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  1. 25th November 2010, 01:23 AM #1
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    Default I hear the distant reeeeree from a chainsaw

    Taking a moment to contemplate life the universe and everything (sitting on the loo) I heard the constant cry of a chainsaw hmmm, tree loppers somewhere nah I won't go and look, I got enuff wood, hmmm, sounds like that's a big tree, oh all right I'll go and look, got there nearly too late with all the huummmming and arring, but for a bit of fence wire and too heavy for loppers to lift I would have missed out all together, anyway ended up with a couple of chunks of raintree, so I milled them up into 50 and 100mm thick slabs.....only 2 nials, pics...
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  2. 25th November 2010, 07:22 AM #2
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    Got enough wood ???? how does that work ? please explain
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  3. 25th November 2010, 09:09 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by bobsreturn2003 View Post
    Got enough wood ???? how does that work ? please explain

    Needs a bigger shed.....
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  4. 25th November 2010, 10:32 AM #4
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    Yes, What was I thinking, specially as it's just gonna go to the tip it might be a huge red cedar or something so have to go and check it out,
    Yep as always ...neeed a bigger shed

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  5. 25th November 2010, 10:31 PM #5
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    Only a few pieces, that will teach you for not getting off your ars_ faster

    Love that Raintree, great score
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  6. 25th November 2010, 11:44 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Only a few pieces, that will teach you for not getting off your ars_ faster

    Love that Raintree, great score

    Off thisand onto this

    I was talking to Mapleman on the phone and he was saying that raintree can be a bit nasty, toxic even, I haven't had any ill effects from it as yet, Anybody else heard of any bad effects?


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  7. 25th November 2010, 11:50 PM #7
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    Biggest problem I have with Rain Tree is the end grain tears so I tend to do the last bit of shaping with the 80grit gouge.... that does cause a LOT of dust.
    Wear a mask.
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  8. 26th November 2010, 12:22 AM #8
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    Just a pic of the inside of one of those lumps, not sure this is fiddleback, similliar but different, I call them compression folds but anybody know what the wavy pattern is called?
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  9. 26th November 2010, 09:33 PM #9
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    yes fiddleback

    So not only did you get raintree, but you got fiddleback raintree, you lucky bug_er
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  10. 26th November 2010, 10:36 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by pjt View Post
    I was talking to Mapleman on the phone and he was saying that raintree can be a bit nasty, toxic even, I haven't had any ill effects from it as yet, Anybody else heard of any bad effects?
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    Back in the mid 70's I worked the stuff every day for several months. I never had any ill effects from it well not to my knowledge anyway
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  11. 27th November 2010, 07:33 AM #11
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    Top score!! There is some great colour in that!!
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