I do all the hardwood cut out in the shop I work at. They are wanting to try some Liptus wood- They were told it looks like Cherry or Mahogany ?
Also told it grows fast straight wide and is stable wood? I thought the fast growth was less stable?
Is this stuff toxic? Hows it work- glue- dull blades? Do you like using it? What’s the grain like? Knotty?Hard or Soft?
Thanks Ron
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It's spelled "lyptus" and it's type of eucalyptus trademarked by a South American company and distributed in the States by Weyerhauser. Tons of info via Googling:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=lyptus+wood
Looks more like mahogany than cherry, is supposed to be quite hard but have good (excellent?) working properties.
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Ron,
It's a hybrid of a native eucalypt from here and another native to Timor.
The flooded gum is a good wood, but can be prone to scribbly borer - hybridising has gotten rid of the insect susceptability and it is attractive.
Eucalypt can be hard to work, depends on the grade and the location it's grown. Impossible to generalise - our most common furniture timber (eucalypt species (4 different ones) commonly referred to as Tasmanian Oak is a bear to work - will easily rip out splinters when working anything up to 2" from the arris.
Other eucalypts are beautiful to work with no problems.
Generalising, but they're harder than any of your maples as a rule.
Cheers,
eddie
Edited 8/14/2003 8:29:41 PM ET by eddie (aust)
Hi Ron , lyptus wood is hard, similar to purpleheart, or bazilian cherry, It can be hard on your machines, so make sure, the blades are sharp, It looks more like mohogany when a finish is applied , its neat stuff, I encourage, you to play with some, have fun mark
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