Sugar Gum

[BobL]

Here's a few pics of a Sugar Gum I slabbed today.
It was about 500 mm diam and 2.4 m long.







Sure is pretty grain




Every now and then one sees an interesting occlusion.
This was a small branch that was completely occluded.


It still had the dry back attached

[Sigidi]

Hey Bob,

that looks really pretty! Does it go by any other names you know of? Looks like it could have been a bit dense, was it slow cutting or quick?

[BobL]

Hey Bob,

that looks really pretty! Does it go by any other names you know of? Looks like it could have been a bit dense, was it slow cutting or quick?

yeah, I was surprised at how soft it was given that the arborist said it would be hard, but the mill fair ripped through it.

This is in part due to a couple of things
- I have retuned the 076. I have been running it really quite rich and just cranking it up a little leaner has made a difference and I now have a nice tan plug.
- I think I have my sharpening angles and raker depths down to a fine art, especially using the Carlton chain sharpening recommendation that the wider the gullet the more raker I take off.

I have developed a simple rule.
Raker depth = gullet width divided by 10.
So I measure the gullet width using a caliper and set the rakers to 1/10th of that

If gullet width is 0.25" ,use raker depth of 0.025"
For 0.35" guller ,use 0.035" raker
For 0.45" ,use 0.045.

Does this sound a bit extreme? sure does but it seems to works really well.

Cheers
Bob

[weisyboy]

also known as

???? gum
crap gum
blood gum
scribbly gum
false spotted gum

[Burnsy]

Sugar gum is Eucalyptus cladocalyx from South Aust. Surprising colour in that. I have had some here with a beautiful pale even grain, would make lovely furniture. I have used it for my paring chisel handles.

[Stopper]

Interesting shape that occluded branch.
Nice grain.
cheers
Steve

[weisyboy]

as with all trees what one person calls sugar gum differs to another.

so a common name is not adequate to identafy a tree. you musdt know the sientific name on some species and not just found it by searchin for what you call it.

[dai sensei]

Nice looking log Bob.

Lucky is isn't the Scribbly Gum ( Eucalyptus racemosa ) we know here, it would be cracked by next week into firewood. Only the burls are any good for timber. The only timber you don't need to chop for firewood .

[Pops]

Hi Bob,

Spectacular colour there for a Sugar Gum. Great specimen.

Cheers
Pops