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11th May 2014, 07:30 AM #1New Member
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'spotty' wood
Ok, I'm a bit new to this so this may be a bit of a silly question ... anyhow....
I have resawn an old fence post that was knocking around (my first resawing attempt). The resawn planks have come out quite 'spotty' - pls see picture!
My first thought was that i had resawn the post in the wrong plane. However, I cannot reliably tell if the planks are spotty from the edge because they are now quite thin.... besides I cannot figure out how the planks wouldn't be spotty if sawn from another plane.......
the planks are not spotty throughout their entire length either ..... could it be mould / infection? .... is it just how the wood is? .... is it some weird effect from the paint that was on it?
Can anyone tell me what causes this appearance !%@%^**!
Thanks
Andrew
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11th May 2014, 10:19 AM #2Skwair2rownd
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Andrew you lucky blighter!!!
That is one seriously nice piece of timber!!
The cause of your "spots"is simple - it is a natural feature of the timber and therefore
nothing is amiss.
I can see that as a feature lid for a box> Yummm!!!
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11th May 2014, 11:18 AM #3
Looks like what they call "Black Fleck Jarrah" which is actually the first stage of Jarrah breaking down. The black stains are a fungus developed if the log is left in a moist condition, but once cut and dried is not an issue, just provides a beautiful feature . I scored some here: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f14/day-willy-nelson-184053
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11th May 2014, 12:51 PM #4
Yes. Spotty jarrah. I scored a bit from a friend who makes serious furniture cos he didn't have enough to make anything big. No probs for a wood turner.
Thanks for the further info Dai Sensai.anne-maria.
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11th May 2014, 12:56 PM #5
If I didn't live at the opposite end of this country I would attemp to convince you that you should dispose of that nasty bit of timber that may actually infect the rest of your valuable timber stash. I would off course generously offer to dispose of it using appropriate safe disposal techniques doubble bagging it just to add some authenticity to my concern.
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11th May 2014, 03:13 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Fortunately, I am a little bit closer to you, and can come around whenever you want a take away your problem. Just let me know.
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11th May 2014, 03:46 PM #7
Definitely some nice box making material there!! If you have any more fence posts, you can send them to me and I'll make a box for you!
Regards,
Rob
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11th May 2014, 08:12 PM #8New Member
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Thank you for your replies ... I had no idea what type of wood it was nor why it had spots ..... extremely interesting
I think I am going to turn it into a bed. Don't think I will ever get fence posts this long again and so I have decided to make something long to make use of it! Thanks for the offers to dispose of it though!
Regards
Andrew
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