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Eucalyptus in Tucson
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 |
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tom wrote:
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 If it is like the eucalyptus that grows around here, the tree grows twisted like a spiral. I looks great but on drying the stresses cause the wood to unwind and it tears itself apart. Beautiful wood but a bowl turns out looking like a potato chip if it doesn't split up in pieces. -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA The penalty for bigamy is having two mothers-in-law. |
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Last time I turned some of that stuff I was working in a small shed, with
the doors shut. I knew it would smell so I didn't think much about it until I found myself running for the nearest bucket. I cant turn the stuff now, the first whiff of the stuff churns my stomach. My advice, leave the windows or doors open, a little sniff of the stuff is great when you have a cold, but a dirty great big bowl full of the stuff was more than I could stomach. Hotfoot. "Gerald Ross" wrote in message . .. : tom wrote: : 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 : : If it is like the eucalyptus that grows around here, the tree grows : twisted like a spiral. I looks great but on drying the stresses cause : the wood to unwind and it tears itself apart. Beautiful wood but a : bowl turns out looking like a potato chip if it doesn't split up in : pieces. : : -- : Gerald Ross : Cochran, GA : : The penalty for bigamy is having two : mothers-in-law. : : : : |
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On Sep 5, 5:51 pm, "outofthewoods" wrote:
Last time I turned some of that stuff I was working in a small shed, with the doors shut. I knew it would smell so I didn't think much about it until I found myself running for the nearest bucket. I cant turn the stuff now, the first whiff of the stuff churns my stomach. My advice, leave the windows or doors open, a little sniff of the stuff is great when you have a cold, but a dirty great big bowl full of the stuff was more than I could stomach. Hotfoot. "Gerald Ross" wrote in message . ..: tom wrote: : 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 : : If it is like the eucalyptus that grows around here, the tree grows : twisted like a spiral. I looks great but on drying the stresses cause : the wood to unwind and it tears itself apart. Beautiful wood but a : bowl turns out looking like a potato chip if it doesn't split up in : pieces. : : -- : Gerald Ross : Cochran, GA : : The penalty for bigamy is having two : mothers-in-law. : : : : I wouldn't mind a wildly convoluted bowl, sans cracks. Some research says it moves while on the lathe, though. Okay... And I feel the same way about the cordial "Southern Comfort", Hotfoot. Tom |
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turn all at once setting, turn thin, really thin, and yes it will move on
the lathe - boiling will help, but keeping it pretty wet and turning it to about 1/8 or less will pretty much prevent splitting. just be prepared for some distortion "tom" wrote in message oups.com... On Sep 5, 5:51 pm, "outofthewoods" wrote: Last time I turned some of that stuff I was working in a small shed, with the doors shut. I knew it would smell so I didn't think much about it until I found myself running for the nearest bucket. I cant turn the stuff now, the first whiff of the stuff churns my stomach. My advice, leave the windows or doors open, a little sniff of the stuff is great when you have a cold, but a dirty great big bowl full of the stuff was more than I could stomach. Hotfoot. "Gerald Ross" wrote in message . ..: tom wrote: : 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 : : If it is like the eucalyptus that grows around here, the tree grows : twisted like a spiral. I looks great but on drying the stresses cause : the wood to unwind and it tears itself apart. Beautiful wood but a : bowl turns out looking like a potato chip if it doesn't split up in : pieces. : : -- : Gerald Ross : Cochran, GA : : The penalty for bigamy is having two : mothers-in-law. : : : : I wouldn't mind a wildly convoluted bowl, sans cracks. Some research says it moves while on the lathe, though. Okay... And I feel the same way about the cordial "Southern Comfort", Hotfoot. Tom -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Sep 5, 11:32 pm, "William Noble" wrote:
turn all at once setting, turn thin, really thin, and yes it will move on the lathe - boiling will help, but keeping it pretty wet and turning it to about 1/8 or less will pretty much prevent splitting. just be prepared for some distortion"tom" wrote in message Thanks! Tom |
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On Sep 5, 11:32 pm, "William Noble" wrote:
turn all at once setting, turn thin, really thin, and yes it will move on the lathe - boiling will help, but keeping it pretty wet and turning it to about 1/8 or less will pretty much prevent splitting. just be prepared for some distortion "Gerald Ross" wrote in message t...:tom wrote: : : If it is like the eucalyptus that grows around here, the tree grows : twisted like a spiral. I looks great but on drying the stresses cause : the wood to unwind and it tears itself apart. Beautiful wood but a : bowl turns out looking like a potato chip if it doesn't split up in : pieces. : : -- : Gerald Ross : Cochran, GA : -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com Yep, I've got a potato chip. But after 10 hours off the lathe, no spliting as yet.... http://tomeshew.spaces.live.com/ Thanks again for the all the help. Tom |
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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 |
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