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Hello everybody
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!!
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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
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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
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Welcome to the forum.
Regards
Keith
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