Thread: Amari Oak / Pink Silky Oak?

QW,
I've never heard of it but it might be a local name. Up here we get Northern Silky Oak, Briar Oak, Fishtail Oak, Pink Oak, Brown Oak, White Oak, Red Oak etc etc. Besides the NSO which is Cardwellia Sublimis all the other names are used almost interchangeably for less species than there are common names :confused:

Mick

Thanks, Mick.

I guess I'll just say, when asked, that it's Amari Oak until one day some more knowledgeable person will correct me and then I'll know what the timber really is!

Qw.

Qw, my very limited Italian translates amari as "bitter". Wonder if it has anything to do with the European bitter oak. Probably not....

John

Originally Posted by jshaw

my very limited Italian translates amari as "bitter". Wonder if it has anything to do with the European bitter oak. Probably not....

So, if I had some late-harvest grapes, too sweet, and wanted to make chablis, then I could age them in Amari Oak, perhaps.

Anyway ... thks for your idea

Qw

never heard of it but i do know there are about 25 species that may be called silkyoak.
The northern stuff is usually more colored and darker etc..

Woodie, I used to get mine off a guy named stumpy solley but sadly he's passed on but he sold it to me as pink silky and/or rose silky, thats the problem with using common names. Can't work the digital camera yet so can't post a pic.

Originally Posted by Richard Casey

Woodie, I used to get mine off a guy named stumpy solley but sadly he's passed on but he sold it to me as pink silky and/or rose silky, thats the problem with using common names.

Thanks, Richard.

I was looking at the Lazarides timber list last night and they have listed Red Tulip Oak which also goes by names: blush tulip oak, booyong, crowsfoot elm, blackjack, brown tulip oak, highroot, stavewood, booyong, brown crowsfoot elm, brown oak, hickory, red tulip oak, red crowsfoot, red crowsfoot elm .. BUT NOT AMARI OAK .. according to the site - http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/hardwoodsqld/8287.html .

Anyone heard of these names? This timber is also a NQ timber and fits the description of the timber I have: Heartwood pink-brown, grain is usually straight and open, sometimes interlocked or wavy and irregular producing some beautifully figured wood. Attractive figure on tangential face and large ray fleck on radial face. I'll see if I can post a pic.

Qw