Thread: Sugar Gum

Hey Bob,

that looks really pretty! Does it go by any other names you know of? Looks like it could have been a bit dense, was it slow cutting or quick?

Originally Posted by Sigidi

Hey Bob,

that looks really pretty! Does it go by any other names you know of? Looks like it could have been a bit dense, was it slow cutting or quick?

yeah, I was surprised at how soft it was given that the arborist said it would be hard, but the mill fair ripped through it.

This is in part due to a couple of things
- I have retuned the 076. I have been running it really quite rich and just cranking it up a little leaner has made a difference and I now have a nice tan plug.
- I think I have my sharpening angles and raker depths down to a fine art, especially using the Carlton chain sharpening recommendation that the wider the gullet the more raker I take off.

I have developed a simple rule.
Raker depth = gullet width divided by 10.
So I measure the gullet width using a caliper and set the rakers to 1/10th of that

If gullet width is 0.25" ,use raker depth of 0.025"
For 0.35" guller ,use 0.035" raker
For 0.45" ,use 0.045.

Does this sound a bit extreme? sure does but it seems to works really well.

Cheers
Bob

also known as

???? gum
crap gum
blood gum
scribbly gum
false spotted gum

Sugar gum is Eucalyptus cladocalyx from South Aust. Surprising colour in that. I have had some here with a beautiful pale even grain, would make lovely furniture. I have used it for my paring chisel handles.

Interesting shape that occluded branch.
Nice grain.
cheers
Steve

as with all trees what one person calls sugar gum differs to another.

so a common name is not adequate to identafy a tree. you musdt know the sientific name on some species and not just found it by searchin for what you call it.

Nice looking log Bob.

Lucky is isn't the Scribbly Gum ( Eucalyptus racemosa ) we know here, it would be cracked by next week into firewood. Only the burls are any good for timber. The only timber you don't need to chop for firewood .

Hi Bob,

Spectacular colour there for a Sugar Gum. Great specimen.

Cheers
Pops