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   royh | Apr 05, 2006 01:23am | #1

   By Lyptus, do you mean Eucalytpus? If so, I've read that there are over 700 species. I hope some folks from Australia would/could enlighten us here.

   Thanks!

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   Jimma | Apr 05, 2006 06:25pm | #3

   Lyptus is a new hybrid with eucalyptus parentage.

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   royh | Apr 06, 2006 12:55am | #6

   Not to get too far off topic, what (who?) are the parents of Lyptus? Or is this a trade secret? I guess I could just do a Google search.

   Thanks!

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   Jimma | Apr 06, 2006 02:50am | #8

   I don't know. Those guys at the lumber yard aren't exacly full of details.

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   royh | Apr 06, 2006 04:23am | #9

   A Google search on Lytpus, brought up the Weyerhauser website specific page with all kinds of info. A registered trademark, BTW. From the site:

    "A natural hybrid of Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla, Lyptus¯ features many desirable characteristics, including exceptional workability, machining properties, density, finish tolerance and overall strength." And, "In terms of density, strength and technical properties Lyptus¯ compares favorably with hardwood maple.  In appearance it rivals cherry and mahogany."

   Sounds cool.

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   stantheman | Apr 05, 2006 01:51am | #2

   coldprofit

   none of the lyptus I've seen has shown any sapwood that I can tell.  the lumber I've looked at is pretty wide and I don't see any sapwood.  I bought about 20 bd ft for future projects, and the color varies from a dark cherry look to mahogany-ish.  But it does vary quite a bit from one piece to another, which may be what you are hearing. 

   FYI and other readers Lyptus is a fast-growing eucalyptus hybrid grown in South America for furntiure use, not the same as common eucalyptus.  Several artices in recent magazines about it.

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   tangomike | Apr 05, 2006 07:56pm | #4

   Lyptus is a Weyerhaeuser product that is a hybrid eucalyptus that grows 4x faster than other similar hardwoods and is processed with a patented system. From what I've seen, it looks very close to mahogany and supposedly mills like that species as well.

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   KingWeasel | Apr 05, 2006 08:54pm | #5

   Lyptus is a eucalyptus hybrid, which is grown on plantations in South America.  It takes 15 years from seedling to harvest.  Weyerhauser is the distributor for the U.S.. It is planned to start producing over 32 million board feet  per year. 

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   craig | Apr 06, 2006 02:14am | #7

   splintery, hard, dense, heavy, machines well, stains well, finishes well. 

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   WillGeorge | Apr 06, 2006 06:44pm | #10

   lyptus Google will get you tons of stuff to look at.. I can't get it here for a good price so I use my Hickory and Ash!

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   Forestgrmp | Apr 07, 2006 08:40am | #11

   Lyptus is readily available on the west coast and I assume across parts of the US. We stock it at Ganahl Lumber in rough 2x12, some s4s boards, and also mouldings we run through our sticker or moulder. It varies quite a bit in color but does fine in many interior applications. It mills up very nicely and behaves well with glue. It can be stained to look like mahogany or even cherry. The only drawback is it is not recommended for exterior applications. Weyerhaeuser owns a large stake in the plantations growing this and distributes it through normal channels.