Down under

[jimbo]

Hey you guys in OZ these guys in the US haven't seen Jarrah before post some pics and a discription for them
Jimbo

[UHMNL]

Please explain this to me.
FD Mike

[jimbo]

Hi Mike
USA pay US$29-97 NZ pay US$53-97 convert that to NZ$$$ and see what you have, about NZ$75-60, bit of a difference don't you think, the penalty for living down under
Jimbo

[Dawie]

Jimbo I think you where planning to put the above in the post of magazine. Think you have confussed Mike even more by your answer.Mike Jimbo posted a picture of a bowl he turned out of Jarrah wood. Few peole know the woodtype so now he is asking the people up his way to post pictures featering this wood. That's about it isn't Jimbo.
David.

[UHMNL]

Here is a list of exchange rates. I don't see NZ.

http://noir.bloomberg.com/markets/currencies/fxc.html

The dollar is going south again. The Euro is almost as high as it was at one time.
Bedankt voor de help, Dave.

FD Mike

[Russ C]

"seen Jarrah before"  ok I give, what is jarrah? 

[Merlin]

Russ I'll confuse the issue here "Jarrah" is a tree grown in Oz it's red and a lot of it ended up in NZ for telephone poles, posts, bridge stringers/bearers and the like.
A bloody hard wood but a damn nice dark blood red color.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jarrah_Flooring_NZ.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_marginata

Hope this helps or it may confuse the issue who knows.

Merlin

[jimbo]

you got it David I got my P and Q mixed there didn't I
Jimbo

[Russ C]

Thanks, Merlin my friend. Never heard of that wood, I am always glad to learn something. Ya didn't confuse me just enlightened . 

[jimbo]

I don't think they used it for telephn poles, they use to use Karri, [I think that is how it is spelt] it comes from western OZ and is the tallest strait growing tree, it is very dense and is a pink colour, I have a few length at home but plays havoc with saw blade
Jimbo

[Merlin]

Well Jimbo I was given a piece of telephone/power pole and a couple of cross arms and they are definitely Jarrah (blood red).
Wish I had more, I'll take a picture tomorrow just to be sure, I have on the odd occasion known to be wrong (smiling to one self).

Merlin

[jimbo]

Cross arms but not the pole I thinks Merlin
Jimbo

[bow152]

Thanks for the links there Merlin nice wood
Robin

[chief]

Man that is a beuatiful color red.

[juvy]

It IS beautiful wood. Very hard..... I made some of those key chain names from Steve's key chain maker with it. My husband likes making pens with it! Colour seems to go from pinkish to dk red... really nice! Good to know we do have some things here you guys don't have over there lol