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Thread: A little help if possible please
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29th September 2012, 10:21 AM #1
A little help if possible please
I have been making some "fat" pens for a group of
people with arthritis. This is my 8th but am stuck
on this one.
Somehow I have been given some blanks with PBL
scribbled on them. These initials do not mean anything
to me and Mr Google was of no assistance.
All other woods are named but need to know this one.
Can anyone assist please.
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29th September 2012, 10:45 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Looks like Silky Oak to me. No idea how that relates to PBL though
The other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".
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29th September 2012, 02:53 PM #3Intermediate Member
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Looks like Hairy Oak aka Stringy Bark Sheoak. Could be another variety of Sheoak, several have that type of grain pattern.
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29th September 2012, 03:51 PM #4Senior Member
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looks like some snottygobble I had once. That would make the P for persoonia.
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29th September 2012, 04:52 PM #5
Snottygobble eh haha "excuse me has any seen my snottygobble pen?" where do these names come from?
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29th September 2012, 04:57 PM #6
Good god I just googled it and there is a "snottygobble"
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29th September 2012, 06:51 PM #7Skwair2rownd
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Despite the horrible sounding name Snottygobble fruit is good to eat - if my memory serves me correctly.
Not like any Persoona I have seen, nor Silky Oak. Looks more like one of the Casuarinas or Allocasuarinas, which are commonly referred to as
She Oak, River Oak, |Forest Oak, Hairy Oak etc..
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29th September 2012, 07:23 PM #8
Allan,
It's Silky Oak as previously mentioned.......same as this Slimline I made some time ago - sorry about the backdrop........... put it on the chair to take piccie on
Regards.....Lee
Slimline in Silky Oak.jpg
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29th September 2012, 09:26 PM #9
Peter: "Looks like Silky Oak".
You could be right Peter, it looks similar to other blanks
I have of Silky Oak but not quite the usual grain. Thanks.
Switch62: Hairy Oak aka Stringybark Sheoak or another variety of Sheoak.
Thanks to you also. It is nothing like the Hairy Oak I have
on hand but you could be right about being a Sheoak.
Stuffy: Snottygobble:
I do have just one "Snottygobble" pen blank on hand which I received
from a friend in W.A. It was from a Snottygobble tree which is different
from the "Snottygobble" parasitic vine found here in Victoria. Will check
my pen blank supply and check it out. Thanks for your thoughts.
Artme: Sheoak, River Oak, Forest Oak, Hairy Oak.
Many thanks Arthur. Confident it is not Hairy Oak but will have a
look at the others.
Barkers Egg: Silky Oak.
Thanks for responding Lee, as mentioned above, it is similar
but not quite the usual grain I have experienced with Silky Oak.
Many thanks for taking the time to respond and offer your suggestions.
AllanLife is short ... smile while you still have teeth.
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30th September 2012, 12:52 PM #10
Alan it is possible that it might be prickly ash see the blanks here Prickly Ash Pen Turning Blanks - 10 Pack | eBay
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30th September 2012, 01:58 PM #11
I'd say definitely not Silky Oak nor Hairy Oak. My guess would be a casuarina, but there are many, and PBL doesn't ring any bells
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30th September 2012, 06:59 PM #12
Thanks Sam and Neil for trying.
Unfortunately not the same type of grain as the
Prickly Ash Sam.
This afternoon I took two more pens to the customer
but not the pen in question. I will keep it until I find
an answer.
They are members of the Australian Native Plant Society
and like to have the names correct. They now have eight
"fat pens" and today ordered two regular Slimlines.
Have to try and keep them happy.
Cheers,
AlanLife is short ... smile while you still have teeth.
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30th September 2012, 08:25 PM #13
You might have got the blanks from someone with a good sense of humour and they put PBL on them just to get us all stressing lol well done to the person who may have thought of that lol
Cheers Ian
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30th September 2012, 09:15 PM #14
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30th September 2012, 09:48 PM #15GOLD MEMBER
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The L may be Lacewood, which seems to be a pretty generic term fior this type of grain. No idea what the PB would be though
The other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".