Thread: Time to rape Oz?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Tom's here now,,,,,,,,there goes your thread Pixel,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Yep, I thought we could talk about wood not much interest I Guess.

Well, here's one for you,,,I went to the Wood You store done the street , the place where they have products there that you finish yourself. I bought from them about 15 years ago. I was looking for a cabinet for my brushes & shaving equipment. Most of the products were made from wood exported from Vietnam. I was surprised that wood was exported from there. When I have visited there, it mostly looks like small trees & jungle vegetation. Most of the businesses burn coconut husks in their ovens & not wood.
I don't remember the name of the Vietnamese wood sold there, so I went to their website & it was not there either,,,,yet much of the furniture there was Vietnamese wood, or so they said.

Very nice Bill!!

Ray

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Well, here's one for you,,,I went to the Wood You store done the street , the place where they have products there that you finish yourself. I bought from them about 15 years ago. I was looking for a cabinet for my brushes & shaving equipment. Most of the products were made from wood exported from Vietnam. I was surprised that wood was exported from there. When I have visited there, it mostly looks like small trees & jungle vegetation. Most of the businesses burn coconut husks in their ovens & not wood.
I don't remember the name of the Vietnamese wood sold there, so I went to their website & it was not there either,,,,yet much of the furniture there was Vietnamese wood, or so they said.

The main source of one of the finest woods Known, also the most expensive, comes from Vietnam, Snakewood. 80 lb log will set you back about 3 grand or more.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Yep, member Cuddarunner? sent a link today.sad state of affairs for kali,save more trees,the hell with the Elephants J/K

Open invitation to those poachers to come and try to get the Redwoods on my property.

Bill is this wood oily too?

Originally Posted by Trimmy72

Bill is this wood oily too?

Not much.>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Originally Posted by PFunkDaddy

Open invitation to those poachers to come and try to get the Redwoods on my property.

Are only after the Burls from old growth redwoods which can be thousands of years old,Having lived in the bay area all my life.
They do not exsist in your local.

There is certainly an abundance of beautiful woods & burls here,
When I am driving interstate i see burls on trees and think how could I get that home as it would make an awesome bowl or sink then as I get closer I realise it could make a bath and it would be lucky to fit in a ute lol

There's all sorts of interesting woods here. Banksia seed pods are quite popular for certain kinds of woodworking projects. I'm definitely not an expert on this stuff though, so whether something like that would make a good brush handle/razor scales is not something I could say.

Here's an example of a tea light candle holder (I think) made from a banksia seed pod, followed by the "raw material" as it were.





James.