I was wondering if anyone else had done any projects with Lyptus wood. I like the color, and the price. It seems to be oxidizing out fairly nicely. When drilling, even with sharp bits, it tends to burn at higher speeds. Some burning on the table saw. A card scraper leaves a beautiful surface. The wood does seem to be very splintery. I also noticed that when routing a profile on the edges, there was unexpected end grain tearout. It finished and glued up nicely. Over all impression was that although dense, the fiber wasn't too well connected to itself, kind of like it grew too fast. It reminds me of the difference between old growth and new growth wood. I am just curious if anyone else has had much esperience with it. robo hippy
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18 years ago