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| Author: | Bobc [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:56 am ] |
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http://rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store/eucalyptus-red-gum-c-1_148/ |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 6:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eucalptus anyone? Check these sets out |
NIce! I used to use this stuff as accents on furniture, should make a nice tonewood. |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:56 am ] |
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My very first acoustic was Eucalyptus, had never even heard of it before, I thought it was a beeswing mahogany board when I bought it ... made a decent guitar way back .. I saw a couple sweet curly boards at Exotic last week Bob .,.. but I passed them over .... |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:36 am ] |
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TonyKarol wrote: My very first acoustic was Eucalyptus, had never even heard of it before, I thought it was a beeswing mahogany board when I bought it ... made a decent guitar way back .. I saw a couple sweet curly boards at Exotic last week Bob .,.. but I passed them over .... I need to get up there |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:01 am ] |
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Couldn't stand it - just ordered two sets. If the outcome is anything like the Curly Padauk I bought, it'll be striking! Thanks, Bob! |
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| Author: | Quine [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:49 am ] |
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Gorgeous looking set. Love the color and figure |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:51 pm ] |
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WaddyThomson wrote: Couldn't stand it - just ordered two sets. If the outcome is anything like the Curly Padauk I bought, it'll be striking! Thanks, Bob! Waddy that's what I like about you. Always willing to try something different.  How about some pic's of that curly padauk? |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:28 pm ] |
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WOW those are very nice Bob!!!! Wish I had some cash burning a hole in my shop pockets..... |
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| Author: | Gasawdust [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:25 pm ] |
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Curious if this wood is sometimes referred to as Jarrah? If so, I had a devil of a time trying to bend a set of sides. Looks darker than Jarrah though. Tom |
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| Author: | Tim Mullin [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:48 pm ] |
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Gasawdust wrote: Curious if this wood is sometimes referred to as Jarrah? If so, I had a devil of a time trying to bend a set of sides. Looks darker than Jarrah though. Tom Same genus, different species. Jarrah can be quite dark, but I agree it can also be a bear to bend. Aussies who've bent far more than me claim it varies. Wish I was able to order some of this stuff, Bob, looks wonderful. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:55 am ] |
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Jarrah seems to be prone to cracking with age from what i remember of it. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:35 pm ] |
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Bob; How are ya? Does the wood have a nice agreeable fragrance? Or a bitter one? Mike ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
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| Author: | Bobc [ Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:03 pm ] |
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Mike Collins wrote: Bob; How are ya? Does the wood have a nice agreeable fragrance? Or a bitter one? Mike Hi Mike I'm doing OK. The wood does have a pleasant fragrance |
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| Author: | truckjohn [ Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:26 am ] |
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My comment about Eucalyptus.... I built a tenor guitar out of the Eucalyptus that they sell as "Lyptus" flooring.... This stuff was straight grain and about perfectly quartersawn... That stuff was some of the easiest working wood I have used in a guitar... It bent about like red oak or soft/straight maple (Flopped onto the form with some heat).. I had no issues with springback... It worked like Mahogany - except less sensitive to grain direction when planing and routing... There were some sections that looked like they had "Switchy" grain - but they were no more issue than the straight grain sections... No issues with warping, twisting, cracking or shrinking... It also took glue and finish like a champ... Sound wise - Mahogany-ish. The only thing about it was the color initially... Almost pink when fresh off the plane. It took an orangey-brown color almost like newer cherry after finishing.. I assume it oxidizes brown over time. Otherwise - I would recommend that stuff heartily to anybody having trouble finding mahogany-ish wood to use... I ended up "Keeping" the guitar for about 2-weeks before a local musician had to have it... All that said - there are about a million varieties of Eucalyptus... They run from Steel to soft mush... They run from horrible shrinkage, cracking, twisting, warping, and shifting to almost none.... They run from Maple/Mahogany workability to unworkable.... |
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| Author: | CraigG [ Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:38 am ] |
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I'm going to have yo stop by and look at this in person, since you're local. I live just a few miles ftom your shop. |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:41 am ] |
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CraigG wrote: I'm going to have yo stop by and look at this in person, since you're local. I live just a few miles ftom your shop. Sounds good |
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