Re: Real \"pole\" barn
On the eucalyptus: Right - don't mill it. It is very dense and heavy stuff. Very hard to ignite even wood thats dried for 2 seasons. Once it DOES ignite, it burns hotter than nearly any other wood, and leaves very very little ash.
I'd pay good money for a load of the stuff delivered to Oregon.
Maple is very light in comparison.
If I lived in Cali, I'd grow Eucalyptus just for firewood sake. I would expect poles made out of the stuff to be insanely strong. Black locust has a specific gravity of .79 vs. .98 of Eucalyptus. This means Eucalyptus just barely floats in water. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Denser than dense oaks.