I got a boomerang made of acacia when I was in Australia last year (at least
that's what the guy said). Relatively useless knowledge to you, but I think
it's interesting ...

ws

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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:27:08 -0700, Doug Winterburn
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I had an acacia tree come down last night in a monsoon storm. Snapped it
off about 1' below grade! The biggest part is about 12" in diameter.
Anyone worked with this stuff to know if it is worth saving for lumber
or turning?

-Doug



acacia is a large family with wood with very different properties. a
lot of them have very pretty wood, a lot of them are also unstable.
cit it to length and slab it as soon as possible and seal the ends
thoroughly.