Thread: Eucalyptus Grandis - Rose or Saligna Gum

Robert, there is a difference between Euc grandis known as Flooded Gum and Saligna known as Sydney Blue gum.
The Grandis has glaucous fruits and incurved valves on the fruit.
The saligna has non glaucous fruit and outcurved valves. Most of these trees have interesting grain for funiture making but there is a limited market for one off trees. Depends on how big your operation is!

Alf.
I am a hobby woodworker only. I earn my living doing something quite different.
I hoard wood, particularly anything a bit different. E Grandis is common enough over here as an ornamental tree but not, to my knowledge, as a timber source.
You have answered my question, thanks for that. An interesting grain for furniture making is worth the trouble of preserving the trunk for milling.

G`day Robert
About 10months ago i picked up some wood labeled Rose Gum at an aution in Rockingham,it has a very light red colour but no noticable grain distinction that i could see but it was ringing wet when i got it. The lots at the auction were in packs of 190x19x2mtrs and 190x30x2mrts aprox so i thought it was from a small tree but then i could be wrong and it might not be the same timber at all!.
What ever it is i`ll be turning it into somthing soon(sawdust/firewood or maybe even a box) . But if it is the same timber i`d get it down and in the shed pronto.
cooky

Hello Robert, I'm new to this internet stuff and have seen some of your enquiries on the net. As we're local I thought I could share some info. I do work on a plantation out valley of giants and have recently been milling blu gum, flooded gum, black wattle and others that we are now drying. We contracted Gordan Jones of Folkwood Forest of Denmark with his portable bandsaw, he has an x-cellent supply of semi-seasoned timbers, local & others, if you are interested I could e-mail his phone#. I'd also like to know who local has a kiln. Hope to hear from you regards Jareth

Hello Robert, I'm new to this internet stuff and have seen some of your enquiries on the net. As we're local I thought I could share some info. I do work on a plantation out valley of giants and have recently been milling blu gum, flooded gum, black wattle and others that we are now drying. We contracted Gordan Jones of Folkwood Forest of Denmark with his portable bandsaw, he has an x-cellent supply of semi-seasoned timbers, local & others, if you are interested I could e-mail his phone#. I'd also like to know who local has a kiln. Hope to hear from you regards Jareth

Jareth.

I know of 2 working kilns in the region but can't give you names.

One is a solar kiln located on the eastern side of Albany Highway about 10ks south of Mt Barker. It is associated with a sawmill that produces and treats a lot of pine posts but also cuts other timber. I have bought Sheoak there, some time ago. There is a prominant sign on the highway but I don't recall the name.

The other kiln is a little north of Kojonup. I have been told about it but have never been there. I don't know what type of kiln.

I can get more detail if you want it.

Frayney and Thompson, the big old sawmill on Chester Pass Road in Albany has, or had, a kiln I believe. The current drought of milling logs has all but closed them down I am told and I don't know what facility is now available there.

I would be interested to see what you and Mr Jones have. My email is no secret randrg(no spam)@omninet.net.au . Don't forget to delete the obvious. It is there to stop the auto address collectors. I did the trip to Walpole just last week so was close by you then and will be in Denmark next Tuesday afternoon.

Cheers
Robert

Robert
I have used Gordon Jones and his Woodmizer Saw to slab wood in the past. The saw is probably the best in the south and will cut timber down to three mil thickness if required. I have used it to cut anything from Goldfields timber to Tas blackwood as well as sheoak and jarrah. The good thing about it is that Gordon knows timber and will cut to your exact requirements no matter how finniky you are!!!
Alf