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Eucalyptus for wood turning

quietsailor · 2020-10-23 14:30:29

Hey Folks, I'm in the process of cutting down a Eucalyptus tree in the garden and the trunks look straight and smooth - is this timber of any use to wood turners? I'm near enough to the Halfway roundabout outside cork if anyone wants it?

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23-10-2020 3:30pm

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quietsailor

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Hey Folks,

I'm in the process of cutting down a Eucalyptus tree in the garden and the trunks look straight and smooth - is this timber of any use to wood turners?

I'm near enough to the Halfway roundabout outside cork if anyone wants it?

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#2 23-10-2020 3:50pm
magicbastarder

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it splits and shifts like the devil as it dries, in my experience.

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#3 23-10-2020 9:04pm
kadman

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What he said.

I turned a lot of this stuff years ago, and would burn the next free load quicker.

In my experience its fek all use except feeding the leaves to a koala:D:D

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#4 24-10-2020 11:40am
quietsailor

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Grand job, its going to the recycling centre then.

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