A Eucalyptus log.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

HI dismantled a Eucalyptus gunnii about 6 weeks ago. The client said his dad would use the wood for something but this hasn't happened.

 

The trunk is still on the lawn and now my client wants me to carve a basic bench or something.

My question is:

How will Euc react to this in terms of splitting, cracking etc?

 

Thanks for your time?

[geoff]

It does split quite heavily over a fairly short time.

[woodsculptor]

Hi

 

If you cut a ring off a log it will split in a beautiful doily like pattern. Never cut it down grain but if it splits the same then you could have something really stunning on your hands if you make a feature of the splits.

 

Kim

[arbwork]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/milling-forum/45162-anybody-milled-eucalyptus.html a few pics here of how it looks

[agg221]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/milling-forum/45162-anybody-milled-eucalyptus.html a few pics here of how it looks

 

I'd forgotten that thread - did you ever get any feedback? I still need some for the same purpose I originally did!

 

Alec

[Graham]

This bowl has a few cracks:001_smile:

 

[se7enthdevil]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/milling-forum/45162-anybody-milled-eucalyptus.html a few pics here of how it looks

 

on that thread it says that woodturners dont use it, well thats cobblers.

 

eucalyptus is a beautifull timber and E, gunnii can have great colours in it likes pinks and greens. my sisters tree had to be taken down and i had some of the procedes as a novice turner at the time. the items i made didnt split that much and it turns very well, the secret is in the drying process. i dont know about planking but for a decent sized bowl you will need to rough it out first and finish turning it when its dry and the speed it dries it should only need a few weeks.

 

carving a bench is probably not the timbers best use but it wont fall appart, it'll just have alot of holes in it...

[se7enthdevil]

just found a couple of pics of what i turned

[nepia]

Loving that third one Steve. Am I right in thinking it's been turned the wrong way round so to speak, i.e. from the outside of the tree inwards rather than the other way round as per usual?

 

Jon

[se7enthdevil]

depends on your point of view jon.

 

lots of turners will tell you that the bottom of the bowl should point towards the middle of the tree for stability reasons, so by that reckoning the last bowl is correct. many bits of wood are quite small and when that is the case i will smpily slit the log and use the natural curve of the log as the outside or give it a natural edge like the eucalyplus here.