Originally Posted by
BMKal
Good firewood is between $200 and $300 a tonne delivered in Kalgoorlie. It is mostly Salmon Gum (very similar to redgum) with a bit of Blackbutt and sometimes Gimlet mixed in. I cut my own - can't be bothered paying those prices - plus I'm a hobby woodworker / wood turner so always keeping my eye out for some interesting forks / burls etc.
Gidgee was once common in this area - most old fences on properties east of here had Gidgee posts. It's hard as steel and the white ants can't touch it - but it is not often you come across it these days. I cut down a decent size Gidgee tree recently at my son's house (it was starting to split and drop branches and generally make a mess). Most of it is now cut into useable lengths with the ends sealed, and stacked on a pallet under cover up the back yard - very little of it (only the split stuff and offcuts) will go into the fire. Burning the good stuff is sacrilege. It is bloody hard timber to turn and you need to know how to sharpen chisels / gouges - but the results are worth it. One of my all-time favourite timbers to work with.
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I make pens from Gidgee, made a boxed set for my daughters Uni graduation gift. A mate of mine goes to his uncle's cattle property once a year, and brings back a few branches for me. I treated myself to a TORMEC sharpening system, the best way to get the tools up to scratch. Love your work, BTW.
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
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