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  1. 29th September 2014, 03:00 PM #1
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    Default Tricky timber ID please

    Hello, I got this board off an old friend who in the past did a lot of work with Northern silky oak.

    He doesn't know what the timber is, but it is much harder and a lot heavier than silky oak. He says it is murder on the sharp edges of tools, and swears it is not silky oak, despite the similarities.

    When I was dressing it on the jointer today, I ended up with a terrible taste in my mouth for a few hours afterwards - silly bugger didn't wear his dust mask, in too much of a hurry as usual

    Can anyone please advise what timber it might be?

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    Edge view, very much like Silky Oak


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  3. 29th September 2014, 03:52 PM #2
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    Possibly beefwood, looks like northern silky but darker and harder
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  4. 29th September 2014, 06:06 PM #3
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    +1 Beefwood. Bugger of a stuff to work. Hard on tools, heavy, dusty.

    There are beefwood seats in Parliament house in Canberra. Lovely to see once it's finished.

    I prefer some one else to do the work and finishing!!!
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    +2 Beefwood
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  6. 30th September 2014, 09:59 AM #5
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    Thanks for this helpful info, everyone, much appreciated. I think I will be setting this board to one side for a long, long while Especially after reading TTIT's web site here

    I have worked with kwila for a weather board mounting three brass plated weather gauges ( thermometer, barometer and hydrometer) , which also oozes resin, not unlike this beefwood I suppose. I ended up washing with metho and then a few coats of danish oil. Came up well, but after 4 years it is covered in small black spots up to 5mm diameter where the resin has come through, spoiling the appearance of it.
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  7. 30th September 2014, 12:27 PM #6
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    OOps!! I forgot to mention the resin!!!

    I have a bowl here I turned years ago and it still oozes resin!
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