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Thread: SA Blue Gum
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8th June 2011, 10:04 AM #1
SA Blue Gum
Has anyone turned it? If so what is it like? Colour? Stability? Your impressions would be appreciated.
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8th June 2011, 05:07 PM #2
I thought you were posting a piccy of something speccy
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9th June 2011, 12:22 PM #3Senior Member
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I scored this at a WAWA Workshop last year. The guy had a trailer of offcuts & said this was Sydney Blue Gum.
Very nice grain which has a touch of "Curly" about it.
Just a tad hard, finished with BLO.
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9th June 2011, 01:36 PM #4
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9th June 2011, 05:43 PM #5
Is Sydney Blue Gum the same as SA Blue Gum?
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10th June 2011, 07:10 AM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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15th June 2011, 11:30 PM #7Member
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In my experience, if it's green it's pretty unstable and you're likely to get checking during the drying process. It'll tear out more than red gum too as it's a stronger grain (less powdery). I'd suggest using a skew for the finishing cuts rather than a gouge or scraper.
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23rd June 2011, 05:09 PM #8
Brendan
The colour on the sample from BlackbuttWA is mostly what I see here in SA.
There is some variation in the colour between sapwood and heartwood. See second photo.
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Not easy to get a finish without some tearout with that tight interlocking grain.
Tricky to season without getting those wriggly cracks, but attractive in my opinion.
Does make great mallets!
.Stay sharp and stay safe!
Neil
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24th June 2011, 09:10 AM #9Senior Member
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Hi Brendan,
Have a look at Vern's (TITT's) egg colection,I'm sure there is Blue Gum.
Bruce.Three wise middle aged monkeys - "see no pot-belly, feel no bald spot, buy no sports car"
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