Redwood
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Redwood
The local firewood seller had some rather large cuts of an old redwood tree (ex Hobsonville he says) laying in his yard...
Anyway, I was allowed to take some cuts. Hopefully they will dry without too many cracks.
I tried counting the number of year rings and it was well over 70, so a substantial tree.
Below some pics.
Anyway, I was allowed to take some cuts. Hopefully they will dry without too many cracks.
I tried counting the number of year rings and it was well over 70, so a substantial tree.
Below some pics.
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Re: Redwood
Cool!!!
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Re: Redwood
The intention is to use it otherwise...StratMatt88 wrote:Very cool, that should burn well.
Perhaps something like this:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ ... ric-guitar
or this:
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Re: Redwood
I know,
First I will let it dry for a few years but it will be very light...
First I will let it dry for a few years but it will be very light...
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Re: Redwood
Now I see why they called those trees Redwood.
My last firewood forage landed some potential guitar wood. A light weight kind of Acacia, not the usual heavy splintery black wattle.
My last firewood forage landed some potential guitar wood. A light weight kind of Acacia, not the usual heavy splintery black wattle.
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Re: Redwood
Check out what Acacia though. Nice if it was melanoxylon. I made a chair of the black wattle Acacia (the heart wood) and it never stops 'working'. So that was a waste of time. Beautiful colours though.calling card wrote:Now I see why they called those trees Redwood.
My last firewood forage landed some potential guitar wood. A light weight kind of Acacia, not the usual heavy splintery black wattle.
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Re: Redwood
I've got three sorts, feral black wattle - looks great, arse to work, burns awesome. Then there's what I call the seed pod (stink bomb) wattle - useless weed, still ya never know. Last the silver wattle, bluish/green foliage, has a twisting characteristic to the trunk, pretty yellow hues in the wood, this is the one I chopped up. Seems strong & light.
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Re: Redwood
cover each end in glue (that strong PVA will do). Stops the moisture escaping to fast so should stop 99% of the cracking. I have done it to about 7 logs and none have split
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Re: Redwood
Hopefully one dayAiRdAd wrote:I can imagine you doing something fantastic with the wood!
Actually, just joined and glued the macrocarpa boards together for the 'archtop'.
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Re: Redwood
Or maybe something like this:jvpp wrote:The intention is to use it otherwise...StratMatt88 wrote:Very cool, that should burn well.
Perhaps something like this:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ ... ric-guitar
or this:
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