Do we know if these were hand pressed only or on a press?
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Started by marknotts, Oct 04 2008 07:16 PM
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Posted 23 June 2010 - 03:09 PM
Looks only to be lightly tamped. There is a layer of coarse wood shavings in the base which would make it pretty hard to compact. I suspect it was loaded damp, red gum keeping it together. There is a resin or red gum layer at the top that has been well wetted and this keeps everthing in place.
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