Thread: Lace Banksia

It looks lovely Jason! I have been following your finds on Instagram, loads of great timbers you are getting at the moment. How’s the weather down there tonight? Are you far from the fires? There are a lot of areas burning at the moment, scary stuff for all involved.
It’s pretty crispy here in SA at the moment after the last couple of weeks of hot weather, possible lightning strikes the next couple of days too.
Stay safe!
Planning on getting down to Tassie next year, may have to put a few pennies aside for a visit to your timber stash!
Cheers
Cal

Nice one Jason, our Banksia has the same grain,I find the lace grain is more prominent in the forks, the trees I`ve milled have already been dead for a few years but they still crack up,our big Banksias are up to 15 mt and nearly 1mt diam I`ve tried something different with a few small pieces wrapping them up in gladwrap with a few small breather holes , slows the drying process down with less cracks, maybe worth a try.

Out hunting trees today I came across 2 large (approx 600mm diameter)dead banksias both fully covered in this swirly figure which from what I can tell means "lace grain"... am I on the right track dusteater? Now to find some similar that aren't too far gone. [emoji106]

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Definitely there will be Lace underneath, but how deep it goes is the money question, it might only be in the sap wood, which is thicker than the Sheoak. I find with the Sheoak as well that the Lace will rarely go past a depth of 100 mm and most of it is barely half that, and being on the surface it`s where most of the cracking and faults occur so not only is it rare to find but it is rarer to get fault free pieces. I`m still searching for that piece for you Jason.

A much underused timber but well worth the effort. Best quartersawn for movement when drying and for showing medial rays. Also a bit porous so can drink like an alcoholic!
Cheers Wayne

Jason here's a few pics of Banksia Integrifolia stump wood to enjoy!
Great colours with a hint of lace...MM