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22nd November 2022, 07:48 PM
Thread: Big Logs Big Weekend
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It's costing mum $50 extra a week to fill the car...
It's costing mum $50 extra a week to fill the car up and the same again for groceries, and everywhere you look it's all economic doom and gloom reporting. Cabinet and joinery timbers are quiet for us...
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5th August 2021, 08:58 PM
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Plastic is good for stickers. Better than wood...
Plastic is good for stickers. Better than wood actually as it doesn't hold moisture where its in contact with your sawn timber.
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8th January 2021, 12:32 AM
Thread: A project without glue
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Okay so if you didn't use glue how did you join...
Okay so if you didn't use glue how did you join all the pieces together?
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8th January 2021, 12:09 AM
Thread: Timber for Boxmaking.
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never mind boxes its the best timber in the world...
never mind boxes its the best timber in the world for closet linings. Just sayin'
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28th August 2020, 09:42 PM
Thread: Drying Green Timber
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turn the lamp off, open the box up, wet it well a...
turn the lamp off, open the box up, wet it well a couple times a day for a week, and let it air dry to below 20% MC before going any further. It's probably too late but you might save some of it. You...
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28th August 2020, 09:31 PM
Thread: Why is 25mm rough sawn so common?
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The reason 25mm is the most commonly available is...
The reason 25mm is the most commonly available is its the most commonly used size.
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14th May 2020, 11:29 PM
Thread: New table saw - SawStop vs others
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*looks on gumtree* As usual there's around...
*looks on gumtree*
As usual there's around half a dozen older Altendorf's for sale for $5k or less. A 30 year old F90 or F45 is still a better saw today than any of the new $5k table saws, even if... -
9th May 2020, 12:18 AM
Thread: What Type of Grain Pattern is this
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I'd call it fiddleback too, but sometimes you'll...
I'd call it fiddleback too, but sometimes you'll hear it called ripple grain, or wavy grain, or waterfall grain - bit of country of origin nomenclature, bit of marketing appeal.
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8th May 2020, 11:40 PM
Thread: Structural vs Non-Structural
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okay so wood as a natural material comes with a...
okay so wood as a natural material comes with a range of characteristics - things like knots, slope of grain, holes, gum veins and resin pockets, shakes and splits etc - all of which have the effect...
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13th April 2020, 09:50 PM
Thread: Timber for Plantation Shutters
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One of the things to consider is sizing. We've...
One of the things to consider is sizing. We've done a few framed shutters over the years and a lot of wooden louvres... and I've previously been caught on the fact that in some places wooden louvres...
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28th March 2020, 11:10 PM
Thread: Salvaged Logs
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Looking at your log pile easiest thing to do...
Looking at your log pile easiest thing to do would be to find a (cattle) trough lying about - most every station dump has a couple spares lying in it - fill with your borax and just dip each one in...
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18th March 2020, 05:24 PM
Thread: australian red cedar
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470111 ... even when small and pink like...
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... even when small and pink like today's. I've always had that eye for knowing which way to present them to a saw to pull the best out of them *shrug*
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12th March 2020, 11:13 PM
Thread: Silky oak antique collectors cabinet
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Beautiful work mate. I'm stealing photos of this...
Beautiful work mate. I'm stealing photos of this one for my collection.
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12th March 2020, 10:32 PM
Thread: australian red cedar
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Most cedar on the market is pretty ordinary: from...
Most cedar on the market is pretty ordinary: from logs too young for good colour or too small for good boards.
And most of it has been sawn by people who confuse owning or operating a mill with... -
1st March 2020, 11:25 PM
Thread: Help with timber id
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possibly Ipe.
possibly Ipe.
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1st March 2020, 11:19 PM
Thread: Vintage car woodwork
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Well basicly your best choices will come back to...
Well basicly your best choices will come back to Coachwood or Satin Sycamore (which is interchangeable with coachwood in working properties and appearance).White Beech would be good, as with the...
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29th November 2019, 03:43 PM
Thread: The quilted maple bowl
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meh.... plenty of maple out there... its a quick...
meh.... plenty of maple out there... its a quick grower, There are plantations of it but not much online yet - though the ones in Hawaii are close because they were putting it into plantations there...
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13th October 2019, 07:45 PM
Thread: My baby is all grown up
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BBN is normally a better grower than that but...
BBN is normally a better grower than that but it's fussy about site... it likes deep rich soils, good drainage, and plenty of moisture. ... wet pockets, gullies and creek flats basically.
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17th August 2019, 07:01 PM
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Leichardt tree Nauclea orientalis, aka Yellow...
Leichardt tree Nauclea orientalis, aka Yellow Cheesewood would be a good starter.
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15th March 2019, 08:09 AM
Thread: Silky Oak Figure
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Northern Silky Oak Fishtail Oak Crater Oak Red...
Northern Silky Oak
Fishtail Oak
Crater Oak
Red Oak 2 varieties (not the american $h!t)
Meullers Oak
Red Tulip Oak
Brown Tulip Oak
White Tulip Oak
Caledoanian Oak 2 varieties
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6th March 2019, 08:16 AM
Thread: Ancient & Prehistoric Wood
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I've got a few bits of petrified wood I've picked...
I've got a few bits of petrified wood I've picked up along the way.
Best bit I've ever seen belongs to a friend, it came up during dam sinking operations near Winton, Qld : about 600/long and... -
24th February 2019, 09:49 AM
Thread: Wife's Xmas present - Silver Ash/Wenge
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Quite stylish and modern, yet classically elegant...
Quite stylish and modern, yet classically elegant at the same time: I quite like it. Its timeless. And I adore the clean.... there's a joy in seeing someone build a box with good timber and getting a...
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20th February 2019, 02:02 PM
Thread: Heads UP - Timber for Sale
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Go big green shed. Price graded hardwood...
Go big green shed.
Price graded hardwood stairtreads.
Price KD hardwood in similar sizes.
Convert linear price to $/cubic meter.
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8th February 2019, 08:12 AM
Thread: Assistance with Identification
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What dies it smell like then? Smell - along with...
What dies it smell like then? Smell - along with a burning splinter test and density - is a far more useful identification tool than a couple pictures.
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6th February 2019, 03:03 PM
Thread: Assistance with Identification
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Smell like apricots by chance?
Smell like apricots by chance?
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27th January 2019, 09:17 PM
Thread: Best, cheapest timber suppliers Brisbane
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Double post. How do I delete a post anyway?...
Double post. How do I delete a post anyway? Anyone know??
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27th January 2019, 09:16 PM
Thread: Best, cheapest timber suppliers Brisbane
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Best and cheapest usually aren't the same thing....
Best and cheapest usually aren't the same thing. Just sayin'
I believe Branch 95 are about to open a retail showroom in Brisbane in the next couple of weeks. That will be more best than cheapest,... -
31st December 2018, 02:01 PM
Thread: A winch for loading logs
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What you need now is a beam over the top with a...
What you need now is a beam over the top with a pulley installed directly above the mill so you can also use that winch to turn you log. Ideally the winch line for that has a hook one end and an...
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28th December 2018, 04:08 PM
Thread: Saw bench motor HP
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If you wish to rip with it you want 3 - 5 Hp for...
If you wish to rip with it you want 3 - 5 Hp for inch of saw in the wood. So thats 15 to 25HP, and when it comes to saws bigger is better and safer.
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24th December 2018, 07:10 PM
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Impressive, and on 10 days notice doubly so.
Impressive, and on 10 days notice doubly so.
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23rd December 2018, 07:59 AM
Thread: Powderpost bugs in my slab..DAMMIT!
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The big holes look like Longicorns. But they'll...
The big holes look like Longicorns. But they'll be long departed - they are a pest of injured trees and logs but wont move in once the wood is dry.
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19th December 2018, 03:54 PM
Thread: Dealing with Oak logs and limbs
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Yah its straight up borax, we charge you more...
Yah its straight up borax, we charge you more because we put it in a small bag in a woodworkers shop.:D
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19th December 2018, 03:28 PM
Thread: Dealing with Oak logs and limbs
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Okay. Borax (disodium octoborate) has a texture...
Okay.
Borax (disodium octoborate) has a texture like flour... its a "fluffy" kind of a stuff. Borax dissolves pretty easy, or lays on the bottom of the tank in a big lump of snot.
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19th December 2018, 02:29 PM
Thread: Dealing with Oak logs and limbs
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ahhhhhh yeah its more complex then that guys. ...
ahhhhhh yeah its more complex then that guys.
Its about how the borate in its chemical matrix attaches to the water molecule. I dont know the details at that level just the answer.
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15th December 2018, 11:50 AM
Thread: Dealing with Oak logs and limbs
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Borax works fine to keep borers and other insect...
Borax works fine to keep borers and other insect pests out of sawn wood, but its not a particularly convenient or effective way to hold them out of logs pre sawing.
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14th December 2018, 08:01 AM
Thread: Bandsaw mill build
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yeah it'll work, but you won't be able to half...
yeah it'll work, but you won't be able to half ass things like a lot of the homebuild guys do.
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8th December 2018, 10:47 PM
Thread: Powderpost bugs in my slab..DAMMIT!
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Two ripping cuts to remove the sapwood is the...
Two ripping cuts to remove the sapwood is the easy way to solve the issue.
If you want to keep it you need to stop playing about with things like mortein and get serious about it. Go to the... -
8th December 2018, 02:48 PM
Thread: Some questions about Messmate Stringybark
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Dead Finish shouldnt be that hard for you to...
Dead Finish shouldnt be that hard for you to source where you are - it grows right up the east coast of Qld on better soils with decent rainfall and its also been planted a lot for plantation...
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7th December 2018, 07:05 AM
Thread: Some questions about Messmate Stringybark
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ahhhhhhhhhh that looks more like Gympie Messmate...
ahhhhhhhhhh that looks more like Gympie Messmate Eucalyptus cloeziana, most commonly referred to as "dead finish".
It's a hell of a good timber and will be food safe.... but as you've already... -
25th November 2018, 09:30 PM
Thread: Cheapest way to turn an offcut into a slab
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Cheapest way to do what you want is to find your...
Cheapest way to do what you want is to find your nearest mens shed and give them a call... for a slab or a donation to the value of I'm sure someone will help you out.
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23rd November 2018, 10:21 PM
Thread: Milling small Teak Logs - Pictures fixed
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446102 This picture is also freshly sawn teak,...
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This picture is also freshly sawn teak, and you can see some of the olive colour that Bob mentions as it comes off saw right up the far end, with the middle board being sawn maybe a couple... -
22nd November 2018, 01:04 PM
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You're on the right track with palletising your...
You're on the right track with palletising your freight, or if not that have it in packs at pallet width and with a flat top so its compatible with palletised freight. If the transport company can...
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20th November 2018, 06:55 PM
Thread: Cleaning up rough sawn posts
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ahhh... you're scaring me. Heres the thing...
ahhh... you're scaring me.
Heres the thing right, 200 x 200 hardwood posts have a couple stages of drying.
Stage 1 is off the saw to 20 %, during which the wood losses the water between the... -
20th November 2018, 05:20 PM
Thread: Purple Gidgee
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Yeah but purple gidgee aint silver gidgee or...
Yeah but purple gidgee aint silver gidgee or black gidgee.... its a little harder to get hold of.
Look if no-one else can help with dry timber I got a couple mates own properties in its range. I... -
16th November 2018, 10:39 AM
Thread: Cleaning up rough sawn posts
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Sand them and seal with any good quality varnish...
Sand them and seal with any good quality varnish or decking oil subject to your preferred look. If you plane them they will surface check worse then just sanding alone.
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6th November 2018, 01:32 AM
Thread: Chaps ?...Do I need them for chainsawing ?
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Yeah mate I hear ya but the thing I advise people...
Yeah mate I hear ya but the thing I advise people to do is be aware of the risks of dehydration and hyperthermia, and if you get too hot - stop and sit in the shade a bit, take the chaps off, cool...
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6th November 2018, 12:03 AM
Thread: Chaps ?...Do I need them for chainsawing ?
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Yeah well the problem Bob (and I agree totally...
Yeah well the problem Bob (and I agree totally about the OH&S lowest common denominator approach) is that there's a whole lot of guys who think they're experienced but they arent... and they see...
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5th November 2018, 07:57 AM
Thread: Fumed Tas oak
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Good job. Sadly fuming with various agents,...
Good job. Sadly fuming with various agents, ebonising, and other such techniques aren't practiced much anymore and it a shame because the results can be well worth the time it takes to get a handle...
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4th November 2018, 11:35 PM
Thread: Chaps ?...Do I need them for chainsawing ?
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Chaps saved my life once. Early morning and I'm...
Chaps saved my life once. Early morning and I'm walking into a big Rose Gum and about 30m short my chaps which weigh about half a ton with three days worth of sweat in them start to fall down. Drop...
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28th October 2018, 10:37 AM
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All I'm going to say is that the price of...
All I'm going to say is that the price of production keeps going up: parts and reapairs, property prices and rates and rents, wages, electricity, fuel. And I can tell you for a fact that no-one in...