Todays menu, Blue Tipped Leaf Jarrah. Jarrah is a large premium South Western Australian Eucalypt used for flooring and furniture making. The Blue tipped leaf is a hybrid of regular jarrah, found on the the coastal plain and further north than regular jarrah. Usually the Blue tipped leaf is stunted with twisted trunks and branches and millable logs are not all that common so you won't find it in stores. I have 3 logs, the biggest one (not shown here) is about 3ft in diameter at the base, the one I'm milling first is ~33 " at it's widest. Note the colour of the sawdust on the ground from last weeks cedar.
First Cut.
Some people think Jarrah is hard. It mills as easily as it is worked - ie quite easy compared to other Aussie hardwoods so it was a pleasure to mill. Also note spectacular change in sawdust colour
First cut: shows a lot of promise;
Second cut: starting to look real nice
A grain shot
First Cut.
Some people think Jarrah is hard. It mills as easily as it is worked - ie quite easy compared to other Aussie hardwoods so it was a pleasure to mill. Also note spectacular change in sawdust colour
First cut: shows a lot of promise;
Second cut: starting to look real nice
A grain shot