Wellingtonia uses

[rutlandwater]

Just wondered if anybody has milled any Wellingtonia? I was wondering if it would be any good for roof shingles, if so would they need treating with anything?

 

Thanks!

[Rough Hewn]

What's Wellingtonia?

tropical?

[nepia]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum

[Rough Hewn]

Thanks mate

 

[se7enthdevil]

the timber from the redwood is very similar.

http://www.wood-database.com/redwood/

 

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/redwood.htm

 

 

[billpierce]

its pretty soft like you can draw on it with your thumb nail. pretty hard to carve with chisels etc as so soft, but we milled it for cladding, and some giant seats and its certainly stable and has lasted well

[wills-mill]

It's really stable and durable ( definitely needs fixing with stainless fixings for a long lasting job)

 

 For shingles you'd have to be fairly careful about excluding sapwood and big knots, which might be quite wasteful in Welly, as they are usually knobbly open grown beasties.

 

 

[wills-mill]

And to actually answer the question, they wouldn't need any treatment as such, but an oil finish to bounce water off and keep the UV off the timber would be useful.

[kav]

We took one down in a school and they had it milled into cladding.

I've also seen it used to make 'log' bench (top and bottom slabbed off)

Infract I have been asked to make some 6 so could do with some (or something durable)  like that 2m long and 450-600mm dia

[Ilnumero]

Would be good for shingles as it's quite durable. Light in weight too so easier to get up onto the roof.

If you want to treat them, just dip them in a bucket, don't try brushing stuff on.