Karson my good friend.
You asked me if here in the land downunder we had any branches.
Let me tell a little story..
Once upon a time a few years ago a fellow I know came upon an accident.. a semi trailer [18 wheeler in your parlance] had run off the road and hit a tree.. the tree was a Moreton Bay Fig….[ficus macrophylla]
The truck was a write-off but the only damage sustained by the tree was that one of the branches had broken off.
My friend,,,being a resourceful bloke…turned up with a mobile milling machine and slabbed the branch.
Here are photos of three of the slabs I was given.
The last two pics are of the rest of the NGR… [New Guinea Rosewood… Matt.] .....that I dressed this morning.
I made a slight error. not all the boards were 8’.... half of the boards were 9’ and a few were 10’
-- Don't drink and use power tools @ lasercreationsbylarry.com.au
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matt garcia
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#1 posted 07-23-2009 05:08 AM
Now THAT is a lumber gloat!! Look at the width of those slabs!! And it was a branch?? Looks like you won the rematch, Larry!!
-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX
patron
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#2 posted 07-23-2009 05:09 AM
gee , i just sat down to see what was going on ,
going to look you up , and see if you were up to something ,
when the bell sounded , and sure enough here you are !
great wood , good catch .
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
mtnwild
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#3 posted 07-23-2009 05:15 AM
That is so cool.
This site is so refreshing to me because most people I know only see firewood when they look at raw wood.
That’s a big branch!
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
degoose
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#4 posted 07-23-2009 05:19 AM
I have absolutely no idea what to make with these slabs.. they are only just over an inch thick.. they were thicker but after a few years drying they are just over the inch. 8 foot long and 2 foot wide.
Any Ideas??!!
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#5 posted 07-23-2009 05:35 AM
counter tops ?
coffee tables ?
cutting boards ?
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
Napaman
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#6 posted 07-23-2009 05:51 AM
ok…i think you are only allowed sooo many wood gloats…then you have to pass the torch (maybe not the best device to pass when we are talking wood)...
NICE SLABS…build a boat.
-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007
TopamaxSurvivor
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#7 posted 07-23-2009 06:38 AM
They look like tables or desks to me, but if all else fails, I guess a work bench for LL assembly :-))
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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#8 posted 07-23-2009 11:53 AM
A few more and you will have enough for a house!
Nice timber mate!
-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.
Scott Bryan
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#9 posted 07-23-2009 01:06 PM
That is a nice wood find!! If those come from just one branch I would love to see the tree.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
moshel
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#10 posted 07-23-2009 01:29 PM
Ha! Elementary, Watson! you can make cutting boards!
-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...
Karson
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#11 posted 07-23-2009 03:24 PM
Ok. Ok You do have branches. Or at least one, (now dead and cut into slabs)
Some nice wood Larry.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware soon moving to Virginia karsonwm@gmail.com †
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#12 posted 07-23-2009 05:09 PM
often times Larry, branches have a lot of stress in them, so be careful what you build with them.
when you rip them they may open up or even close up.
-- Smitty!!!
degoose
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#13 posted 07-23-2009 10:13 PM
Thanks for the tip Smitty
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Beginningwoodworker
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#14 posted 07-24-2009 12:16 PM
Larry, thats a nice haul!
stefang
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#15 posted 08-24-2009 10:19 PM
How about a lot of segmented turnings?
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
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