AussieWorkshop Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hello fellow woodworkers, if your a fan of woodwhisperer and live in Australia, drop a quick G'day message here so I don't feel so alone in this forum. Happy woodworking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleman Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Mapleman saying a quick hi,i live on the Sunshine Coast,Queensland,and operate a sawmill,specialising in Qld Maple.Hope to speak to you soon about all things timber!!Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Ah I missed your intro the first time around. Welcome! I think you'll find this place is pretty hospitable. Kinda informative. Sometimes entertaining Hmm, sawmill owner. Maybe it's asking too much, but I'd love it if you started a thread with pictures of your mill. Guarantee it will be the topic of the week. We don't get to see the insides of the mill too often. One question, though... you said specializing is "Qld" Maple. Is that an Australian variety or a type of cut that we're not familiar with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleman Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Ah I missed your intro the first time around. Welcome! I think you'll find this place is pretty hospitable. Kinda informative. Sometimes entertaining Hmm, sawmill owner. Maybe it's asking too much, but I'd love it if you started a thread with pictures of your mill. Guarantee it will be the topic of the week. We don't get to see the insides of the mill too often. One question, though... you said specializing is "Qld" Maple. Is that an Australian variety or a type of cut that we're not familiar with? Hi Paul-Marcel,Qld Maple is a species that grows in Queensland.Will happily post photos of the mill,and what it can do.Thanks for showing an interest! Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieWorkshop Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Hi Chris & Paul, Good to see another Aussie in here. I live in Heyfield, Gippsland, Victoria just across the road from the Gunns owned sawmill (Biggest hardwood mill in the southern hemisphere). Would be great to see some photos of your mill when you can. The Gunns mill here only has boring Vic Ash, stacks of it, seems to run 24hrs these days, loads and loads of timber sitting there drying for 15months then they wack it in the kiln to dry more before turning into beams and building material. Trucks drive in and out all day. I don't know where they get so many logs from, amazing the trees can grow fast enough to keep up the demand. Here's a link to Google earth. You can just see my tiny house next to all those rows and rows of timber. Look at the scale of this map. ITS A HUGE AMOUNT OF TIMBER! If you zoom right out you can almost see it from space! Well not quite but hey, its what makes this town, without it the town would shut down. (My workshop is where the red baloon is, barley visible) My Tiny House in a town full of timber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moheaken Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Hey there my name is James I live in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne back when I was in height school I used to love shop class and thought I would get back into it i have very little tools( a few small clamps a copping saw skew drivers and a hammer) I make things on the occasion but am buying a house at the moment and am saving for that before getting some more tools I enjoy the designing process quite a bit and if I can get them online ill post a few of my designs up maybe so when ever I'm not sailing the seas (cos it's my job as a seamen) or playing my PC or ps3 I'm usually designing thinks to make Hope to talk to you soon see ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Slack Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 G'day from sunny southern California mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcatal01 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Hey Guys, a quick hello from Sydney!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicksModels Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Hi Aussies Mick here from Brisbane. I build scratch build scale models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 G'Day Mick welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhl.verona Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 G'day mate! (Just because I'm closer to Australia than Terry is ) Look forward to seeing those photos of the mill and Queensland Maple - reading Derek Cohen's blog everything seems to be Jarrah down under! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanis Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Hi all. John here from Adelaide. I have a 30 acre farm in the southern vine growing area of Adelaide. Not every thing is Jarrah. My house is built from reclaimed Kauri, A WA hard wood similar to Jarrah. It is like trying to work cast iron sometimes. There is a ton (probably literally) laying about the place in slabs and boards waiting for some good ideas. It polishes up to a deep rich red colour. In fact our main living are, 7m x 13m has a floor made of 8" square 1" thick slices of the stuff, end grin up if you will. Will look fantastic once sanded and polished. Has not had anything done to ti since it was laid 30 years ago. Most of the cubboard tops are also slabs of Kauti as well. It will be incorporated into the new kitchen, eventually. The doors are also Kauri. In fact alsmot all of teh wood is from the reclaimed Kauri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Wow, John! I bet that floor looks amazing. Don't supposed you would care to share a photo, would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanis Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Here are some of teh photos. This is the floor. it is now 30 years old and in desperate need of refinishing https://www.flickr.com/gp/jmbh/1r1p06 Here are the vice jaws. They have a coat of linseed oil. https://www.flickr.com/gp/jmbh/4zCWH1 And here is a sample board (fresh from a thicknesser with blunt blades https://www.flickr.com/gp/jmbh/761020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 That is some really nice looking material. Seems to wear quite well, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanis Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Yes it does. It is like cast iron. We have two really dense hardwoods in Australia, Jarrah and Kauri. Kauri is now very hard to get but Jarrah is quite common but most of the fresh Jarrah is new growth which is lighter and not so dense. Recovered Jarrah is still relatively easy to come by. All our railway lines were laid down using Jarrah sleepers. It is also very common for garden beds but treated Pinus Radiata is as common as mud here now for outdoor construction timber. This is recovered so it is old growth and extremely dense. Hard on tools but worth the effort. I can make large blocks by jointing and gluing and the joins all but disappear. The large vice jaw is 2 pieces glued. The floor is end grain glued to the concrete with Agnews water putty with colouring powder added to match the wood. I think it would have been niced if teh floor pieces were more close fitting to be honest but I think once it is sanded and finished it will be really nice. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David S Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Hi From Bendigo Victoria. I am glad to see other Aussies here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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