I started this blog as a means of showcasing some great projects by people making beautiful and rewarding projects using Australian Paulownia Wood.
It's a great natural resource and is genuinely renewable and sustainably forested right here in Australia.
Every couple of months I head down Australia's iconic Pacific Highway in my trusty old truck into the lush green hills of Northern New South Wales to stock up with beautiful clear white Paulownia Fortunei.
More often than not the weather gods smile upon me.
Winter especially, is sooooooo crisp and clear.
Just makes me wanna sing.
Just three men keep this great operation in motion. With very basic equipment they plant, prune, irrigate, clean, fell, snig, mill, wash, stack, kiln-dry, dress, pack and ship.
It's a truly streamlined operation.
Stored after being air-dried, then kiln-dried to 11-12% moisture content.
Sawmill dog. How cool is this guy?
Do you reckon all this will go in my trusty "Wood-ace"?
'course it fits..along with a slab for the mill boys, my trusty wooden fish(right)
and my wettie bucket.
The boys really play the saw like a fine instrument.
That is seriously neat work.
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