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  1. 25th August 2020, 10:53 PM #1
    stevecassidy
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    I've just been given four hefty pieces of what might be oak recovered from a church property in Glebe shown in the photos below. Can anyone confirm my identification or correct me?

    Dimensions are around 35mm x 220mm and around 1900mm in length.

    I have a plan developing that would require me to resaw and joint these to form wider pieces for a TV cabinet about 1500mm long. However, that would give me around 17mm or a bit less once cleaned up. This might be a bit thin - comment is welcome.

    If it does turn out to be a reasonable plan, is there somewhere that would resaw and joint the boards for me since I lack that kind of equipment. (I'm in Sydney, near Parramatta).

    Thanks in Advance,

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  3. 25th August 2020, 11:21 PM #2
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    Looks like "generic Eucalyptus" to me; Vic Ash/Tas Oak or maybe Messmate.

    Resawing will leave you at 15mm cleaned up if you're lucky; waaaay too thin for a TV cabinet, you'd be better off joining them up for the top as they are and making the rest of the cabinet out of something else.
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  5. 26th August 2020, 09:24 AM #4
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    Thanks for the reality check! A single thicker top does make more sense and would be a lot easier to achieve. I might try that and see how it looks.

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    Agree with Elan and Bob.

    Don't think that there is enough colour for messmate; more likely mountain ash or perhaps alpine ash - the theoretical components of "Victorian ash".
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    So this has turned out to be some very nice Mountain Ash which I've now cleaned up to make the desktop in the photo below. One day I might make a suitable set of legs for it but for now these Ikea legs do the job.

    With the remainder I've resawn to give me 11mm thick pieces which will become a small toolbox. Very nice timber.

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    oooo.

    I saw that middle piece... that would be a nice box
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