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2nd December 2019, 04:47 PM #1Senior Member
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Redbox
Anybody worked with redbox? I came across a few rough cut slabs. Haven't seen any finished samples but the grain seemed fairly uninteresting. Couldn't tell the difference from ironbark in their rough form. I don't think I've ever come across any box gum for any use other than firewood
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2nd December 2019, 09:30 PM #2Senior Member
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I turned some, maybe 10 items, hard on tools, and not much feature, wouldn,t use it again
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6th December 2019, 08:06 AM #3
Years ago, I helped an old forester salvage a huge burl from a road clearing operation. He said it was "Red Box" (E. polyanthemos), & I assume he had identified it correctly since he had lived in he area a long time & was very familiar with the local tree species. It was a huge & very sound burl, with very few voids and gum inclusions.
I had to move on soon after, and I gave most of my share to a turner friend. The small piece I kept was enough to make a few things from, including a couple of pairs of marking gauges: R_Box burl A2.jpg R_Box burl A1.jpg
(The shafts of the gauges are river Red Gum iirc).
While it wasn't the easiest wood in he world to work with, it wasn't all that bad by Eucalypt standards, about the same as Red Gum and a bit easier than the Ironbarks I'm used to, but you can't generalise from a single piece. Being burl wood, my bit certainly didn't lack for figure. I wished I'd kept more......!
Cheers,IW
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7th December 2019, 04:13 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Red Box is a very versatile timber. Durable, hard, interlocking grain. Makes good fence posts, fire wood, maul heads, mallet heads, chisel handles and the list goes on. If an impact resistant timber is required Red Box usually fits the bill.
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10th December 2019, 10:33 PM #5Senior Member
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What about furniture? The interlocked grain should make for some fine feature
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11th December 2019, 10:10 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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The interlocking grain that is a common feature with most of the box timbers should not be confused with the more bold feature created by quilting or fiddle back or tiger grain which are sought for fine furniture. The typical Box grain is more "cranky" making planing and chiseling difficult, with fine work becoming almost impossible or at least frustrating. There are far easier timbers out there for furniture.
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11th December 2019, 04:12 PM #7Senior Member
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