Nice surprise.

[BobL]

I'm milling more stuff for nature playgrounds.
The landscape architects want 5 logs, ~36" in diameter and 5 - 8ft long with a large flat taken off the top.
Like this.
This one had spiral grain and was not going to be good for any lumber anyway.

Today I tackled this Jarrah (Eucalyptus Marginata) which didn't look very good on the outside
BUT
On the inside . . . . .


This one is definitely NOT going to the playground.
It was a dream to cut being relatively soft for a Eucalypt - about 10% harder than Hickory/Pecan.

Unfortunately I didn't have time to make any more cuts - will do that on Saturday.

 

[Stonesforbrains]

I'm milling more stuff for nature playgrounds.
The landscape architects want 5 logs, ~36" in diameter and 5 - 8ft long with a large flat taken off the top.
Like this.
This one had spiral grain and was not going to be good for any lumber anyway.
View attachment 948706
Today I tackled this Jarrah (Eucalyptus Marginata) which didn't look very good on the outside
BUT
On the inside . . . . .
View attachment 948707
View attachment 948708
This one is definitely NOT going to the playground.
It was a dream to cut being relatively soft for a Eucalypt - about 10% harder than Hickory/Pecan.

Unfortunately I didn't have time to make any more cuts - will do that on Saturday.

That is freakin amazing! Beautiful color!
Thanks for sharing

 

[PJ41]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! That'll make some very fine tops!

 

[unclemoustache]

What the...?!? I can't imagine you would throw a coat of stain on that, but that's what it looks like! Wow!!

 

[BobL]

That's just water on the cut timber. Unfortunatley it does not stay like that over time it gets duller and browner. Thats one of teh fleeting joys of milling Aussie hardwood - only the miller really gets to see the full natural beauty of the timber.

We've decided not to slab that log but to turn it into boards using the Woodland mill..
So far the only thing we've done was turn it into a can't on the big mill.
We turned the log using a HIAB Crane


Th offcuts have all been kept and I'm going to cut some small slabs out of them.

 

[Drifter2406]

I'm milling more stuff for nature playgrounds.
The landscape architects want 5 logs, ~36" in diameter and 5 - 8ft long with a large flat taken off the top.
Like this.
This one had spiral grain and was not going to be good for any lumber anyway.
View attachment 948706
Today I tackled this Jarrah (Eucalyptus Marginata) which didn't look very good on the outside
BUT
On the inside . . . . .
View attachment 948707
View attachment 948708
This one is definitely NOT going to the playground.
It was a dream to cut being relatively soft for a Eucalypt - about 10% harder than Hickory/Pecan.

Unfortunately I didn't have time to make any more cuts - will do that on Saturday.

Wow, that is beautiful, be nice to see the rest of the cuts.