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Shaun just felled a blackwood.

Anyone want chunks for knife handles?
Free (you pay postage)

There can be big enough chunks for making a rifle stock or 10, but I'd imagine post would be prohibitive - you'd be better to visit and take it home with ya!


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Of course, if you happen to know someone who's currently travelling in TAS, or soon to be....

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Will take enough for three stocks Morgan I will get Gary to pick it up

Cheers

Okie dokes. What dimensions is that? I'll have him mark it up and chop it out for you tomorrow

Its really such beautiful hardwood, be a crying shame to just burn it for firewood.

How expensive is it to have a stock carved, whilst we are talking about it?
The stock on Shaun's 223 remington is synth, and I know he's looked at replacing it. Be pretty nice to do so with wood from a tree he's felled!
Our 10th anniversary is August this year, I'm trying to think ahead

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Green timber or old and seasoned ? If green, it will need at least 10 years to dry properly, along with the proper storage, sealed ends and so on. Also needs to be cut properly, though I dont know the ins and outs of cutting out stock blanks.

If it can be quarter cut you will get the best grain. What Camel says if green. If a dead tree would probably be best to store it for a couple of years. Made pistol grips out of a relative Nth. Qld. Black Wattle. They came up beautiful.
Cheers.
Trevor.

Green tree, was alive until this afternoon. Just in a bad spot.

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Then it can be a rifle stock in 10 yeats


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Dunderi wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:17 pm Green tree, was alive until this afternoon. Just in a bad spot.

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Well then, you will have to cut it to lengths longer than what you would need for a gunstock, seal the ends, get rid of the bark and store it for a good few years before even contemplating using it for gunstocks. Maybe cut into 4 inch slabs and seal the ends. I have heard of green timber being submersed in rivers for a good few years will season well and not split, but it will need a few years to dry out as well.

MISSED wrote:Will take enough for three stocks Morgan I will get Gary to pick it up

Cheers

Given that its green you still want it?

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Old Trev-39 wrote:If it can be quarter cut you will get the best grain. What Camel says if green. If a dead tree would probably be best to store it for a couple of years. Made pistol grips out of a relative Nth. Qld. Black Wattle. They came up beautiful.
Cheers.
Trevor.

Quarter cut as in like for fence posts?

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Yes mate I still want it and yes Quarter cut as in fence posts

For those interested http://www.hayters.com.au/kiln-drying

Righto ill be cutting them shortly ill post pics if you'd like

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Quarter-Sawn vs. Plain-Sawn

https://guitartimbers.com/timbers/quarter-sawn-timber/

Rabbitz wrote:Quarter-Sawn vs. Plain-Sawn

https://guitartimbers.com/timbers/quarter-sawn-timber/

That is a fantastic bit of info!

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