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Thread: lillypilly timber uses?
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3rd July 2008, 06:15 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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lillypilly timber uses?
i've been given a lillypilly tree (Acmena smithii) to mill up. it come from an old homestead here in the yarra valley. the usual questions are .
1. has anyone milled one
2.if so what does it finish like.
3.what is the end use for the timber
and any other bits of info would be good. the tree is around one hundred years old but only 300mm through, and the growth rings aren't very disernable so it's very tight grained. in one of my books it says they grow along the whole east coast so i'm wondering if you blokes up north have cut up a few . regards charlsie
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3rd July 2008, 06:32 PM #2
ive milled morten bay fig. love the stuff.
easy to work good grain pattern wonderfull for turning.
i can post pics if you like. of turnings not timber.
www.carlweiss.com.au
Mobile Sawmilling & Logging Service
8" & 10" Lucas Mills, bobcat, 4wd tractor, 12 ton dozer, stihl saws.
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3rd July 2008, 06:33 PM #3Skwair2rownd
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Lilly Pilly
Big lilly Pilly tres provide pale , straight grained timber that is reasonably dense. It seems to be easy to work from what Stan Ciglinkski says.
I've turned some smaller pieces and it turned well.
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4th July 2008, 03:05 AM #4
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4th July 2008, 03:18 AM #5