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  1. 7th December 2021, 06:27 PM #1
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    Default 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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  2. 8th December 2021, 08:38 AM #2
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  3. 8th December 2021, 01:14 PM #3
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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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  4. 8th December 2021, 03:09 PM #4
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  5. 8th December 2021, 07:21 PM #5
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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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  6. 8th December 2021, 09:44 PM #6
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    Welcome to the forum.

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