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  1. 7th December 2017, 02:13 AM #1
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    Default Timber ID - Help please

    There is a reason the lord gave seagulls wings and that was to beat the rest of us to the tip..... But, before the tip truck came I managed to lift from the roadside a few logs from a recently felled tree. Problem is I have no idea what sort of tree it was. The inside has some nice grain with a blue/green swirl (seems to dissipate/disappear near the dried cut ends). yes the wood seems to be quite green so I have sliced almost 20mm thick and stacked away for a rainy day next year.......... Any help would be appreciated.
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    A wattle of some sort perhaps. Good to see wood scavenging is still active.
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    Looks like Acacia to me.
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    From the wood colour I's say acacia, but not sure about the bark. In any case it looks good. I'd suggest sealing it all over, not just the ends, and leaving it to dry out slowly & stabilise for a few years.
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    Nice Grain colours,good pick up however sealing the ends now would be a good idea as has been suggested to slow moisture loss & let the wood cure slowly.
    You could slice it & put layers in stick but it would still need sealing.
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    A wattle of some sort perhaps. Good to see wood scavenging is still active.
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    I would have grabbed loads more but don't have much room to store it all.
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    I have actually sliced both logs into 20mm slices, and have stacked them, and I will try and seal the ends for protection. if it works and I can get enough to make a nice box then i'll be a happy camper, if not no love lost but more importantly no $ lost. Its also a shame really as it wont be ready for when 'd like, April.
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    The coloration is almost certainly from fungal attack, either the fungus that killed the tree or else a fungus that got in after it dried. Some such colouration - spalting - remains when the wood is dry and gives interesting figure. Some spalting goes soft and will need hardening with an epoxy hardener/fungus killeer to keep the wood stable (nasty smelling stuff, use only with lots of ventilation).

    Identifying trees completely often requires either a wood technologist ($$$) or seeing the leaves, flowers, fruit etc. - except with really distinctive and well-known and recognised timbers.

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  10. 8th December 2017, 11:39 AM #9
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    -It looks like the "Black Wattle" I have growing on my place. If it is, it dries very Brittle and will blunt a Chainsaw. It is full of Silica. I have seen sparks fly. Furious burning Firewood. Hope I am wrong. Jeff
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    Could be Norfolk Island Hybiscus. You need to take a very close look at the grain for a very fine nearly invisible medullary ray.
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