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barneyminno
LureLovers.com Fanatic Deep River Lures Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Location: Esk. QLD Status: Offline Points: 1689 |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2011 at 11:44am |
Hi all. Was just wondering if there are any plantation timbers , or others beside cedar and white beech , that are suitable for luremaking??
Anthony. |
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rally44
Stall Holder Lee's Lures Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Location: townsville Status: Offline Points: 1817 |
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Anthony,
Try Paulownia.Soft & easy to shape,grain sometimes a bit open. It is grown in Qld as a plantation timber. Google it or ask at timber yards.Cheers Richard.PS its like every thing these days,Chinese origions i think.
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barneyminno
LureLovers.com Fanatic Deep River Lures Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Location: Esk. QLD Status: Offline Points: 1689 |
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Thanks Richard l'll look into it now
of my tiny selection of cedar...40% is hairy and rough as guts...40% has splits or full of borer holes... Anthony |
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Jeff
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I was also told on here that White Meranti is ok as well . I got mine from Bunnings . Apparently you want the light white stuff .
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puglee62
Stall Holder Fugly Lures Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: ipswich Status: Offline Points: 7937 |
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Tooch uses Jelutong Anthony ,ive used it a couple of times its good to carve.i may have the adress of a Brisbane supplier here somewhere i'll post it up if i can find it
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barneyminno
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Thanks Jeff. l did actually try to get some white meranti at a couple of places in brisbane.
some people never heard of it. does it have another name?? cheers, Anthony. |
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barneyminno
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Thanks Chris
Appreciate it. Anthony. |
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puglee62
Stall Holder Fugly Lures Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: ipswich Status: Offline Points: 7937 |
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Stall Holder Fugly Lures Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: ipswich Status: Offline Points: 7937 |
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Jeff
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I dont know of another name . I got mine from Bunnings |
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RAVA
Industry Member AkLures Joined: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Heddon Greta Status: Offline Points: 2077 |
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Ask Powelly I think he would know
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Fish hate me!!!
Cheers Gary |
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edzard
Stall Holder Ollie's Stingrays Joined: 20 May 2010 Location: Mt Crosby,Qld Status: Offline Points: 581 |
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Hi Anthony, as Chris mentioned, Lazardies Timber Agencies are worth a visit if you get the chance, a woodcraftsman paradise regarding the variety of timbers, the guys will certainly look after you, it's where I get all my timber from pre cut to your measurements.
Cheers
Ollie
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Nativeman
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Anthony
White meranti is almost extinct, I can't find it anywhere around Ipswich. Every hardware and timber outlet I call said they used to have it years ago and they replaced it with what they now call Tasmanian Oak.
So I bought some oak the other day from Bunnings and I reckon it's Meranti just a name change, Carves and sands well and its virtually identical to the timber which I received in my lure making kit from Travers and that was Meranti...
Cheers
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tooch
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Hi Anthony, As chris said I use jelutong for my lure
and there are quite a few luremakers that use it as well.. Trend timbers at Mulgrave N.S.W. will ship it to you but I'm sure that there would be someone closer to you that has it as well......Pete.
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