I know where you can get 5 acre blocks for $20,000 to $30,000. They dont have building entitlements which is why they are so cheap but would be ideal forestry/ plantation blocks. If anyone is interested PM me. And no I'm not the one selling them, I dont even know who owns them. I looked at them but decided I'm better off using my existing land. C
a friend of mine was a logger in the otways, and over many years stacked a shed full of otway blackwood... he considered it his retirement fund. poor bloke died when a blue gum fell on his head... the wood will probably sit in the shed for a few decades until comes time for his late wives retirement. it is all the prime cuts, and suitable for instruments. and that is what i hope it gets made into.. cos doing anything else with wood that nice would be sacrilegious
^^^ From stories I've been told from people that have gone into the hills of Thailand, the locals can cut that straight and true with a chainsaw.
That IS cut with a chainsaw ( look at the sawdust in the foreground where he cut it up next to the road lol ) .I can tell you they are damn good with one . Its not BS i have watched them many times . Theres one guy here that sells timber & he dumps the log or larger slab on a pile of sawdust from the chainsaw about 3 feet thick & just goes for it with the chainsaw.. Tell him the size & away he goes . I'l post a pic of his workbench tomorrow its just around the corner. Hopefully he'll be cutting (he only cuts when someone wants something ) & i'l get a pic of him with the saw
Heres the local sawmillers work station . I think its closer to 4 feet deep : compared to the trucks tyre next to it Thats a lot of chainsawdust
Wow I agree with you renovator, first time for everything. I have been working with Paulownia the past few months. Amazing trees The dried wood is as light as balsa but much nicer grain. Great for wooden surfboards etc. I have plans to make some classy wooden esky's from this stuff when time permits. The trees also re-sprout after harvest and 2nd crop is only a 7 year wait.
I have a small stack of timbers cut into sets for ukuleles. I enjoy some amatuer luthiery now and again. I have some true mahogany, sapele, walnut and curly maple. Nothing too fancy but always a pleasure to have around. The nice thing about timber cut into sets is that it already has more value added and it doesn't take up too much space. CITES has included a number of woods in it's index too so I'm sure that'll drive prices up for old wood.