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Thread: rainforest timber ID please
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13th September 2009, 08:29 PM #1Senior Member
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rainforest timber ID please
I went for a scenic 4WD trip today in rainforest near Coffs Harbour, and came across a tree that had blown down across the track. Someone had chainsawed a 3m section out to get through, and I picked up a chunk out of interest. Got home and put it through the bandsaw to reveal a very nice ray pattern like the oaks. The tree itself was 50cm diameter, smooth-barked and very cylindrical. Anyone know what this is?
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13th September 2009, 09:47 PM #2Skwair2rownd
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Can't help with identification but it sure is gorgeous timber. Great score!!
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13th September 2009, 10:03 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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With just the timber to go on, we could only say it is one of the Proteaceae family.
From the locality and the description of smooth bark two possible candidates are Alloxylon pinnatum (Dorrigo Waratah) and Orites excelsus (Mountain Silky Oak).
Can you get any leaves or flowers or fruit?
More importantly, with figure like that, can you get the rest of the log?Brian
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13th September 2009, 10:07 PM #4" making wood good"
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silky oak
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13th September 2009, 11:03 PM #5
Not wanting to hijack TT's thread but... How did u go with the electric motor driving a bar and chain? Any progress?
Peter
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13th September 2009, 11:18 PM #6Senior Member
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Thanks for that, after seeing the timber I will indeed go back out and salvage some more - the butt log section is still there, 3m x 450mm, and another 2.5m log about 350mm. There is some missing, and a lot of sawdust so I think I am not the first to realise it is something nice. While I'm there I will get some leaves or fruit to post, and a photo of the bark. I'm guessing it blew down in the storms we had several months ago, so the leaves may be a little dried. Out of interest i took that photo straight after cutting the block of wood, but some hours later it has turned to brown, and no hint of red or pink left (disappointing).
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13th September 2009, 11:24 PM #7Senior Member
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Hi Peter, the state of progress is this - I am making a portable version first, so bought a 1.5kW motor, and when I found that my 3kVa genset won't start it (well it will when really warm), I bought a soft starter for single phase. This has 7 electrical tabs and even my electrician is too scared to wire it to the motor. I have been too busy lately to find a better leccy, but rest assured I have not given up on it!
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13th September 2009, 11:43 PM #8
OK all good
Peter
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15th September 2009, 08:37 PM #9Senior Member
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Wizened you were correct, check leaves, bark and seed pods below to identify mountain silky oak. The only thing which doesn't fit perfectly is that I found it at about 150m, while the book says it is a higher altitude species. I now own a 500kg log from the down tree (and staked tyre, bent mudguard etc). Cheers
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15th September 2009, 09:10 PM #10
I was thinking prickly ash (Orites Excelsa) then realised they are the same thing.
cheers
Steve
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15th September 2009, 09:48 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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