sawmilling paulownia timber with woodmizer bandsaw mill

15 year old paulownia tree being milled into high quality lightweight planks for boatbuilding and /or surfboard and kiteboard construction.

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• woodmizer
• paulownia
• timber
• wood
• planks
• boards
• balsa
• boatbuilding
• surfboards
• kiteboards
• bandsaw
• mill
• strip
• built
• kayak
• surfboard

[0dannyboy0]

how can we get some of this wood?

[kwbloke]

@0dannyboy0 I see you are in Aussie. I have not had much contact with growers over there, but have heard there are extensive plantings in certain areas. I know Tom Wagener from Noosa uses paulownia for his surfboards and would probably have a list of suppliers. You could track him down through his website

[0dannyboy0]

@kwbloke Hi thanks for that, I am in NZ now. Is there anyone producing reasonable quantities in NZ?

[kwbloke]

@0dannyboy0 I do not have a huge amount planted, but have access to other supplies once you use up my 200 trees.Probably best to contact me on mobile 027 2895927

[stupidnamenoonecares]

is paulownia suitable for timber framing a house?

[kwbloke]

@stupidnamenoonecares No. The timber is lightweight at about 240 kgs per cubic metre when dried (about half way between balsa and poplar in density). I don't think nails would hold in it - you would need a coarse threaded screw. It is bonded with glue or resins in most of the applications I sell it for.

[stupidnamenoonecares]

@kwbloke ahh! i was thinking traditional large timber framing (post and beam) but i guess it's the same problem. thanks for the reply!

[c2100]

Great summer conditions to do this fine mill work