Wanted Hairy Oak Blanks

[Mr Vic]

I'm in need of at least two Australian Hairy Oak pen blanks. Working an order and managed to mess the one I had left. Need soonest or would just order from George at Timberbits.

 

[Don Rabchenuk]

Looking at George's list I don't see it. I will look in my box of George wood if you can give me a number to look for.

"1- Macrocarpa (Golden Cypress) limb/branch timber – X & Z cut
2- Macrocarpa (Golden Cypress)root/butt timber – X & Z cut
3- Pink/Rose Gum – X & Z – S/P (special)
4- Blue River Gum – X & Z
5- Yellow Gum – X & Z
6- Red Gum – X & Z
7- Spotted Gum trunk – – X & Z Spotted Gum Root (burl look) - #7R
8- Curly/Twisted Gum – X & Z
9- Colonial Red Gum (very dark brown) – X-Z -B (burl)-S(special)
10- Poplar – X & Z
11- Liquid Amber – X & Z
12- Willow – X & Z
13- Radiata Pine – X & Z,(BE birds eye),(RV resin veined),(Y&B yellow & Blue), (W white)
14- She/Bull-oak – X & Z
15- Holly Oak – X & Z
16- Black Wattle – 16a(heartwood, only),Dx(2 halves), X & Z , S/P (special)
17- Silver Wattle – X & Z
18- Golden Wattle – X & Z,S (stabilized), S/P, S/P-Z, S/P-X
19- Almond tree – X & Z – O (old wood), B (burl)
20- Wild olive (brighter yellows, less and light browns) – X & Z
21- Majestic Olive (A1++, A1, A2 grades) – X & Z
22- Old Olive Root (burl look a like)
23- Melaleuca – X & Z
24- Cork tree – X & Z
25- Knotty (knotted) Pine – X & Z
26- Platypus Gum – X & Z, B (burl)
27- White Wattle (not Silver Wattle) – X & Z
28- Flame wood - ST(straight cut, only)
29- Lucerne Tree - ST(straight cut, only)
30- Bottle Brush trunk/limbs and Root(Banksia sub-species)-B/T/R
31- Palm Tree - ST(straight cut, only)
32- Orange Acacia (Tulipwood look a like) – X & Z
33- Tortuosa/CorkScrew Willow (AKA BT)– X & Z, B(blue), N(new cut), O(old cut), BL(burl)
34- Toona Tree – Australia Cedar (aged) – X & Z
35- ST (Small Tree)– X & Z not yet identified…!
36- Cootamundra Wattle– X & Z
37- Australian Pear Tree (planted in 1890) – X & Z
38- Australian White Gum – X & Z
39- Australian Eucalyptus Peninsularis (oil producer) – X & Z
40- Australian Ash – X & Z
41- Australian Cherry Plum – X & Z
42- Camphor Laurel tree wood– X & Z
43- White Ironbark – Eucalyptus leucoxylon (Yellow Gum sub-species)– X & Z
44- South Australia Shiraz red Vine wood (approx. 40 years old)
45- Banksia "Hairy" pods (from my own yard)
46- Australian Lady Apple tree – X & Z
47- Stone Acacia (very old wood) – X & Z
48- Tasmanian Blue Gum
49- Australian Casuarina tree (She Oaks family)
50- Australian Apricot Tree wood (old fruit tree)
51- Australian Silky-Oak wood (old wood) – X & Z
52- Australian Walnut tree (from a local ex-walnut farm) – X & Z
53- Australian Blackwood tree (found locally) – X &Z
54- Australian Peach wood (old fruit tree)
55- Australian Mulberry – X & Z
56- Australian Grevillia bush – X & Z
57- Australian Peppercorn tree – X & Z
58- Norfolk Pine tree – X & Z
59- Australian Cypress (aged) – X & Z
60- American Oak (from barrels used by local winery to cure Port) – X & Z
61- French Oak (from barrels used by local winery to cure Port) – X(slightly shorter)& Z
62- Australian Fig tree wood – X & Z
63- Earleaf Acacia– X & Z
64- Acacia Acuminate (Raspberry jam tree)
65- Australian Sugar Gum
66- Australian Swamp Mallet Gum tree – – X & Z
67- Carob tree wood– X & Z
68- Pine Bark
69- Japanese Flowering tree – X & Z
70- Coral tree– X & Z
71- Australian Prune tree wood – X & Z
72- Australian Granny Smith Apple tree wood (aged) – X & Z
73- White wood (not yet identified…!)–X & Z
74- Australian McIntosh Apple tree wood– X & Z
75- Australian Lemon tree wood
76- Australian SA Ironwood (not yet identified…!)
77- Loquat tree wood (old tree from town next door)
78- Scarlet Kunzea shrub wood (Australian-WA native, lived next door/in town)
79- CotonEaster Berry tree (AKA-Red fruit small bunches tree )
80- Small green fruit/nut tree (not yet identified)
81- Eucalyptus Dura
82- Australian Rock-Oak (#49 Casuarina relative)
83-Tasmanian Oak-burl
84- Beakpod Eucalyptus
85- Chinaberry tree wood
86- Scribbly Gum
87- Red Ironbark
88- Brown Mahogany
89- Dwarf Cypress (ornamental small cypress tree)
90- Tree of Haven
91- Ivory white tree wood (not yet identified)
92- Lilly-Pilly tree wood
93- Greenish tree wood (not yet identified
94- Live-Oak tree wood
95- Some type of Oak (not yet identified)
96- Japanese Elm tree
97- Brown Mallee ROOT burl
98- Red Mallee ROOT burl

 

[robutacion]

I'm in need of at least two Australian Hairy Oak pen blanks. Working an order and managed to mess the one I had left. Need soonest or would just order from George at Timberbits.

G'day mate,

I just wanted to first rectify something, if the George you are referring to is me, I'm not from Timberbits but George's Bits of Timber.

Secondly, I don't have listed the Australian Hairy-Oak which is identical to my #14 She/Bull-Oak but is not the true Hairy-Oak.

I know where I can get you some but that would take a little time, one week to get to me and 2 weeks to get to you so that may be out of the question for you.

I will be more than happy to get you a few blanks, just let me know.

The other option is buying directly from this guy on eBay https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-Hairy-Oak-Wood-Pen-Wood-Turning-Blanks/263064625718?hash=item3d3fdfa236:g:4LcAAOSwsTxXibqQ:rk:1f:0

The third option is to find someone on IAP and from the USA that has purchased some #14 blanks from me and spare you a couple, as I said, they are identical but not the same.

Cheers
George

 

[Woodchipper]

I glanced at the wood list- I never heard of some of those wood species.

 

[mark james]

Hi Vic,

If #14 is OK with you and you are handy with a bandsaw, I suspect I got you covered. I have a block from George that I am perfectly happy to see used. It does have cracks that you will need to work around while cutting the blanks; or use some inlay material. You should easily get 4-6 blanks off of it. It is a live edge, but about 7" x 3" x 3". Id rather send the block and you can play with the grain you want. Should have some beautiful patterns.

Can be in the mail AM on the 26'th.

 

[Mr Vic]

Sorry for the name mix up George. Yes I was referring to you and thought you'd be the best Australian source. I had not yet checked if you actually had any. Thanks for Georges list Don

Don and Mark, here's a picture of the wood I'm looking for:



Thanks guys and Merry Christmas!!

 

[mark james]

I believe it is a match.

 

[Mr Vic]

That looks like it should do the trick Mark. PM me a price and method of payment.

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Mark just scored 25 years on the Nice List!!

 

[robutacion]

Hi Vic,

If #14 is OK with you and you are handy with a bandsaw, I suspect I got you covered. I have a block from George that I am perfectly happy to see used. It does have cracks that you will need to work around while cutting the blanks; or use some inlay material. You should easily get 4-6 blanks off of it. It is a live edge, but about 7" x 3" x 3". Id rather send the block and you can play with the grain you want. Should have some beautiful patterns.

Can be in the mail AM on the 26'th.

Thanks, Mark for coming forward with it, I totally forgot I have sent you a chunk of my #14.

There are some settle differences between the "rays" of these 2 species but you need to know what you are looking for to sometimes spot the differences.

Is it the best match...? possibly...!:biggrin:

Cheers
George

 

[robutacion]

Looking at George's list I don't see it. I will look in my box of George wood if you can give me a number to look for.

"1- Macrocarpa (Golden Cypress) limb/branch timber – X & Z cut
2- Macrocarpa (Golden Cypress)root/butt timber – X & Z cut
3- Pink/Rose Gum – X & Z – S/P (special)
4- Blue River Gum – X & Z
5- Yellow Gum – X & Z
6- Red Gum – X & Z
7- Spotted Gum trunk – – X & Z Spotted Gum Root (burl look) - #7R
8- Curly/Twisted Gum – X & Z
9- Colonial Red Gum (very dark brown) – X-Z -B (burl)-S(special)
10- Poplar – X & Z
11- Liquid Amber – X & Z
12- Willow – X & Z
13- Radiata Pine – X & Z,(BE birds eye),(RV resin veined),(Y&B yellow & Blue), (W white)
14- She/Bull-oak – X & Z
15- Holly Oak – X & Z
16- Black Wattle – 16a(heartwood, only),Dx(2 halves), X & Z , S/P (special)
17- Silver Wattle – X & Z
18- Golden Wattle – X & Z,S (stabilized), S/P, S/P-Z, S/P-X
19- Almond tree – X & Z – O (old wood), B (burl)
20- Wild olive (brighter yellows, less and light browns) – X & Z
21- Majestic Olive (A1++, A1, A2 grades) – X & Z
22- Old Olive Root (burl look a like)
23- Melaleuca – X & Z
24- Cork tree – X & Z
25- Knotty (knotted) Pine – X & Z
26- Platypus Gum – X & Z, B (burl)
27- White Wattle (not Silver Wattle) – X & Z
28- Flame wood - ST(straight cut, only)
29- Lucerne Tree - ST(straight cut, only)
30- Bottle Brush trunk/limbs and Root(Banksia sub-species)-B/T/R
31- Palm Tree - ST(straight cut, only)
32- Orange Acacia (Tulipwood look a like) – X & Z
33- Tortuosa/CorkScrew Willow (AKA BT)– X & Z, B(blue), N(new cut), O(old cut), BL(burl)
34- Toona Tree – Australia Cedar (aged) – X & Z
35- ST (Small Tree)– X & Z not yet identified…!
36- Cootamundra Wattle– X & Z
37- Australian Pear Tree (planted in 1890) – X & Z
38- Australian White Gum – X & Z
39- Australian Eucalyptus Peninsularis (oil producer) – X & Z
40- Australian Ash – X & Z
41- Australian Cherry Plum – X & Z
42- Camphor Laurel tree wood– X & Z
43- White Ironbark – Eucalyptus leucoxylon (Yellow Gum sub-species)– X & Z
44- South Australia Shiraz red Vine wood (approx. 40 years old)
45- Banksia "Hairy" pods (from my own yard)
46- Australian Lady Apple tree – X & Z
47- Stone Acacia (very old wood) – X & Z
48- Tasmanian Blue Gum
49- Australian Casuarina tree (She Oaks family)
50- Australian Apricot Tree wood (old fruit tree)
51- Australian Silky-Oak wood (old wood) – X & Z
52- Australian Walnut tree (from a local ex-walnut farm) – X & Z
53- Australian Blackwood tree (found locally) – X &Z
54- Australian Peach wood (old fruit tree)
55- Australian Mulberry – X & Z
56- Australian Grevillia bush – X & Z
57- Australian Peppercorn tree – X & Z
58- Norfolk Pine tree – X & Z
59- Australian Cypress (aged) – X & Z
60- American Oak (from barrels used by local winery to cure Port) – X & Z
61- French Oak (from barrels used by local winery to cure Port) – X(slightly shorter)& Z
62- Australian Fig tree wood – X & Z
63- Earleaf Acacia– X & Z
64- Acacia Acuminate (Raspberry jam tree)
65- Australian Sugar Gum
66- Australian Swamp Mallet Gum tree – – X & Z
67- Carob tree wood– X & Z
68- Pine Bark
69- Japanese Flowering tree – X & Z
70- Coral tree– X & Z
71- Australian Prune tree wood – X & Z
72- Australian Granny Smith Apple tree wood (aged) – X & Z
73- White wood (not yet identified…!)–X & Z
74- Australian McIntosh Apple tree wood– X & Z
75- Australian Lemon tree wood
76- Australian SA Ironwood (not yet identified…!)
77- Loquat tree wood (old tree from town next door)
78- Scarlet Kunzea shrub wood (Australian-WA native, lived next door/in town)
79- CotonEaster Berry tree (AKA-Red fruit small bunches tree )
80- Small green fruit/nut tree (not yet identified)
81- Eucalyptus Dura
82- Australian Rock-Oak (#49 Casuarina relative)
83-Tasmanian Oak-burl
84- Beakpod Eucalyptus
85- Chinaberry tree wood
86- Scribbly Gum
87- Red Ironbark
88- Brown Mahogany
89- Dwarf Cypress (ornamental small cypress tree)
90- Tree of Haven
91- Ivory white tree wood (not yet identified)
92- Lilly-Pilly tree wood
93- Greenish tree wood (not yet identified
94- Live-Oak tree wood
95- Some type of Oak (not yet identified)
96- Japanese Elm tree
97- Brown Mallee ROOT burl
98- Red Mallee ROOT burl

Thanks for providing here my list of the timbers I "represent" in a way, the best match is the #14 but sometimes I get some of the #82 Rock-Oak that look also similar, the #14, #49 and #82 are all relatives and so is the Hairy-Oak, there is one other that is also a relative and that I particularly like, I don't have any for sale (only a handful of blanks I purchased), I'm talking about the Forest Oak

Other relatives that I also don't have are the Lace She-Oak and finally the hairy-Oak

All very beautiful...!

Cheers
George

 

[Don Rabchenuk]

If Mark has you covered then I will leave it at that. I also had some #14 in pen blanks.

 

[Mr Vic]

If Mark has you covered then I will leave it at that. I also had some #14 in pen blanks.

Thanks Don, I do believe Mark has covered my tush…. Thanks for your help and the list. Got it bookmarked.

Thanks to George as well. The last 2 samples you show are closest to what I used. Appreciated the help...

 

[mark james]

Yes, was mailed out on the 26'th. Tracking in PM.

But, its nice to have backups!

 

[Mr Vic]

Yes, was mailed out on the 26'th. Tracking in PM.

But, its nice to have backups!

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Was in the shower this morning and heard a truck come up the drive. The wife had ordered another 2 cords of firewood and figured it was him.

As I was getting out the wife came in wavy a box and saying "special delivery". Turns out the USPS was 2 days ahead of schedule. Your package got here early.

Thanks Mark

 

[mark james]

Yes, was mailed out on the 26'th. Tracking in PM.

But, its nice to have backups!

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Was in the shower this morning and heard a truck come up the drive. The wife had ordered another 2 cords of firewood and figured it was him.

As I was getting out the wife came in wavy a box and saying "special delivery". Turns out the USPS was 2 days ahead of schedule. Your package got here early.

Thanks Mark

I hope it will meet your needs. And there are backups if not - so all is well. Enjoy!