tom wrote in news:1189014077.481735.120130
@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

I guess there was a big breeze that came through last Saturday. I'd
gone over to see if there were any usable lumber lengths, but the
large main trunk had been cut up into 1-2 foot pieces. I grabbed a
couple chunks to see about some bowls. Smells great, but it's checking
quickly, which I hear is common for this type of wood.
http://tucson.craigslist.org/zip/412868234.html Tom


There are turners in our area that work with it on occasion.

The Aussies will tell you that there are a bunch of eucalypts, and that
they have some unique variations. Ours, in the SF Bay area, are primarily
blue gums. Turn it wet, and stand back.

They were brought in to help build railroads over a century ago, a project
for which they are particularly poorly suited. Or so the story goes.

Patriarch