robutacion
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Hi peoples,
This Tasmanian Blue Gum tree was planted in the same yard where I cut the old Pear tree (planted in1890) but a lot more recent (younger). In fact, this tree is/was only 12 years old when it became obvious, it has been planted in the wrong place, as this tree grow fast and extremely tall, something you don't want to have near a power line and a main road...!
I was when I was in the process of working out the safest way to get this already 80 feet tall tree down, without smashing a well developed garden, fences, water hoses, etc., when I spotted the termite problem with that old Pear tree, only about 12 meters away.
This was middle of May 2010 and for this job, I called an old friend (lives in that town) of mine to help my wife Merissa with the ropes and other stuff, while I was up the tree...!
The full tree was dismantled without any problems and I took home the biggest logs of the tree (about 1/3 up) the rest, my helper friend, toke the rest for firewood (2 trailers full...!:wink
The wood was put in the open storage paddock and contrary to what I normally do with new woods, I didn't touched it as was very wet and very green, weighing more than I like to handle so, I left it where it would dry quite nicely, (under a big gum tree).
In the beginning of this year, I grabbed one half of one of the biggest logs (already cut) and took it home under cover to dry better and faster. This wood is number 48 in my timbers list and was time that I would start to make blanks out of it so, I got it out to the bandsaw table, and I didn't stop until I had is all chopped /sliced, (talking about a "big" wood worm, chewing wood...!)
Done mostly pen blanks, in the 3 basic cuts (straight, diagonal and cross) and I could see that the wood is very dense and heavy, the end grain cuts show the pores but in a very tight pattern. Beautiful blues and yellows, some showing some patches of spalting, others with almost white patches...!
The timber works smooth and finishes very easily, certainly a pleasant wood to work with...!:wink:
Here are some pics of the tree and some of pens blanks samples...!
Enjoy...!
Cheers
George
This Tasmanian Blue Gum tree was planted in the same yard where I cut the old Pear tree (planted in1890) but a lot more recent (younger). In fact, this tree is/was only 12 years old when it became obvious, it has been planted in the wrong place, as this tree grow fast and extremely tall, something you don't want to have near a power line and a main road...!
I was when I was in the process of working out the safest way to get this already 80 feet tall tree down, without smashing a well developed garden, fences, water hoses, etc., when I spotted the termite problem with that old Pear tree, only about 12 meters away.
This was middle of May 2010 and for this job, I called an old friend (lives in that town) of mine to help my wife Merissa with the ropes and other stuff, while I was up the tree...!
The full tree was dismantled without any problems and I took home the biggest logs of the tree (about 1/3 up) the rest, my helper friend, toke the rest for firewood (2 trailers full...!:wink
The wood was put in the open storage paddock and contrary to what I normally do with new woods, I didn't touched it as was very wet and very green, weighing more than I like to handle so, I left it where it would dry quite nicely, (under a big gum tree).
In the beginning of this year, I grabbed one half of one of the biggest logs (already cut) and took it home under cover to dry better and faster. This wood is number 48 in my timbers list and was time that I would start to make blanks out of it so, I got it out to the bandsaw table, and I didn't stop until I had is all chopped /sliced, (talking about a "big" wood worm, chewing wood...!
)Done mostly pen blanks, in the 3 basic cuts (straight, diagonal and cross) and I could see that the wood is very dense and heavy, the end grain cuts show the pores but in a very tight pattern. Beautiful blues and yellows, some showing some patches of spalting, others with almost white patches...!
The timber works smooth and finishes very easily, certainly a pleasant wood to work with...!:wink:
Here are some pics of the tree and some of pens blanks samples...!
Enjoy...!
Cheers
George
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