Thread: Forest Red Gum Flame

Nothing like a great fork

Great slabs! What a colour!

Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!!! I've run out of saliva!!!!

Hi Chris,
Nice looking forks,
How do you find the flame section go as far as cracking/splits?
With what I have done so far with the euc. hardwoods I haven't had a lot of success, seems to be unavoidale even with liberal coating of sealer. Seems very slow drying might be more the go.


Pete

Originally Posted by pjt

Hi Chris,
Nice looking forks,
How do you find the flame section go as far as cracking/splits?
With what I have done so far with the euc. hardwoods I haven't had a lot of success, seems to be unavoidale even with liberal coating of sealer. Seems very slow drying might be more the go.


Pete

Hi Pete,Forest Red Gum seems to hold together alright..the trick is to keep the slabs out of direct wind and heat.I will also seal the flame section with log sealer (alot of it is 'end' grain),it works a treat...Rocky does have a much lower E.M.C than the Sunshine coast though...MM

Hey Chris, looks like that chain is cutting much nicer slabs now mate

Did you find the 5 skip settled down on the wider slabs?

looks like you might end up with some hair left after all mate

Originally Posted by Sigidi

Hey Chris, looks like that chain is cutting much nicer slabs now mate

Did you find the 5 skip settled down on the wider slabs?

looks like you might end up with some hair left after all mate

Gave chain a sharpen this arvo,and did some Mango and another Bluey(only 2 slabs off it before light faded)..good as gold...sadly though,the hair's gone ..here's a few pics..MM

Some of yesterdays effort..lovely colour in this old fellow...MM

so now what furniture items are we going to be seeing from these beautiful slabs?
cheers WC

Originally Posted by Wood Collector

so now what furniture items are we going to be seeing from these beautiful slabs?
cheers WC

Not sure Wood Collector ...they are only 1200mm long,so i guess that limits their application.Certainly would make stunning coffee tables ...surprisingly cut like butter,although it helps to have a sharp chain .Went back to the old school way of sharpening by hand,without a jig,and i am getting a better result than when i had them 'professionally' sharpened ...got angle back to 10*,improved hook angle (around 60*),and of course,set the rakers at correct height, and bobs your uncle ,milling beautifully now...MM

Few more pics,for all the Forest Red Gum' lovers' out there...MM

so how many logs have these beauties come out of? cheers WC

Originally Posted by Wood Collector

so how many logs have these beauties come out of? cheers WC

Each post,one log..they were a reasonable size each,today i have to stack it all ..under estimated species this one,as good if not better than any of the other Eucs' that i have milled...MM

Might have to convince one of my arborist friends to mill one if they get to fell any from the look of that timber. So i gues it is pretty easy milling this stuff? Cheers WC