Which Timber for Kitchen?

[RufflyRustic]

Thanks Exador,
yes it's a shame you couldn't make it on Sunday. Am already looking forward to the next one, groupie that I am


Re Corymbia Torelliana

If I hadn't known, I would have sworn that was camphor Laurel, but with a bit of doubt due to the flecking? in the grain as CL doesn't have as much of it.

Have you ever worked any JMMick?

cheers
Wendy

[RufflyRustic]

Sorry for hijacking your thread Caliban

Wendy

[Exador]

Thanks Exador,
yes it's a shame you couldn't make it on Sunday. Am already looking forward to the next one, groupie that I am


Re Corymbia Torelliana

If I hadn't known, I would have sworn that was camphor Laurel, but with a bit of doubt due to the flecking? in the grain as CL doesn't have as much of it.


cheers
Wendy

The colour in the photo is pretty true, Wendy. It's a much more honey-coloured timber than CL. I'l prep some camphor up the same way so you can see the difference. It's also about twice as dense as CL and about 100 times as hard. I've got it in slabs up to 850 x 2200 x 45/50. I have about 8 at that size - the log was virtually square . It's all pretty well seasoned now, but it's very stable even when worked a bit wet.

Cheers,
Craig

[Exador]

Wendy,
it's very handsome tree also, looks like a "typical" gum tree (smooth bark that peels off) however the fresh bark is a strong green colour.

Mick

It's also a pest tree down here in Brisvegas, as it's native up your way, Mick. I understand it's the only eucalypt to grow routinely in the rain forest. There are two reasons it's a pest: it apparently hybridises very well with spotted gums (I think it was spotties, but it could be something else) producing sterile hybrids and it also kills stingless native bees, which love the resin it produces.

http://www.uq.net.au/~zzrzabel/cadgai-tree.html

Oh yes, it also drops a horrible sticky resin, which is very difficult to remove from your paintwork.
Anyway, the council planted and gave away thousands of them throughout the 70s, 80s and into the 90s, so there'll be lots of it about. It's not worth milling at less than about 600 diam though, as it has quite thick, lyctid susceptible sapwood.

[journeyman Mick]

.............Have you ever worked any JMMick?.................

Framed a house in green cadagi once, years ago when working for someone else. Hard and heavy! The kitchen benchtops were done in it too, not spectacular, but quite attractive all the same. Tops were finished with Estapol 7008 (2 pack floor finish) and still look good 15 years later (was back recently to cut in some larger door openings)

Mick

[RufflyRustic]

Thanks Mick!

Good to know the kitchen bench is still going strong both wood and finish, after 15 years.
cheers
Wendy

[Brisruss]

Hi Brisruss,

Does that Polytech price include drilling for the doors? (and hinges?)

It is a pretty good price if you did. (Going by the original $10K remove and renew). Are you using the patterned vinyl timber to simulate solid timber? I would be interested in how you rate its look.
For a thermolaminate in a kitchen I thought they could look pretty effective.

We use Polytech doors and boards a fair bit and have always been very happy with their product. Higher quality and more durable than some other big names.

Respect, all.

No it does not include drilling or hinges. Just the doors.

We are not really trying to make it look like timber. I think an off-white colour is favourite at the moment.

Nice to get the feedback about Polytech.

Cheers,
Russ