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2nd April 2018, 02:42 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Timber identification help needed
Hi guys, this is my first post so bear with me. I've been given this board of timber by a friend who brought it over from South Africa but since I'm still new to this I have no idea what this is. I guess it could be teak but am not sure. 1st photo untreated, 2nd of the end grain and 3rd with some shellac on it. It very heavy and hard as nails, the grain is very splintery.
Any experienced hand out there that can help me out to identify this timber?
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2nd April 2018, 04:25 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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I can't tell you what it is, but it's not teak. Teak is not too hard or heavy. That end grain looks pretty distinctive so someone here more knowledgeable than me should be able to assist you. Good luck.
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3rd April 2018, 05:58 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks Aldav, I think I solved it, Jarrah perhaps? Jarrah | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood)
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I would expect it to most likely be a timber native to Southern Africa and although it shows some characteristics in common with eucalypts I'd be pretty doubtful about it being Jarrah. Eucalypts are notoriously difficult to identify without samples of bark, leaves etc. Sorry, not much help I know.
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Believe it or not, but that end grain looks like some merbau/kwila that I have.
Agreed with Aldav, it's not teak.
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3rd April 2018, 09:48 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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You sure he didn't say South America? That stuff looks remarkably similar to Cumaru/Brazilian teak/Brown Ebony or Jatoba/Brazilian Cherry. Both are fairly common in the hardwood flooring industry.. Very hard, very dense.
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4th April 2018, 05:49 AM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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Does Kwila not usually have those little yellow specs in the face grain?
I've read online that Jarrah even though native to Australia has/is been grown in plantations in South Africa as well and is commonly used in the railway industry for railway sleepers.
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4th April 2018, 03:55 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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This is an interesting topic for me so excuse me for persisting, have any of you heard of or tried the splinter burn test as a method for identifying timber?
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-...er-trees/kwila
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-...r-trees/jarrah
D.A.F. claims that Kwila burns to white ash where as Jarrah burns to charcoal without any Ash.
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Agree with you Cava, it looks like merbau / kwila .
So a shaving from wood would allow some of the yellow pigment (as seen in in pores) to be extracted eg with Meth Spirits. The yellowish extract should glow under UV or fluoresce in sunlight. There are other tests for merbau. The extract from rain washing it out will stain concrete
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