Thread: Mahogany Planks "I Think"

Hi Tony
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Rob

Hi mate are you willing to freight?

This doesn't look like Mahogany to me.
Niether real Mahogany or Oz hardwood of that name.
It may be Western Red Cedar or Oregon,post under the timber section for one of the experts to identify it.
Im not saying anything about the price or quality, it just isn't Mahogany.
H.

It's Red Pine Similar to Western Red Cedar. NF

Thanks to all for Comments Sold most of it To Tahlee


Cheers Antonio,

SOLD, SOLD. Nice Meeting you Rob.

Cheers Antonio.

Hi Tony,
You recall the stamp on the of the wood was CDC .....

It is Red Cedar ... also known as Indian Mahogany ....

I guess the reference to mahogany comes about because ..........

"Toona ciliata is a forest tree in the mahogany family which grows throughout southern Asia from Afghanistan to Papua New Guinea and Australia.^[2][3] It is commonly known as the red cedar (a name shared by other trees), toon or toona (also applied to other members of the genus Toona), Australian redcedar,^[4] Burma cedar, Indian cedar, Moulmein cedar or the Queensland red cedar. It is also known as Indian mahogany




Regards

Rob

PS Carol appreciated the turned pot

Originally Posted by Tahlee

Hi Tony,
You recall the stamp on the of the wood was CDC .....

It is Red Cedar ... also known as Indian Mahogany ....

I guess the reference to mahogany comes about because ..........

"Toona ciliata is a forest tree in the mahogany family which grows throughout southern Asia from Afghanistan to Papua New Guinea and Australia.^[2][3] It is commonly known as the red cedar (a name shared by other trees), toon or toona (also applied to other members of the genus Toona), Australian redcedar,^[4] Burma cedar, Indian cedar, Moulmein cedar or the Queensland red cedar. It is also known as Indian mahogany




Regards

Rob

PS Carol appreciated the turned pot

Thanks For the Info Rob Much appreciated. Glad Carol liked the Lidded Box.

Cheers Antonio.

Its not red cedar by a country mile. Its Oregon aka douglas fir.

Originally Posted by Toymaker Len

Its not red cedar by a country mile. Its Oregon aka douglas fir.

Hi Toymaker

I am still not sure what the timber is ... It has a CNF stamp on the ends ,.... here are some later pics ... It has no smell ... and is smooth as silk to feel.

Some straight grain ... some wicked ..



Regards

RobIMG_3942.jpgIMG_3945.jpgIMG_3947.jpg

Originally Posted by Toymaker Len

Its not red cedar by a country mile. Its Oregon aka douglas fir.

This is Oregon/Douglas Fir. I would bet my left one that the timber in this thread is not Oregon. I would bet them both but I lost the right one in a bet last week.

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Originally Posted by doug3030

This is Oregon/Douglas Fir. I would bet my left one that the timber in this thread is not Oregon. I would bet them both but I lost the right one in a bet last week.

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Hmmm...your lucky you still have one, my wife took mine away!

I have some really old cedar I got many, many years ago from Wally, the owner of Miglas Joinery, and the grain looks pretty identical. I've not normally seen oregon with such tight ring patterns?

cheers, Ian

Originally Posted by aarggh

I have some really old cedar I got many, many years ago from Wally, the owner of Miglas Joinery, and the grain looks pretty identical. I've not normally seen oregon with such tight ring patterns?

Here is a bigger piece of quarter-sawn Oregon I have in the shed.

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Look at the variation of the growth rings. The wide ones are near the centre of the tree. I think I have other examples where the ring pattern is even tighter

Cheers

Doug

The timber that you have for sale is weastern red cedar not aus red cedar as aus red cedar is a darker red