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1st September 2013, 10:42 PM #1
Native cyprus
Hi everyone. After a bit more trouble with the mill ( damaged or worn needle and seat) I'm back on track. Milled some Native Cyprus a friend got hold of. Not sure of the genus??? Not very large although 4m long. 300mm-140mm diam. Powerful fragrance which I enjoyed but would be quite overwhelming in a workshop. I reckon it would make someone quite sick if they don't got good ventilation.
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2nd September 2013, 07:53 AM #3Senior Member
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Just love the peppery smell of Cyprus in the morning.
Steve
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2nd September 2013, 04:34 PM #4
Genus is Callistris, couldn't say the species but a quick search suggests maybe 'gracillis' or 'preisii' down in SA. Beautiful timber.
...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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2nd September 2013, 05:54 PM #5Skwair2rownd
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Extra noice!!!
A timber that needs careful consideration as to its use.
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Also requires careful consideration when drying. Needs to be tight stickered and dried slow. In construction, it was usually used green. But with modern drying methods seasoning can be achieved with minimal down grade.
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3rd September 2013, 04:59 PM #7
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5th September 2013, 01:34 AM #8
Tim
If you have an insulated shipping container, you have the basis for a solar kiln by building a heat collector on the top and circulating the hot air down into the shipping container. Rosegum timbers used to build commercial kilns this way.
Only if you wish of course (not compulsory). Actually my experience is that a container painted a dark colour will get pretty hot as it is.
Very nice looking cyprus btw.
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PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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5th September 2013, 11:31 AM #9
This was actually part of the reason I bought it. And here I am 20 years down the track and nothing done with it. That's me. . I was always of the idea that for a kiln to work you need complete control of temperature and humidity and always being on a tight budget and not being savy enough I've never done any thing. The other thing being the size of the container (48m cubed) that to run it efficiently it needs to be full. I've never had enough to get it even close to that. Anyway I just put what I have in it and leave it. It at least dries slowly.
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5th September 2013, 02:26 PM #10
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