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22nd November 2004, 01:40 PM #1Member
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Is this a useful timber for woodwork?
A friend of mine is about to fell a small tree in his garden to make way for house renervations. We know its latin name "Callistemon viminalis" but not its common name. Does anyone know the common name and is it of any value for woodwork?
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22nd November 2004, 01:47 PM #2
AFAIK Callistamon is a bottle brush. Australian native.
I don't know if the timber is useful. Sorry
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22nd November 2004, 04:59 PM #3
I've made a few pieces of furniture and turned a couple of bowls from Queensland bottlebrushes (callistemons). Good orange red colour, hardish, finishes well. Similar in appearance and working qualities to Tas myrtle, bit more tangly and prone to splits perhaps. Well worth saving at least for turning blanks.
Rusty
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22nd November 2004, 05:22 PM #4
Botanical name Callistemon Viminalis
Common name Weeping bottlebrush
From lowland area's of Qld and NSW
Not sure of any uses for the timber, but l found it to be quite hard and dense when l have worked on these trees.
TIM
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23rd November 2004, 09:35 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Have only used a donated offcut of bottlebrush for pens. Was beaut to work, polished well and looks good. Fine grained and silky feeling when finished. Would love to have some large pieces to use; but they are not too common.
Ken
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23rd November 2004, 11:40 PM #6
G'day.
The bark on Callistemon hangs on fairly well if you want to use the branches as turned bark on vases.Cliff.
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24th November 2004, 07:14 PM #7Member
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Thanks for the advice folks. Looks like we have some timber. Regards Wolfs