Good for turning?

[Anybloodyid]

A friend of mine is raking down a Eucalyptus tree and has offered to give me various lengths.
My question; is it any good for turning?

Thanks for looking
Graham

 

[CHJ]

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/search?cx=0 ... &sa=Search

In my experience, UK grown species just about useless.

 

[Anybloodyid]

Thanks for the reply, it was concise and to the point! :-D

Thanks also for the link, I'm sure as I visit more and more I'll start to find my way around.

Graham

 

[bellringer]

it is a very good timber once dry and it has some nice grain some times

 

[Anybloodyid]

Thanks for the reply, will give it a go, it's all experience.

 

[procell]

I was given a few small logs of eucalyptus 2 weeks ago. I have sealed the end grain with knotting solution and they are set aside to dry. only time will tell if they split or not.
I did saw a small blank from one of the logs today and will try a couple of wet turned bowls too to see how they dry out.

 

[Anybloodyid]

Seems like it's a bit of hit, miss and luck of the draw with eucalyptus!

 

[chipmunk]

The only chance of success with eucalyptus (gunnii or similar) seems to be to turn it very thin (2-3mm maximum) quickly while it's very green and then stand back and watch it contort as it dries.

HTH
Jon

 

[procell]

I will turn one half of the section very thin as suggested and the other I will leave the walls about 3/4 -1" thick.
I will coat both bowls in diluted PVA glue solution and store them in shavings to see what happens. I will post the results in due time.

 

[joethedrummer]

Hello ABY,,

Got hold of some cut down from a local churchyard which had been donated for firewood,,,,roughed out a bowl thinking it would speed up the drying process,,, it sure did "cos it went all over the place,,,no chance of using it "cos the dovetail mounting looks like a chickens ar"e,,,,
Should have used it for firewood ,,although the original recipient said it wouldn"t burn in his strawburner an" you could get rid of bodies in that,,,,,

,,,,,,joe,,,,