lillypilly timber uses?

[charlsie]

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

[weisyboy]

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.

[artme]

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.

[rowie]

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.

Thats great,well done
Sorry mate but this thread is about

Lillypilly(Acmena smithii)
not
Moreton Bay Fig(Ficus macrophylla)

[rowie]

Good to see you still got your typing finger

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
after the first few blanks cut I didnt bother with anymore of it!

2.if so what does it finish like.
Like Artme said, it is quite dense, and very bland, but I found also very, very wooly, and dusty even when wet!
3.what is the end use for the timber
Not even good for firewood IMO, but there may/will be some people who have a use for it. Maybe pyography? who knows?
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