Thread: Blackwood bowls

It looks almost white and plain.

Will wait for this to dry and a finish to be applied.

Can you advise of actual botanical name, just it does not look like our Aussie Acacia Blackwoods we have, nor the African versions.

Hi dai, there are some planted around here as Blackwoods, the ones I've found are wild ones, will try to get some pictures.
I've also planted some Melanoxins, which have a different bark to these ones.
The swarf smells like stink-bombs.

Originally Posted by Lance Reid

Hi dai, there are some planted around here as Blackwoods, the ones I've found are wild ones, will try to get some pictures.
I've also planted some Melanoxins, which have a different bark to these ones.
The swarf smells like stink-bombs.

Dai:

To the best of my knowledge the trees that smell of rotten eggs are Black Wattle (acacia mearnsii) whereas Tasmanian Blackwood goes by (acacia melanoxylon).

In the bowls pictured - I'd expect melanoxylon to show a darker, richer brown for the heart ... but that may have lots of reasons for looking like it does; light, exposure, or even the
drying process. The stuff I've worked with was always bone dry.

When first cut, the dark grain was really dark but lightened up as it dried.
Some snaps of the trees, dead leaves, bark and a living tree.
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That looks completely like the Melanoxylon I had in my woodlot on the farm (no longer my farm .... )

Originally Posted by Lance Reid

When first cut, the dark grain was really dark but lightened up as it dried.
Some snaps of the trees, dead leaves, bark and a living tree.

Must be just the local conditions. Probably go darker with finish