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Thread: Queensland Myrtle
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9th March 2019, 07:31 PM #1
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Queensland Myrtle
Queensland Myrtle , Psydrax oleifolia.
Another of our beautiful timbers that has medullary rays, rather than post these photos in the other thread, I thought it might be better to have its own thread.
This billet is about 150mm diameter, I have cleaned up the saw marks with a block plane, a few marks still remain.
Euge mentioned over in the other thread about some timbers getting their heartwood colours from spalting, I thought this may interest some.
This piece has some spalting, not sure about the darker stuff at the centre. Spalting , insect damage, or both ?
Not the greatest photos, I didn't take my tripod down to the shed, so they are handheld in low light.
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These next few have been wet down, sorry about the blue lint.
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A 20mm pen blank, with some of the stain.
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9th March 2019, 09:42 PM #2
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Great pics Ironwood!! Yes that is an interesting tree /shrub & wood with rays & corduroy like patterns. It occurs in WA too I believe. Haven’t seen it with that black heartwood.. fungally induced I bet. Thanks for posting the wood & pics.
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9th March 2019, 10:14 PM #3
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Awesome, looks like a guilloche watch face
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10th March 2019, 08:12 AM #4
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Very nice. Exquisite pattern.
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Rob
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10th March 2019, 08:19 AM #5
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Originally Posted by elanjacobs
Cheers Guys. One of the few woods that the end grain looks better than the long grain, IMHO. Originally Posted by LGS
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10th March 2019, 08:23 AM #6
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I had a couple of other pieces that didn’t have the black heart, so it seems they don’t all get it. Originally Posted by Euge
I also find those lighter patches on the outer parts to be interesting, I am assuming it’s also caused by spalting.Brad.
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10th March 2019, 07:56 PM #7
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I was given a similar sized piece from a woodturner mate in FNQ but could not remember what he reckoned it was. After an extensive search I narrowed it down to what I thought was
Queensland Myrtle , Psydrax oleifolia. Your photos and ID have given me more confidence in my ID. Thank you.Mobyturns
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11th March 2019, 02:28 PM #8
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Hi Ironwood, Originally Posted by Ironwood
Just enjoying looking at those lovely images of this wood you posted on a larger screen. One comment about the black wood in first image. It seems to be associated with and around some bug holes. My theory is that the bugs introduce some microorganism on their bodies and the tree reacts to that with producing a black wood in this case.
I have seen the same with Ebonies and Threaded Boxwood or Strychnine Tree. Have pics at home but wont post them here as its another species and diverts from main post. I have not seen this "spalting" in this species before even though I have some in my wood pile marked under its old genus name "Canthium".
Yes, lighter patches on exterior are also interesting probably from another fungus which may bleach the wood colour (bread down the lignins maybe?) Maybe they need moisture from near the sapwood / cambium layer?
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