Made a trip to Key west. New wood. The Buttonwood is around 6 foot of tight curls top to bottom.
Buttonwood, Sapodilla, Austrailian Pine
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Couple more.
Can't say that I've seen or used curly 'Buttonwood', Conocarpus erectus. Is that the correct 'Buttonwood'?
Is Australian pine a true pine? Looks really nice
Will you use these for your drum making? Chuck
Australian pine is truly one of the hardest woods around here in south Florida. With my hilti gun I shot a nail in the concrete floor of my studio & into an Australian pine log - both went in 1".
No... Australian Pine is not a true Pine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarina
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/invasive-plants/weed-alerts/australian-pine
Don't have any Australian Pine this far north in Florida Trev, at least not in-land. I tried growing a few here, kept them alive about a year before they died on me. The one's I seen, the seed pod are not big, golf ball sized, maybe a little bigger. Cool trees, I love the looks of the tree itself, hence trying to grow them here, but we kinda get away from the tropical environment they thrive upon up here in North Central Florida.
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You are correct. Much of what I get out of the Keys is very curly. The colors vary a lot. Very cool, very hard stuff. It might be my favorite... Maybe.
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I do have an Aussie Pine drum in progress but
No this wood will probably all go into making some electric guitars. I have several good friends that are great drummers and one got me to make the first. I am not real good at selling the drums though. I actually play guitar so if the guitars never sell I will use the dog doo out of them.
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Seed pods on the ones here are small. About 3/4" diameter. I've thought they would make cool pens if cast in resin!!
Half the trees have burls all over them. Some are the size of small cars!!
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Lee, I am very interested in some burl samples for my collection, so please keep me in mind. It would be even better to know which Casuarina species it is...Thank you.
Les, I would be interested in any off fall large enough for a sample for my wood collection. Please consider such in the future. Thank you.
Sorry kid... don't do latin. HATE Latin names. Tree cutters charge extra to cut them down cause the wood is so hard.