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A Scholar and a Gentleman

paulm

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Yup, thats Brody for you. Look what I've got from him... some Wenge and Umguzi which I'd never heard of until I got this.

Thank you Brody, now all I need is a pass to the shed :thumbs:
 

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Jim

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A very nice man indeed .. :thumbs: That Umguzi looks a little like Bloodwood .. :thinks:
 

RodN

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Umguzi is a variant of Umiguli, an Australian tree with a huge amount of thorns and which grows in solitide miles from other trees. The only roosting place for birds for miles around, so they have to use it. The name (in typically Australian descriptive fashion) is derived from the sound that the male birds make when they come in to land on the thorny branches.
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OK... I'll go get my coat.
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paulm

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Umguzi is a variant of Umiguli, an Australian tree with a huge amount of thorns and which grows in solitide miles from other trees. The only roosting place for birds for miles around, so they have to use it. The name (in typically Australian descriptive fashion) is derived from the sound that the male birds make when they come in to land on the thorny branches.
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OK... I'll go get my coat.
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Thanks for that Rod, its always good to know a bit about the wood.
 

Buckeye

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A nice little haul, good one Brody:thumbs:

Peter
 

Penpal

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Umguzi is a variant of Umiguli, an Australian tree with a huge amount of thorns and which grows in solitide miles from other trees. The only roosting place for birds for miles around, so they have to use it. The name (in typically Australian descriptive fashion) is derived from the sound that the male birds make when they come in to land on the thorny branches.
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OK... I'll go get my coat.
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Old aboriginal saying mate? or a quick vasectomy for the birds.

Peter. Like the timber Osage Orange came to my mind. :thumbs::thumbs:
 


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