mint Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Does anyone have this stuff?It's about a quarter of the price of teak and I am thinking about buying a table.Does it look OK after, say, a couple of years?All information and advice will be gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Cannot answer your question but eucalyptus grown in Europe is a bit naughty as they kill off local vegetation and it doesn't support european mammals and there are not many coalas about.You need to know where teak comes from too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I have 8 chairs and one smallish table in teak. I have one large eucalyptus table. All have received the same treatment in terms of exposure to weather, cleaning and treatement with oil. Although the Eucalyptus table is half the age of the teak, it is in much worse nick - splits, warping of the wood etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Come to think of it the trees do have a reputation for bits breaking off and they grow like weeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Sounds overpriced but then how does it compare with poplar.[:P]Grown in Uruguay for making pulp for paper the expertise is connected with investment from a Finnish company.The border between Argentina and Uruguay has been closed on numerous occasions due to environmental protests.Last year the Summer Season at Punta del Este had a notably significant non argentine participation.The wood is suitable for paper and the leaves are suitable for Koalas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 So, which part of the tree goes towards making eucalyptus liniment?Hell, I only want a table to put the drinks and nibbles on when the rain stops. I'm not wanting to buy a family heirloom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Sap.[;-)]How about something in good old english oak from herefordshire.[IMG]http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk244/pachapapa/SANY0066.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk244/pachapapa/SANY0067.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused of chalus Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Our eucalyptus table and benches are three years old now. Oiled every autumn then put in the shed for the winter. Still looking good - no cracks, but they have spent the winters under cover.Why not good English oak? price!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 [quote user="confused of chalus"]Our eucalyptus table and benches are three years old now. Oiled every autumn then put in the shed for the winter. Still looking good - no cracks, but they have spent the winters under cover.Why not good English oak? price!!!!![/quote]Not so sure about price.If you look in the distance in the first photo you will see a garden love seat.The chap who makes them is retired and in his 80s, the love seat is around £ 184 if I remember correctly.He does them to order for a little extra pin money.Close up of double seat;[IMG]http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk244/pachapapa/SANY0054.jpg[/IMG]Well in the process of purchasing a seat it transpired that he had ONCE done an octagonal table with 4 chairs as a present for his daughter.Of course one thing led to another and the table and chairs were delivered in may this year; frankly at £ 364 I thought that they were reasonably priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Sweet why not search for an old oak door to use as the table top and use green wood for the legs.I must take a pic of my metal framed recliner chair that after 4 years suffered from metal fatigue so it is now morphing into a wooden chair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 Really solid looking furniture, Pacha.I thought you were going to say that money was no object as you were related to Rebekah Brooks?[:D][:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 PPP that is beautiful furniture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 [quote user="sweet 17"]Really solid looking furniture, Pacha.I thought you were going to say that money was no object as you were related to Rebekah Brooks?[:D][:P][/quote]surely a chateau deserves the best[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Absolutely, Rabbie.I'll see if there is some peat-soaked oak that I could fish out from the moat. Once dry, should be nice and heavy and make suitably impressive garden furniture, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 [quote user="idun"]PPP that is beautiful furniture.[/quote]Fit for a chateau.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartwillson Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Hello,Thanks for sharing these lovely pictures. I love teak wood furniture and have never bought any Eucalyptus furniture but I am thinking to but it now after seeing the pictures.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hi...,Nice post.I have no experience to buy furniture from there.But here is the link where you can buy nice stuff in furniture collections in cheaper prices.Must visit there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Bought a set of garden furniture in Eucalyptus about 4 years ago, large oval table and 6 chairs, 2 with arms. cost about 240 euros. Chairs are all fine but the edging around the table has warped. Not a problem if you don't put your glass too near the edge!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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