Log Goblins

[Mick Dempsey]

52 minutes ago, woody paul said:

Lot of people don't like it as takes long time to dry out. 

I imagine it’s a perceived unsuitability rather than an informed decision on the Goblin’s part. 
They have been snapping up G Willow, Thuja and all sorts of stuff that’s pretty hopeless like it’s kiln dried oak. 
It usually does need machine splitting though, but by the time the goblins find that out, it’s too late!

[AHPP]

Willow, thuja etc all burns and is arguably better than euc to someone who doesn't have a splitter. Far more efficient to swing an axe five times and achieve four splits than swing an axe five times and have it bounce off four times.

Edited August 2 by AHPP

[aspenarb]

1 hour ago, woody paul said:

Lot of people don't like it as takes long time to dry out. 

Don't tell these old log goblins that, at 80 they may not get a chance

 to burn it 😀

 

Bob

 

[woody paul]

4 hours ago, AHPP said:

Willow, thuja etc all burns and is arguably better than euc to someone who doesn't have a splitter. Far more efficient to swing an axe five times and achieve four splits than swing an axe five times and have it bounce off four times.

Years ago I took a big Eucalyptus down disced trunk in 9inch thick piece and then had to quarter them to lift them into wheel barrow. 

After about a year sitting in a pile, borrow a 90hp tractor and Hycrak splitter, stooled tractor no end of times. And had easy bits with a cut with saw. 

[sime42]

Does anyone know of any traditional uses of Eucalyptus timber, that reflected it's great strength? Thinking about Elm being used for cartwheel naves, hubs, etc.

 

I'm guessing not as there was no technological civilisation in Australia until Britain took over.

 

 

[Haironyourchest]

15 minutes ago, sime42 said:

Does anyone know of any traditional uses of Eucalyptus timber, that reflected it's great strength? Thinking about Elm being used for cartwheel naves, hubs, etc.

 

I'm guessing not as there was no technological civilisation in Australia until Britain took over.

 

 

 

Telegraph poles

[BillQ]

Love being a log goblin, I clean up after lazy groundies who leave limbs and rounds lying about and enjoy the glow a season or three later, thank you guys, please don't stop being lazy. 

[peatff]

On 02/08/2025 at 15:31, aspenarb said:

Euc is a bit slow, this would normally be gone within the hour.

 

Bob

 

Bit far for me but it would have gone if it was round here.

[Dan Maynard]

On 02/08/2025 at 22:03, woody paul said:

Years ago I took a big Eucalyptus down disced trunk in 9inch thick piece and then had to quarter them to lift them into wheel barrow. 

After about a year sitting in a pile, borrow a 90hp tractor and Hycrak splitter, stooled tractor no end of times. And had easy bits with a cut with saw. 

Done a couple of smaller ones recently, split the wood up in the same afternoon while it's still soft and then seems to dry ok. Otherwise if I can't split it straight away I just dump it to biomass place, no point messing around once it's gone hard.

[Steven P]

I'd take some just for the challenge now!

 

(though likewise if it doesn't split it goes in the wood for the bugs)