Interview with Ted Rowe - Sawmiller

[@bigears4014]

My dad ordered 12m 6x2 in the mid seventies, hardwood from smithton tas , there was a 10 percent surcharge because of the length, beautiful timber and bloody heavy

[@logjammin084]

What was he using them for? Could you imagine the cost today?

[@bigears4014]

@@logjammin084 rafters , these days you can get laminated or engineered timbers

[@ishure8849]

Very interesting, pine is a fungus that's a good one I'm going to use that 👍.

[@bigears4014]

Hardwood framing is 500 times better than shit pine , pine warps and rotts

[@graemekemp1462]

I used to see the s two Kenworth delivering timber to the pallet yard in Seaford fifty years ago