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18th January 2017, 01:25 PM #1Member
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Victorian ash question
Hi
I have starting getting some Victorian Ash from a guy who cuts lengths and denails for me.
The second lot I got from him was less dense (lighter) and slightly different in grain though it has the same kind of red veins in it. It is also more pink but I read that pink is a colour of Victorian Ash.
I have attached a photo.
The one in the background is the less dense one. Could this also be Victorian ash?
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18th January 2017, 01:38 PM #2
Like any other timber species the colour and grain will vary. Some timbers will vary dramatically while others my on have slight variations. If you are about to embark on a large project the wise thing to do is to buy more material than you need so you can blend the pieces through out the job. Timber is not steel/plastic that has very little variation. Timber is "natural" and can be influenced by dozens of factors that will bring about different grains and colours
Just do it!
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18th January 2017, 02:19 PM #4
You also have to remember that "Victorian Ash" isn't a species - it's just a trade name that encompasses a few different eucalypt species:
Blacktown Timber
This article states that just two species make up "Vic Ash", but someone at a local timberyard once told me that it was even more than that? You'll see a wide range of colours and grains, regardless. The one useful characteristic is that "Vic Ash" is nominally quarter-sawn (or close to that), hence relatively stable, and therefore used in just about every piece of furniture at Hardly Normal (stained as required).
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Ive used cubes of the stuff over the past 3 years and colour variation has been huge from pale blond through to dark tan has even varied from one end of a 150mmx25mmx 6m board to the other.
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Vic Ash is either Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain Ash) or E. delegatensis (Alpine Ash/ Woollybutt)
Tas Oak is either of the above also, but might also include E.obliqua. (Messmate Stringybark)
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Thanks everyone for your input. I am getting it now that a particular timber can vary in looks quite a bit but I thought they would all have the same denseness (hardness, weight) eg jarrah. I am assuming it can vary in this case since Victoria Ash is not a species in itself but that it encompasses several species?
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You'll find that Ash cut close to the heart is less dense, it will only be an issue when finishing as its a bit thirstier.
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