Thread: Tuart Question.

I'll pose this question in its own thread.

How do people find working with tuart? I know it is a very hard wood but is it managable with basic hobby type equipment - Triton WC etc?

From the look of a coffee table I have seen on this forum, the wood seems to come up with a nice finish. In your opinion is it a desirable timber for furniture making?

I'm asking because I just found out that just before I started my woodworking hobby late last year a pal of mine sold a heap of tuart to his neighbor on a farmlet near Capel WA. He had cleared his block for a house site and had the trees slabbed onsite & stacked for drying. After 3 years his plans for the timber changed so he sold the lot for $1000 for, at a guess, 6 - 10 cubic mtrs.

If I wished, I could probably get a couple slabs for pretty cheap price still but I'm just wondering if it is worthwhile or will it wreck my tools for little gain?

Regards

Neil.