Seed cones on a female tree.
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Male tree in flower, the whole tree takes on a reddish tinge that makes
it look like it is diseased or dying.
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Photos of this sawn log provided by Shirley & Don of Yeppoon. (ta!)
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The sawn pieces in the photo below are River oak burl that I was lucky enough to find. Not much of it is solid wood as it is full of bark inclusions and so on
but the patterns and colours it displays are just amazing. The pieces I have made from it were done while the wood was still fairly green and now that the
burls have dried a bit more, it's going to be real hard yakka to produce anything more from them. The timber is VERY hard to machine, VERY hard on tools
and resists sanding incredibly well - having said that, it looks great if you persist.
It takes a finish nicely too.
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