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  1. #1
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    Default Is it worth saving this wood?

    Hi All, we are having this tree cut down outside my work and I'm hoping someone may be able to tell me what it is.

    There's some decent sized timber here but most of the larger pieces from the trunk have already been cut into quarters around 10-12" thick.
    I have saved some of the larger pieces that I can carry myself but can anyone tell me how to preserve the wood best so that it doesn't split as it dries? I would like to try some on the lathe and see how it turns.

    The guy is coming back today to turn all of this to mulch so if people think it's worth saving I'll grab what I can before then.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Cheers,
    Steve.
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    It looks like camphor laurel to me, does it have a camphory smell? if it is it camphor it looks good when turned.

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    You may be right - the grain looks quite nice, I've grabbed a bunch of the nicer stuff. No Idea how I'll cut it into useable pieces (I might need to invest in a chainsaw) but it'll be a good experiment.

    Should I just seal the ends with some kind of wax and let it dry out?

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    Hi stevejack,
    It dosen't look like camphor to me but what ever it is you should either rough turn it to an even thickness leaving plenty of meat to re-turn when dry (which will be a lot quicker than if left solid) or definitely seal the end grain to slow the moisture loss from the end's and wait.
    Regards Rod.

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    Steve
    If it isCamphor, it should have an overwhelming, distinctive smell, will retain this for years. Whilst that livingtree was being cut down, the smell would have wafted throughout the area and all woodies within 500m would have come out of the woodwork.... HA Ha, see what I did there?? Crikeys, I can crack myself up

    Anyhoo, The bark looks like camphor, the heartwood looks like camphor, but not camphor that grows in the west, our camphor is very light coloured, not the rich colours you get in the soils of the East

    Having said all that. Most definitely, grab as much as can. The distinctive heartwood and sap wood should look superb. Have a play, seal it up, and learn. A good source of free timber and if it cracks, it only cost you your time

    Willy

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