Sawmilling Exotic Tasmanian Blackwood - Check This Out!
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2022
- Tasmanian Blackwood "Acacia melanoxylon" comes from New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania. Watch as we take this beautiful exotic log and turn it into awesome wood for woodworking projects! This high class wood is worthy of many uses from woodturning to custom furniture and anything in between. It is very similar to Hawaiian Koa in color, density, and acoustic properties. The iridescent shimmer in this species is ridiculously beautiful. Chatoyant figure is often present in quarter sawn wood. Learn more interesting facts from owner, Chris Cook as you watch!
You can check out the stock we have for sale at www.cookwoods.com
Like brother like sister lol, losing your coffee lol, my life daily.
😁 Thanks for commenting Sarah!
Chris and his coffee is a recurring theme now and then. It's a great way to keep the video fun and family oriented. Also, there's no better way to watch big logs getting milled than to the tune of some epic Zimmer-esque music.
Justin, thanks for watching! For sure, Chris is never far from his coffee. That's a regular occurrence every day around here. :) Glad you enjoyed the music. We sure appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Are your kids into sawmilling? Huh!
Must be a relaxed work environment if you can spend that much of your working day looking for your coffee thermos. I envy you. You get great toys to play with and an absorbing, interesting, job. Nice to see a man happy in his work.
Thanks Zale! We really work hard around here so coffee is a priority! :) I love my job and really enjoy making videos.
sweeet...yeah, those knots always gets you from behind....great upload, thanks!!
Thanks so much for watching. We really appreciate it!
Amazing video.Thanks for sharing
Thanks, Chris. I love to see Slab Zilla work. I have a tremendous respect for the power of the machinery and the size and danger of the logs. There is something special in opening up a log and seeing the beauty of the wood inside.
Opening up a log is one of the best discoveries... you never know what you'll find. We're so grateful you watched our video and enjoyed it!
Chris, The milling equipment you have is absolutely amazing, like some otherworldly transformer with arms and legs. I can only imagine the maintenance involved in keeping all of this stuff running. I grumble and cuss when I have to change the knives on my jointer with a full tank of coffee in my gullet. Great video and beautiful wood that lives on to see another day!
John, there is a lot to do around here to keep everything in top shape, that's for sure! We're really thankful to have an amazing support crew.
Very nice Blackwood pieces.
Thank you so much. Tasmanian Blackwood is a very beautiful wood!
Thanks, Chris. I haven't seen you in a while. I really enjoy seeing the huge machinery and gorgeous wood.
Thank you so much for watching! We've been in the process of building on a huge addition to our mill, so Chris has been VERY busy! :) More videos are coming, though.
Another excellent video!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch!
Love watching big machinery work. Nice piece of wood. Can't wait to see it on your site.
Coming soon!
one of my favourite woods
It's such a pretty one!
Great video Chris! Fun and interesting to watch. Your workplace is amazing!
Thanks so much, Carol!
G'day Chris, I just stumbled on your channel, as a boutique mill operator in Oz I've processed a few Blackwood logs and have only ever looked at it as furniture grade but I've been wanting to know more about grading it and other possible species for musical instruments for obvious reasons. Thanks for explaining what luthiers are looking for and I will be checking out more of your vids 👍.
Chris, thanks so much for this great video and the excellent narration. You have a fabulous setup, and I enjoyed the slabbing and milling. I think you need to tie your camo coffee thermos to your person in the future. Very entertaining and fun to watch you track down your coffee. Again, I really enjoyed the video and since I just subscriber I'm sure to see more in the future, Great job.
Glad you enjoyed it! Seriously would be helpful to tie coffee to Chris! He just needs a drip line. :)
No matter what you lose
You will always find it
In the last place you look for it
Beautiful work. If you are making guitar sets with a heavily spiraled log, shouldn’t the log be sectioned and split into quarter oriented sections?
Our business harvests quite a bit of this stuff on contract during the summer months each year. It is a beautiful timber but takes some work to get as it grows predominately in really wet swampy areas... I was just visiting one of our active sites yesterday and they had some magic timber stockpiled ready to go. Unfortunately, some of the shady locals also like the timber and we have a bit of it stollen from time to time! anyway... it'd be interesting to see how such a beautiful log has ended up so far from home!
That's really sweet..
Thank you for sharing 👍
When does the WB2000 arriving?
Hope you make a nice video about that machine.
Thanks so much for commenting! It's here! We'll make some videos showing it as soon as we can!
Great video. Love to see the huge equipment and how expertly you handle it.
More to come! Glad you enjoyed it!
great video! Love the machinery (big toys) and beautiful wood/education. About the coffee: why not one of those backpacks with a bladder?
no losing it if it's opn your back. Transfer from bladder to bladder.
Great idea! Hahaha! That would be so funny.
Hey, you guys hiring? I just love what you do. I mean, the work, not the being on yt
Hi Chris Wonderful video. Really enjoyed seeing the process. I have a stand of blackwoods (in New Zealand) which I am thinking of milling. Where is the best place to find more information please. Also how long does it take in the vacuum kiln, and is there much warp? Thank you. Have a great day 😊
Hi there! Thank you so much for reaching out to us. I think since you are in New Zealand, that contacting a local sawmill or a portable sawmill there would be the best way to go. Are you thinking of selling the wood to us?
I see these exotic and very expensive woods and the ends are always checked, why are the ends not sealed?
I need Knife Scales and Pen blanks
Hi Michael! Check out these two links for the pen blanks! www.cookwoods.com/collections/all/products/tasmanian-blackwood-pen-blanks-standard www.cookwoods.com/collections/all/products/tasmanian-blackwood-pen-blank-5-8
Theres more than a 180degree twist over the length, this was never acoustic 😮, Nice setup though
It's a gnarly looking timber when you see it growing in the swamps where it is predominately found in the wild!
I'm guessing she won't be available till she dries up in 2 year's.
Definitely takes a while. We posted some of this to our site a few months back and most of it has sold. It's a very popular wood, but more will be coming in the future!
Watch the saw dust from that species. It's a beautiful timber but the saw dust is no great for the respiratory system. Pays to mask up
was that just 2 whole ass minutes of watching a dude look for a coffee thermos?
Love your videos but like many other viewers (as I see from comments) I wish you would turn down or better yet, turn off the music. Thank you.
Thanks for the tip. We really appreciate customer feedback!
All I want to see is the actual milling, not a heap of talk. And to see the beautiful timber.
Cathy, thank you so much for your feedback. We'll definitely keep this in mind for future videos.
gotta love tassie blackwood, but just remember not to breath the dust etc off it, its a big cancer causer
Marc, thanks so much for commenting! We always wear respirators around here!
@@CookWoods you're most welcome :-) im lucky enough to be living in Tasmania, the land of blackwood lol
Stop bloody talking! 🥴😴
If people can’t work it out from a video they can research it for themselves🤷🏻♂️🇦🇺