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28th January 2013, 02:30 AM #1Senior Member
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Help ID'ing this timber?
Hey all, hoping someone can ID this timber. It came from an old tabletop that was in the shed. As you can see, it's not particularly figured, but it does have a nice pinkish colour and a bit of a cloudy figure under the right light. The main reason I want to know is because it's so pleasant to work - it planes like butter, with never any tear/chip out, and I'm a relative novice with a hand plane! A few swipes with a sharp smoother and it's a nice shiny finish ready surface, no sanding required. Attached are some pictures taken in sunlight, and then one of a coat-rack that is finished with danish oil.
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28th January 2013, 09:12 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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I'm NOT an expert but would like to hazard a guess here. Looks(ish) like Syd Blue Gum. I'll now wait for the experts to arrive
-Scott
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28th January 2013, 09:14 AM #3
Could be a lot of things. How heavy is it? Does it have a smell whilst working?
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28th January 2013, 10:02 AM #4
Looks like Tassie Myrtle to me
To glossy for the Chilean stuff.
Does it leave a nice clean sheen after planing?
Cheers
Steve
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28th January 2013, 10:37 AM #5Senior Member
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Hey Steve, yeah to my inexperienced eyes, I'd say it's quite a clean sheen after planing. One of the joys of working with it! It has next to no appreciable smell when working, and I reckon it's reasonably heavy, but not like jarrah - sorry that's probably not very helpful. I'll weigh some in a moment
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28th January 2013, 11:08 AM #6Senior Member
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Okay so, it's about 810 kg/m3. Based on the pictures I'm seeing and the descriptions I'm reading, Tasmanian Myrtle sounds like it could be it!
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Do me for Myrtle.
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