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Thread: timber swap S E Melbourne
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30th May 2007, 01:53 AM #1
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timber swap S E Melbourne
As yet I don't know what sort of timber this is except that I'm pretty sure it is an Aussie hardwood of some sort. It has beautiful grain and colour and is very dry and seasoned. It is in railway sleeper size 100mm X 200mm X 2400mm long. I would like to swap some it for equal volume of camphor laurel, obviously not weight for weight coz this stuff weighs heaps. It is also very very hard. South Eastern area of Melbourne would be preferable.
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12th June 2007, 11:17 PM #2
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Nice timber! Looks a bit like blackwood to me but I'm not too sure. Nice wavy grain - possibly from low part of an old butressed tree. If it is from an old blackwood it could be quite valuable. Was it from a local tree?
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1st September 2007, 07:55 PM #3
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Heavy Hard wood
I think you have some red gum there. I have no experience turning it, but it planes and polishes beautifully, hard on tools though. It tends to be very strong, but brittle. I have been collecting some, as the grain and figue can be spectacular. Worth perserving with.
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RandellLast edited by randellu; 1st September 2007 at 07:55 PM. Reason: spelling
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10th September 2007, 10:18 AM #4
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I don't know if it's red gum (doesn't look red enough to me, either in the polished pics or the sawn end pic)... it may however be, if they are actually railway sleepers, which were commonly cut from redgum.
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17th September 2007, 10:00 PM #5
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It looks like a bit of very old dry redgum thats been down for some time .If so it will certainly be as hard as hell on turning It appears too red to be blackwood once turned. Colour could also be old dry Jarrah. anyway no warrantees without seeing in the wood Wally
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13th October 2007, 11:01 AM #6
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Blackwood is not very hard and is easy to cut. I'd say redgum too.
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13th October 2007, 12:22 PM #7
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Have to say something here as it's definitely not Redgum or Blackwood.
My guesses would be something like Brushbox, Greybox or maybe even SugargumCheers
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14th October 2007, 07:25 AM #8
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One more small thing he wants to swap it not find out what it is
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