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22nd July 2014, 01:56 PM #1
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Brittle Gum and Argyle Apple for furniture
Hi Guys,
I am pulling a couple of eucalypts out of my property - A medium sized Argyle Apple (E. Cinerea) which is going soon and a 15 meter Brittle Gum (E.mannifera) which will go sooner or later too. Both trees have large straight sections that I will slab/mill myself for timber - the rest will go to firewood (the brittle gum has a good 8 meters of dead straight trunk starting at 600mm diam tapering down to 400mm or so)
Has anyone on here worked with these before? I take it they arent highly regarded in woodworking circles as the searching I have done has yielded little info on them.
If you havent worked with these - i would appreciate advice from those that have worked with your atypical eucalypt species....for me this is an opportunity to use my chainsaw mill and knock up an outdoor table and benches...im keen to see this timber put to some sort of use besides firewood or mulch.
Brendan
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22nd July 2014, 08:38 PM #2
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Not familiar with the timber types, but I would be sealing end grain when the tree is dropped, then mill them to 50mm thick. If you can, then break them down into boards, stack and sticker them in a cool shady area protected from the rain and wind.
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