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Aust Tonewoods

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:06 pm

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Expressions of interest
I thought I would let you all know what I have been up to in Tasmania. I have put together a pallet of partially and fully seasoned material that I will be resawing when it arrives on the other side of Australia in Perth.

More importantly I need to know if any of you are interested in a group order of unseasoned highly figured blackwood. Check out the images and either make a post or sen me a PM. The availability of this unseasoned material is irregular at best.

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Tim

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LanceK

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:18 pm

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Yowsie! Im interested!

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:49 pm

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Yup.

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Aust Tonewoods

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:07 pm

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Okay guys thanks for the response.

There is a resonable supply of blackwood (Images 2 & 4) sourced from two 3' diameter logs for each figure type.
The logs can be sawn into boards 10 x 2 with a length varing from 36" - 42". I will check.

Blackwood (Image 3 &5) from some buttress material is limited to about 10 irregular shaped boards. There maybe a little more when we go back into the forrest.

Most economic shipping method is a pallet via sea mail to an agreed dock with someone at your end to liase. I will let the thread run for a day or so to measure the response.

I have images of some other blackwood for drop tops/laminated tops that I will post later.

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Tim

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peterm

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:46 pm

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Count me in!

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russ

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:20 pm

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Color me interested!

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GD Armstrong

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:14 pm

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I'm interested also,that butress wood is truly fine.

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Jason

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:19 pm

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I'm probably interested too depending on prices.

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Anthony Z

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:05 pm

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Count me in as interested Tim. Can you give us a sense as to the price?

If the price is attractive I would like to build an Archtop out of Black Acacia.

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Aust Tonewoods

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:54 pm

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Pricing would be about $40 - $50 USD per board foot with high figure and without faults. Figure will range from full face fiddleback to flame with good contrasting colour.

regards

Tim

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Arnt Rian

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:10 pm

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I'm interested too!

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PaulB

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:17 pm

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Bloody hell Tim, that's some nice blackwood. I don't know whether to buy some from you, or to save my pennys and convince the missus that we should have our next holiday in Tassy.

Actually, I've already just about sold her on the idea. I wonder if she'll be upset when she realises it's a wood hunting expedition. There's a ferry that we can put the stationwagon on in Sydney, and drive off the next morning in Tasmania. Sounds like a plan. Maybe I should buy some roof racks first?

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Arnt Rian

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:21 pm

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Might as well get a trailer!

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PaulB

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:27 pm

Koa

Arnt the thought had crossed my mind, but I haven't been able to come up with a plausable explaination that I can tell the lovely wife that will explain the trailer before we leave on the ferry. I don't want to give the game away before we get there or I'll have to listen to nagging all the way to Tassy. I've been thinking pretty hard about it too.

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Jim Kirby

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:12 pm

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Tim - Please put me on the "interested" list. Nice looking wood!

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Pwoolson

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:37 pm

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I'd probably be interested as well.

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TonyKarol

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:35 pm

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, Yes I am interested as well - could save a bit on shipping once it hits america, Anthony and I are close.

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KiwiCraig

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:39 pm

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Paul,...It's surprising how much wood you can fit in a station wagon ! ( with the lovely missus on the roof racks)

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Don Williams

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:58 pm

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You can send the small pile under the blue tarp to me...Lance and I will split it.

The big concern here for me is the cost of shipping....realistically, it will be as much as the wood. That is a hidden cost I would like to have some real data on before proceeding.

Nice wood. Great color on those funky big slabs...

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Dave Rector

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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:01 am

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I'm with Don on this one. I was wondering what the shipping cost would be too. Also, will these be in billet form or already sawn up into sets?

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Michael Dale Payne

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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:00 am

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YEPER

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KevinA

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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:03 am

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Tim,

Count me in as well.

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bbeardb

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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:15 am

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I don't know if I could pass this up without kicking myself later, unless shipping is exhorbant.

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Tom Dowey

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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:35 am

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I would be interested.

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