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Only my second time turning this wood and I really liked it. It turned and sanded well and was a very hard wood. This piece is 5 inches in diameter and 4 1/4 inches in height. IMG_3211.webp IMG_3212.webp
 
Very pleasing piece this one. I don't know how many hundreds of species of eucalyptus there are but I do know the characteristics of the wood can vary dramatically. Some are so hard you can't hardly pound a nail into it and others are so soft and gummy they fall apart at the drop of a hat. Most of the eucalyptus in Calif are descended from some they imported with the intention of using them for lumber, I think for the railroad boom. But they brought the wrong kind and the wood is essentially useless as lumber and now all they do it contribute to the wild fires when one starts because of the way the bark sheds.
 
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DLJeffs said:
Very pleasing piece this one. I don't know how many hundreds of species of eucalyptus there are but I do know the characteristics of the wood can vary dramatically. Some are so hard you can't hardly pound a nail into it and others are so soft and gummy they fall apart at the drop of a hat. Most of the eucalyptus in Calif are descended from some they imported with the intention of using them for lumber, I think for the railroad boom. But they brought the wrong kind and the wood is essentially useless as lumber and now all they do it contribute to the wild fires when one starts because of the way the bark sheds.
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Fascinating. I don’t know where I got this piece of eucalyptus. It was very heavy. I turned it to less than a quarter inch thickness throughout and yet still feels very heavy. It was a very dense hardwood.
 
DLJeffs said:
Very pleasing piece this one. I don't know how many hundreds of species of eucalyptus there are but I do know the characteristics of the wood can vary dramatically. Some are so hard you can't hardly pound a nail into it and others are so soft and gummy they fall apart at the drop of a hat. Most of the eucalyptus in Calif are descended from some they imported with the intention of using them for lumber, I think for the railroad boom. But they brought the wrong kind and the wood is essentially useless as lumber and now all they do it contribute to the wild fires when one starts because of the way the bark sheds.
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It was useless for railroads because it warped so much. I heard it’s quite invasive now.
 
Alancw said:
Fascinating. I don’t know where I got this piece of eucalyptus. It was very heavy. I turned it to less than a quarter inch thickness throughout and yet still feels very heavy. It was a very dense hardwood.
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more than likely eucalyptus microtheca, common landscape tree in the southwest. based on the interlocking block mottle grain pattern. quatersawn aspect is especially beautiful

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@vegas urban lumber based on your post I started reading up a little bit on eucalyptus microtheca. If what I’m reading is correct, this is the same tree that yields the coolibah burl from Australia. Really interesting! I am familiar with red gum eucalyptus camaldulensis but not eucalyptus microtheca. Really fascinating! ps please let me know if you ever process one of those logs.
 
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