Thread: Blue Gum & Tassie Oak Blanket Box

Nice - real nice - I like the sheen on the finish and the flared feet.

Beautiful mate, beautiful!!

The box is well proportioned and very cleanly styled.

Top stuff Kev - looks great Haven't seen Tassie oak that light in color before or did you treat it somehow to get it looking like that?
Always wanted to make my daughter one from Camphor but didn't find the right 'tuit'

Very nice job Kev - love the way you did the legs. Your description though should read Tassie Ash. There is no such animal as Tassie oak. I think the original misnaming was probably a commercial issue. Oak has a particular grain feature as can be seen in Silky Oak, She Oak, English, Chinese and American Oak etc. The so-called Tassie oak is a eucalyptus (gum tree). Place some "Tassie Oak" next to some Tassie Ash or Alpine Ash and try to tell the difference. Anyway, as I said - nice job. I like Tassie Ash also, as it tools well and looks good finished, and the price is not too expensive.

Originally Posted by TTIT

Top stuff Kev - looks great Haven't seen Tassie oak that light in color before or did you treat it somehow to get it looking like that?
Always wanted to make my daughter one from Camphor but didn't find the right 'tuit'

There is an amazing colour difference in some of these 'common' Australian species. Some Tassie Oak (ash) I bought from a very reputable dealer is this light colour. You can get it but you will pay extra for it! Mine has been in the garage for 3 years+ and hasn't darkened.

Graham

Originally Posted by jumunji

...... Your description though should read Tassie Ash. There is no such animal as Tassie oak. I think the original misnaming was probably a commercial issue. Oak has a particular grain feature as can be seen in Silky Oak, She Oak, English, Chinese and American Oak etc. The so-called Tassie oak is a eucalyptus (gum tree). Place some "Tassie Oak" next to some Tassie Ash or Alpine Ash and try to tell the difference. I like Tassie Ash also, as it tools well and looks good finished, and the price is not too expensive.

Not quite true.

Having never heard of a product called "Tassie Ash", I rang three major timber merchants in southern Tasmania and then the Tasmanian Forests Department. None had ever heard of Tasmanian Ash.

The commercial product sold as Tasmanian oak for over one hundred years consists of three species:

• Eucalyptus Regnans - common name mountain ash
• Eucalyptus Delegantensis - common name alpine ash
• Eucalyptus Obliqua - common names messmate, stringy bark.

None are true oaks; neither is silky oak, she oak, chinese oak, etc. It is not an ash either.

And the product marketed as Victorian ash is also not a true ash. Victorian ash is also a commercial name and consists of:

• Eucalyptus Regnans - common name mountain ash
• Eucalyptus Delegantensis - common name alpine ash

Whilst one can lament the historical inaccuracy of placing European names on antipodean timbers we are basically stuck with those names and it does not help the situation to invent equally inappropriate names.

Cheers

Graeme

Originally Posted by artme

Beautiful mate, beautiful!!

The box is well proportioned and very cleanly styled.

Could not say it better myself, Kev, great work. I particularly like the proportions of the curved legs - very elegant.

Cheers

Graeme

Veeerrry nywce Kev lovely work, she should be a happy girl.

Looks really nice, your daughter will be very happy

Love your legs Kev.

veeeery goood,wonderful work there kev, everything complimenting each other,timber,style,design,finish,a great piece well done. danny

Nice work, and a good use of reclaimed timber. Your "little"girl is going to love this. I have two granddaughters waiting in line for a similar item.

Thanks for the kind comments. I was at work when she saw it and was told she was almost in tears, so I think that means she likes it.

Anyone found the more things you make the longer the 'to-do' list gets? I'm definitely going to have to quit work to have more time in the shed.

Kev

(Dimensions should read 990 long x 670w x 540h - you knew what I meant anyway)

Excellent work, Well done Kev.

Originally Posted by *Kev

I was at work when she saw it and was told she was almost in tears, so I think that means she likes it.

It makes the time and effort you put into your project all worth it.

Originally Posted by *Kev

Anyone found the more things you make the longer the 'to-do' list gets?.

Yep