Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
Here is some input from The "The Wood Explorer" software tool...
[ stars are like votes. Easy to glue is voted 3x more than difficult to glue...
Some things to think about - Turning is fair to Very Good.

Martin

Silica Content
* Siliceous

Toxicity
* Dermatitic effects
Ease of Drying
* Requires careful seasoning to prevent degrade
* Moderate
* Dries at a rapid rate
Blunting Effect
There is only a mild blunting effect on cutting edges because of gummy deposits.

Boring
* Good (75+ pieces out of 100 will yield good to excellent results)
* Easy


Cutting Resistance
**** Easy to saw

* Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy
* Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy
The wood is generally easy to work and has low resistance to sawing. Gummy
deposits in red gum may cause cutting edges to blunt slightly

Gluing
*** Easy to glue
* Good gluing properties
* Difficult to glue
Planing
**** Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

The wood is reported to plane readily to yield a smooth and shiny finish.
(Number of planed pieces without any machining defects out of one hundred = 51)

Turning
** Very Good to Excellent Results
** Fair to Good Results

** Easy to turn
American Red Gum responds well to both hand and machine tools in turning.
(Percent of turned pieces with fair to excellent results = 86)


I got hold of some about 3 years ago and it turns and turns out
beautifully. They sold great too. This is the first chance I've had to
get a significant supply again.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

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