Thread: forest red gum looking for miller

I strongly suggest someone slabs up that big log and posts some pics Tight looking log

Owing to the number of views and ,it would appear, lack of interest, I may have to gear up myself or turn it into firewood. Is forest red gum too hard to work with???I know it checks pretty hard
when felled green but does it keep checking after slabbing ???.Not looking forward to the whole process but if I have to what are the thoughts on a MS 660 and alaskan combo say 48". It will not cope with the 1300 diameter log but get through the rest OK...or is tereticornis just not worth the effort???

Wow there are some great trees there. Can u post some pics of it as u mill it including the mill used?


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Just starting out in milling but I'm way down south would love to give it a go just too far.
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Thanks for your thoughts Nifty, Jakeb and Fubar....I am still unsure if I am on a fools mission trying to salvage some of this timber...I am a structural landscaper by trade and whine day in day
out about the difficulty in accessing good quality seasoned timber. I hate to admit it but most of my decks are now poly wood (plastic) to avoid recalls and problems.Sign of the times. It would be nice to give some of this timber a future but I am still unsure as to it's suitability for anything other than sleepers or fence posts.Maybe someone from this site has worked with it and can shed some light on the likely outcome of trying to mill it.

Hey mate im interested,

how many logs are there in total?
What is access like what size truck can we get in?

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