ThanksNice use for an old cutoff and very kind of you.
There are over 800 species of Eucalyptus tree in Australia. The timber from Eucalyptus tree ranges in colour from "off white" to "deep chocolate brown" and many are deep red-brown. I terms of green hardness they range from about "oak like" to about twice that of dry Osage Orange. That block is Eucalyptus Callophya, which has the common name of Marri. It's on the softer side for a Eucalyptus species. There are many interesting features about Marri but my fave is freshly cut wood from a young tree smells like Corona beer. Old trees have lots of resin rings and pockets and smell very musty.The top photo is similar in color to a freshly sawn Osage Orange, a very hard, heavy wood. Is Eucalyptus similar?
Great information! Thanks. Be careful there!!!Thanks
There are over 800 species of Eucalyptus tree in Australia. The timber from Eucalyptus tree ranges in colour from "off white" to "deep chocolate brown" and many are deep red-brown. I terms of green hardness they range from about "oak like" to about twice that of dry Osage Orange. That block is Eucalyptus Callophya, which has the common name of Marri. It's on the softer side for a Eucalyptus species. There are many interesting features about Marri but my fave is freshly cut wood from a young tree smells like Corona beer. Old trees have lots of resin rings and pockets and smell very musty.
This is s shot of milling the Marri from which the block above came. "Flame or curl" as exhibited in parts of this tree is not very common and cannot be seen from outside the tree so when you strike it, its a double bonus. Also shown circled in black is a red resin pocket - not uncommon in small/young trees but very common in older trees.
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I used the resin to mock up this photo to send to my BIL (the one who helps me make the BIL mill). He's always sending me photos of his surgical procedures, like the full length zipper staples he got from a back operation, so I thought it was time to pay him back. Were always exchange gory photos.
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