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  1. 28th August 2012, 08:03 PM #1
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    Default Truffle wood or Burl ?????

    Hello to all yesterday I posted the following . Has any one ever heard about a wood called truffle or troffle wood a friend in Europe asked if it was an Australian timber or if it comes from the Americas Africa USSR ??? .
    And no it’s not the eatable truffle.
    He sent me a few pictures so this may help , the wood was giving to him by another woodworker he had no idea of where it came from or who gave it to him
    Many thanks for the help Guy.
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  3. 28th August 2012, 10:38 PM #2
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    There is a Birch type apparently known as truffle - see here Engineered Hardwood Floor Birch - Truffle 4 7/8" 3/8" Random Length to 48" Click on picture to see close up with similar grain to yours
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    Default truffle wood - burl

    Hi Neil no mate it’s not hardwood floor birch how can they put the word truffle to such a product if it is cut from the timber above the ground or may be manufactured to look like planks of wood ???.

    The pictures of the wood I posted are of a wood that is found under the ground hence the word truffle

    I’m really keen to know what it is now

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    I have been interseted in using timber from the roots of trees for turning. Sometimes in the transition area where roots become trunk you will find that sort of grain.

    I've also noticed that on fallen timber where there hes been persistent dampness you will get soft punky wood, as is evident in your photo.
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