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1st December 2010, 02:48 PM #1
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Spotty Gum
I have never used spotty gum before and have just faced a piece. I like the effect of the gum runs, but my question is, if I choose to use then as a feature will they fail. I suspect the answer is yes.
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1st December 2010, 08:56 PM #2
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Hi Bob, depends where you use it I would think. Spotted Gum is very strong and pretty stable so inside I would think even with the deep, wide gum lines it should be ok. Sometimes you will find them very open and ready to let go but this is usualy pretty obvious. Give it a bit of harsh treatment and see if it lets go. A good glue bed on the back could help reinforce it too. I just had a closer look at the photo and I think they look fairly stable. A good coat of finish would help seal up any open cracks as well.
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1st December 2010, 09:03 PM #3
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Thanks CH. I will stress test it tomorrow.
Bob
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1st December 2010, 11:23 PM #4
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Based on a thread from a while back the poster said that if there is sufficient wood interlaced within the gum it will stay together, how much that would be is a bit of a guess but from the pic I would say it will be ok but I'm no expert.
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2nd December 2010, 06:02 AM #5
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Thats what I was looking at too, the pic looks pretty good I think.
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2nd December 2010, 08:57 AM #6
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Thanks all. It feels pretty solid. I will resaw it and see what the result is. Will let you know how things progress.
Bob
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2nd December 2010, 09:10 PM #7
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give it a belt with a hammer on a block in the middle of the board supported between two supports, if it splits its no good & would have done it any way later down the track, normally if a gum vein is showing on opposite faces it will be rejected.
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2nd December 2010, 11:12 PM #8
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Spotted Gum for me is much underated and I love using it, but my own experience is that it suffers a lot from growth stress when taken from young trees. The board pictured looks as though it has come from a smallish log. You might have to watch out for movement in the board if it is not already dry. If it is dry, you have probably already taken care of the problem by thicknessing.
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3rd December 2010, 04:09 PM #9
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Hi Paul.It was not a very mature tree. A friend had to get rid of it about 2 years ago. After running it through the thicknesser yesterday I was able to get rid of some of the gum runs. I put a mositure metre on it and it can do with a little more drying. I will wait until that is done before making a call on the remaining gum runs. Thanks for the input.
Bob
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4th December 2010, 12:08 AM #10
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Spotty is used commonly for tool handles. A good strong timber and can be hard as concrete when seasoned. All the above holds true - hammer test is good.
Not the prettiest timber but good strength and durability.Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.
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