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Thread: Chain of custody...who cares?
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24th February 2013, 12:59 PM #1
Chain of custody...who cares?
Wondering how many folk in this country take time out to consider where their timber comes from!We(aussies) have an insatiable appetite for timber,particularly exotics,and more often than not,these species come from tropical areas that abound in rainforests(Indonesia,New Guinea,Solomons etc).Do we care that these rainforests are exploited by greedy companies and individuals?I am not sure what the governments veiw on this subject is,but i know the buck stops with the consumer...would like to hear feedback from forumites...do you care about whether or not the timber you purchase has been legally and sustainably harvested?
Mapleman
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24th February 2013, 02:29 PM #2Senior Member
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Interesting topic.
I would like to think that anything I buy is from reputable and sustainable forrests.
I purchase most of my jarrah from the big green box other timber has been purchased from Carbatec or stuff I collect locally.
The stuff I have purchased off the forum is local.
Only stuff I'm not sure on is timber purchased from overseas suppliers
Shawn
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24th February 2013, 02:37 PM #3
Buried somewhere in the archives on this forum.
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24th February 2013, 02:55 PM #4
Yes, it's important to me. If I knew that it was illegally/unsustainably harvested I wouldn't purchase it.
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24th February 2013, 03:08 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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24th February 2013, 03:11 PM #6
Yes I would like to think that ALL the timber I buy is harvested in a sustainable manner, whether that comes from overseas or from within Oz.
Unfortunately there aren't too many mechanisms in place to enable us to judge that.
Greedy individuals and companies do not confine their timber harvesting to tropical overseas rainforests, I'm sure we have quite a few of those here in Oz.
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24th February 2013, 03:36 PM #7
Yes, I am also sensitive to this issue and where ever possible my works are made from locally sourced windfall, reclaimed and recycled timbers and in fact I advertise this fact to the public that purchase my pieces at craft sales and exhibitions.
However, I admit that in the distant past there have been occasions that I have not been sure of the provenance of some exotic timbers, but now days I avoid such timbers and seek alternative species.Last edited by Mulgabill; 24th February 2013 at 05:57 PM. Reason: spelling
Russell (aka Mulgabill)
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24th February 2013, 03:43 PM #8
Spoke to one of the organisers of the Maleny wood show the other day,and he raised concerns regarding stall holders who were selling timber that wasn't sustainably harvested,and promised to weed them out..
Mapleman
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24th February 2013, 03:58 PM #9
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24th February 2013, 04:23 PM #10.
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It also might pay for us to look a bit closer to home. I heard that in 2010 an average of 11 containers a month of salvaged old jarrah was being exported from Perth to China. Meanwhile most of what is available in the stores is young insipid pink jarrah.
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24th February 2013, 04:32 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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good topic, Has anyone ever wondered where their merbau deck came from? This hits closer to home also, with reports of illegal logging of blackwood trees in the Strzelecki ranges Victoria.
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24th February 2013, 04:43 PM #12Hewer of wood
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Absolutely check provenance.
Buggered if I want my bucks to go into the pockets of corrupt operators in SE Asia who screw the landholders and ruin forests.Cheers, Ern
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24th February 2013, 04:47 PM #13Hewer of wood
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24th February 2013, 05:05 PM #14
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24th February 2013, 05:14 PM #15
Yes, I can buy Malasian or Indonesian rainforest timber with a nice 'sustainable' tickmark.
Do I assume that this means anything more than "the appropriate government minister has had his backhander" or "timber company is owned by a relative of the minister responsible for logging permits".
Nope.