What timber is this

[Grindlestone]

I got this from a boatbuilder's/engineer's deceased estate cleanup. It had aged very dark brown/black but has cleaned up like this:

It's medium heavy, and has only a faint radiata like odour. Looks and feels a bit like what they call Tasmanian Oak at Bunnings but is clearly different. The piece I have has been quarter sawn so I suppose was intended for furniture/boatbuilding? A bit of planing and sanding has left quite a glossy surface.

Any suggestions would be warmly appreciated.

[ubeaut]

Looks like a bit of common old kiln dried hardwood KDH (covers a multitude of hardwooods incl Tas Oak)

[Grindlestone]

Thanks for that.

[glenn k]

Probably Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain Ask) sold as Vic Ash if cut in Victoria or Tassi Oak like most Eucs sold in Tassi. Or there is a mill in Gippsland that would call it Gipsland Oak if they cut it. Alpine ash and a few others do look similar personally I need a sample to compare.

[Grindlestone]

I'm making some art deco style bookends from it. It's very nice to plane and saw and smells very nice too. Finished pieces actually ring a little if you bump them together. I guess after twenty years in the shed it's well seasoned!