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  1. 28th August 2006, 10:31 PM #1
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    Default Help to ID old Railway sleeper timber

    Valued and esteemed experts...

    Bought an old railway sleeper for the express purpose of picture frames and the sleeper supply guys were a little vague on just what sought of timber it would be/was. now that i have made the first frame and managed to slice the rest up with a stack still to go into the thicknesser i thought i might ask for an ID.

    I know its as hard as, and seems very heavy but it's been quite fun to work with though.

    Sorry about the inline pics, but i was exceeding the 100k upload limit and it's just as easy to link from my web server.

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    1. Thin bits have been though the thicknesser, the wider piece is rough sawn with the chainsaw, with the finished frame on the right.


    2. Just the frame finished, been coated with automotive clear coat, as i have quite a bit of it laying around.

    3. is the final picture complete for this frame for anyone interested.

    Cheers and thanks in advance.
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  3. 28th August 2006, 11:48 PM #2
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    don't know about Canberra, but i think most railway sleepers in Vic were Redgum?
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    Ironbark.
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  6. 29th August 2006, 10:27 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fossil
    Ironbark.
    Ah, that fits with a couple of the names they thought the sleepers might be,

    Thanks to Fossil

    No wonder it's so dmn hard to work with.... but nice when it's done.

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  7. 29th August 2006, 10:31 AM #6
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    Looks like some of the ironbark I have at home, fun on a lathe bits fly everywhere.
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    Definetly Ironbark. Use to help cut them for mate up around rockhampton, QLD. Extreme hard on saws and burns all night long.
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    Looks like Ironbark to me, depending on age could have been treated
    with allsorts of nasty chemicals (dieldren etc)

    cheers Mick
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    Phil

    Could well be Ironbark, but not all Ironbarks are the same colour. Ironbark, however "checks" in squares. Look at the end grain and if the checking is not square or rectangular, it's not Ironbark. If the checking is rectangular (as opposed to star shaped for example) it could be Ironbark, but may still be something else.

    Is that clear? If it is could you explain it to me please, because on re-reading it it sounds a bit half-arsed.

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    Victorian Railways used redgum
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    SA Jarrah too I think
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    I think its Ironbark not Redgum.
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