi Crowash if you haven't already googled your...
Hi Crowash if you haven't already googled your earlier question:
"Bar dressed square" refers to the guide bar edges wearing to leave a burr on the outer edges of the rails. The chain slowly... -
12th November 2014, 12:17 AM
Thread: Acacia pics
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Maybe this trims the list a bit. I would have a...
Maybe this trims the list a bit. I would have a bet on A. aulacocarpa/disparrima or A.melanoxylon especially for the bark shown in the sample. Timber grain looks more like one of the faster growing...
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26th September 2014, 07:55 PM
Thread: More timber id please
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Bark and wood colour plus 'heavy' and the...
Bark and wood colour plus 'heavy' and the fluted nature at base of trunk has me thinking maybe Peltophorum pterocarpum. any chance you got a look at the site you collected? flat seed pods ...
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26th September 2014, 07:50 PM
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Sample one is Poinciana (Delonix regia?) yellow,...
Sample one is Poinciana (Delonix regia?) yellow, and rather soft. We chipped 2 of them today.
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27th August 2014, 06:53 PM
Thread: Timber ID from tip
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(possibly swamp oak or beach she-oak - was this...
(possibly swamp oak or beach she-oak - was this timber soft light heavy?? ).
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17th August 2014, 09:38 PM
Thread: Interesting jarrah
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Bennetts T Thought I toss in my 2 bob's...
Bennetts T
Thought I toss in my 2 bob's worth with a plausible explanation for the colour change in your timber.
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30th June 2014, 09:21 PM
Thread: One of those jobs...
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Sigidi, is that Kauri pine? I didn't see a...
Sigidi,
is that Kauri pine? I didn't see a name mentioned, maybe I missed it
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17th March 2014, 08:30 PM
Thread: Bit dissapointed
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Hi Old1955 thanks for the welcome, like the...
Hi Old1955
thanks for the welcome, like the site heaps of information, quality discussion and useful feedback.
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12th March 2014, 12:02 AM
Thread: Bit dissapointed
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Hi CQvillas sad to hear such a tale about a 090....
Hi CQvillas
sad to hear such a tale about a 090.
Have a 880 with 30 inch bar you can have a look at if you like. strapped to a granberg mk 3 at present, did a good Kauri log recently for practice...