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Boatmik
22nd May 2008, 11:19 AM
An American chap from the international PDRacer forum has a sample of wood that is reputed to be OZ.
It was sold to him as "Australian Lacewood". Is this fishtail oak? I don't know my woods well enough.
Thankyou
Michael
Christopha
22nd May 2008, 03:35 PM
Looks like Silky Oak (Grevillea Robusta) to me.
bitingmidge
22nd May 2008, 08:36 PM
Yep, Silky Oak (Grevillea Robusta).
It's often called lacewood in the US.
(He's no slouch that Christopha Bloke)
P
:D
journeyman Mick
22nd May 2008, 11:54 PM
Either southern silky oak (Grevillea robusta) or Northern Silky Oak (Cardwellia Sublimis) My bet is on the northern as I don't think there's that much southern milled commercially and I do know of at least one mill up here cutting from private forestry that exports all of their stuff. That said, there's a south american timber which looks identical and is even imported into Australia as it's more readily available.
Mick