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Tasmanian Blackwood

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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

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

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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.
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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

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

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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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