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  1. 22nd April 2013, 03:34 PM #1
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    Default Question - Coachwood - colour changes - time, stains, oils??

    Hey all,

    As always I am seeking some opinions/advice.

    I have two piece of coachwood, both of which are 1/4 cut and without heart or visible sapwood.
    Old, air dried and hopefully stable.

    The colour difference is very noticable, one piece is a salmon colour, whereas theother is more light brown.

    Does anyone know if my lighter piece will darken into a browner colour over time and with exposure to sun (or the other way round), or will I need to plan to color match with stains?
    The planned finish is to french polish.

    I know that it is a 'minor' question, but it is for a big job, and will greatly affect the amount of waste and stock I can get out of the boards if I can combine timber from both pieces in the jobs I have planned.
    (btw, its taken 4 years to get the two pieces of the grain and size I need, so running out and getting different pieces is not really an option, neither is using the different colour as a 'feature'. )

    As always, assistance greatly appreciated.
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  3. 22nd April 2013, 05:07 PM #2
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    Can't help you on the colour business Clinton but I envy the fact that you
    have some beautiful timber to work with!!!

    Hope it has retained that wonderful odor.!!
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  4. 22nd April 2013, 06:15 PM #3
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    Thanks mate, I'm sure it will smell nice when cut, but its got a few years (decades?) of grime on it at the moment.

    It took a long time to get the stuff I wanted, so I hope it changes colour on sun exposure.
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    Clinton not know how the wood was stored it maybe just sun bleaching on the lighter piece.

    Sue had a Coachwood spinning wheel which when sitting near a window one one side became lighter coloured years latter prior selling it a coat of Cedar oil was all it took to darken it up not perfect match all round but darn close.
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    Salmon pink and light brown are the two natural colors in coachwood. Trees growing side by side can produce one or the other. I think you will have to stain to produce uniformity.
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    Thanks wheelin' and rusty.

    I was hoping to avoid colour matching, as I find it too easy to end up chasing my tail. Oh well.
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    Greg Ward had piles of coachwood (not a medical condition) some time ago, I dont know if he has any left
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    Default coachwood inch boards

    Still plenty of inch boards to widths 150-200 wide and 3 metres long.
    Pete took the rest of the 40mm boards. 20 years dry and brown, no salmon here that I have noted
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