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Wow
7th December 2021, 06:27 PM
Hi

I joined this forum out of necessity really I can’t seem to find information I’m looking for and everything I have found requires a botanist degree in botany. Hehe botany. Any whooo I have recently started blacksmithing and as a result I need to be able to work wood. This was an oversight on my behalf as everything I have ever made from wood has turned into garbage. But hey how much could go wrong? So I would like to know a couple of things right off the bat

1: good Australian wood’s for handle making

2: best practices when using those woods (is green ok?)

3: what is normalisation (I don’t have any cactus lying around)

4: required tooling (I can make these! But without handles)

5: Any books, PDFs, reference material that would give me a better understanding of points 1,2 and 3 :)

Thanks everyone!!

verawood
8th December 2021, 08:38 AM
Welcome to the forum.

John Saxton
8th December 2021, 01:14 PM
Welcome Wow,2 options immediate on this forum is the library for books/videos as well as the Metalworking section that might have your answers.

A book by Bootle is good for it covers Oz timbers.


Wood in Australia
Types, Properties and Uses
By: Keith R. Bootle

old1955
8th December 2021, 03:09 PM
Welcome to the forum.

crowie
8th December 2021, 07:21 PM
G'Day & Welcome to a top forum .....
There are good few in the Southern Highlands district with a stack members in and around Sydney, across NSW plus the rest of Australia and the world.....
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes.
Enjoy the forum......
Enjoy your woodwork......
Cheers crowie

KeithP
8th December 2021, 09:44 PM
Welcome to the forum.

Regards
Keith

JJF
12th December 2021, 02:40 AM
Welcome to the forum.