[blindwoodworker] 54Eucalyptus?
- From: "JDM" <sunnyday001@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:29:29 +1100
G'day John,
Hmmmm, I've never heard of any Australian timber known or referred to as
54Eucalyptus. A google search led me to a property that is for sale and
located at 54 Eucalyptus Street, in Mill Valley California. This property
has, or had 54 mature Eucalyptus Saligna trees growing on it, and these
trees were to be harvested before the sale of the allotment. I'm guessing,
but perhaps the Lumber merchant who milled these trees is marketing the
lumber as "54Eucalyptus?" It's a wild guess, but the best I can come up with
for the moment.
If my guess is correct, then Wikipedia has the following to say about the
Eucalyptus Saligna or Sydney Blue Gum.
"
Eucalyptus saligna, known as the Sydney Blue Gum, is a large Australian
hardwood (flowering) tree common along the New South Wales seaboard and into
Queensland, reaching about 65 metres in height. It is a common plantation
timber in Australia and South Africa.
The wood of this species is heavy (about 850 kg/m3), fairly hard, coarse,
even textured and reasonably easy to work. It is used for general building
construction, panelling, and boat-building, and is highly prized for
flooring and furniture because of its rich dark honey colour."
Hope this helps.
John Milburn
Melbourne Australia.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Sherrer
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 5:27 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] 54Eucalyptus
Hi John
Have you worked with 54Eucalyptus at all? Is the wood good for
woodworking?
John
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http://BlindWoodWorker.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: JDM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 3:15 PM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
Gooday John,
Yes, Lee Valley does send out their Newsletter via E-mail. I'm not certain
of the regularity, but it seems to be about every 3 months or so. Lee Valley
promise not to share your E-mail address with anybody else, and they are
true to their word, as I've never been bothered by SPAM arising from their
side. The URL to sign-up is:
http://www.leevalley.com/home/OptInStart.aspx
Hope this helps,
John
----- Original Message -----
From: John Sherrer
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:19 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
Hi John
Thanks for the info. Does Lee Balley send out their newsletter by email?
The big difference with the bench I am making the the ability to flip the
top over to change color, giving contrast. for INSTANCE, YOU WOULD WANT A
LIGHT COLORED TOP FOR BLACK WALNUT, AND A DARK TOP FOR MAPLE. tHIS IS FOR
VISUALLY IMPAIRED, IT WILL NOT HELP THE TOTAL BLIND.
i CANNOT SEE MUCH, BUT i CAN SEE EXTREME CONTRAST.
John
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http://BlindWoodWorker.com
http://HolyTeaClub.comcom\whitecane
http://anellos.ws
----- Original Message -----
From: JDM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:17 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
Gooday John,
In the current Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Newsletter, there's an article
on the fanciest Woodwork bench I ever did hear about. Actually, apart from
the fancy Brasswork and concealed vise mechanism, it doesn't sound to very
different to one I built about 2 years ago. I built mine from Tasmanian Oak,
an Australian hardwood species.
Mine has both a front and end vise, and four rows of 3/4", or 19mm
bench-dog holes which precisely align with dog holes drilled into the top
edge of the vise face-plates. If I want to quickly make up a panel by edge
joining 2 or 3 planks, I just apply glue to the plank edges, and then
squeeze the planks up tight between a couple of dogs in the bench top and a
couple of dogs mounted in the top of the vise faceplate. To prevent the
panel buckling or bowing upwards, I just use a quick release clamp at one
end of the bench, with 1 clamp jaw below the rail and the other jaw on top
of the workpiece, and using a spare dog hole, I flatten out the panel with
a right angle bench holdown clamp at the other end. For a quick job it works
well, and saves a lot of bother not having to get out and adjusting several
T-bar Sash cramps.
The Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Newsletter, can be found at the following
URL:
http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/4/2/article1.htm
I hope this is of interest,
John Milburn
Melbourne Australia.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Sherrer
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:19 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
They say that a black locus fence post will last 70 years without any
treatment.
John
http://WhiteCane.org
http://BlindWoodWorker.com
http://HolyTeaClub.comcom\whitecane
http://anellos.ws
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Martin
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:12 PM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
But they sure made great fence posts!
On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Tom Hodges wrote:
It was good to hear from someone on this list.
I’ve never used the black locust wood but hearing about it brought back a
lot of unpleasant memories.
I lived on 5 and a half acres in Florence, Kentucky about 30 years ago and
there were plenty of black locust trees around. I especially remember the 2
to 4 inch long thorns that went right through my riding mower tires. I also
remember getting stuck with those things and it would temporarily cause a
pain to run from your finger all the way up your arm. I guess the is some
kind of poison in those thorns and they sure hurt.
Again, thanks for the memories. Grin.
Regards, Tom
From: blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John E Sherrer
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:43 PM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Work Bench
I am currently building an adaptive work bench. The primary wood I am
using is Black Locus, also called Black Acaicia. It may be in the top three
of the hardest woods grown in the U.S.
Since I live 200 miles from my shop, it is a slow process getting it done.
We have a second home in the North Carolina mountains and we do plan to move
their. While my business is going good, we will not move.
John
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Larry Martin
woodworkingfortheblind@xxxxxxxxxxx
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