timber getting in western australia (video)

[Walney Col]

From the days when men were men and women were grateful.

A remarkable youtube upload well worth a watch for anyone interested in wood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knTYjI66Yzw

Col.

 

[n0legs]

Good find Col, very interesting and enjoyable.
Would I be the only one who'd love a go at that for a few days ?
I wonder what the forest looks like today.

 

[Racers]

This must be the most enjoyable Australian timber video, sit back and enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO0E2Diw4ps


Pete

 

[whiskywill]

Half an hour well spent.

 

[Hickorystick]

I wonder what the forest looks like today.

I lived in Western Australia for about 5yrs recently and used to go down to the South West where all the big forests are.
I can confirm the forests cover a huge expanse and the Karri trees are the biggest I've ever seen - truely something to see to be believed.
I also know that the joiners and roofers have to use a nail gun as the timber is so hard the nails just bend - unless you drill a pilot hole !
Well worth a visit to that area if you ever go to Oz.
Add bonus is lots of wineries in those areas too !

 

[Walney Col]

A couple of years ago there was an outcry in aus when a piece of karri was taken from a log at a lumber yard by a green activist and carbon dated at over 600 years old. The log and many others stockpiled with it were allegedy destined to be chipped and sent to china for using in the production of high quality glossy paper despite there being a ban in effect in aus at the time on logging mature native trees. I must admit the thought of cutting one of those giants down from the world's only sizable Karri forest and chipping it for paper production is pretty sickening.