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20th May 2020, 12:06 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Any idea what this is? (thin pieces unfortunately)
I picked up these sticks from an off-cut bin at a timber supplier. They were very dirty and rough-sawn. I planed them back to use as a pair of winding sticks. I found they planed very nicely and were a nice solid wood and would be keen to chase down bigger pieces.
The light not great but the colour I would best describe as a fairly strong hot chocolate made with Cadbury's drinking chocolate - I can't explain why that seems to be a good description but it feels that way!
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20th May 2020, 04:59 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Looks like some Merbau I have.
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21st May 2020, 02:31 PM #3
..or jarrah.
If you can see yellow flecks in the end grain it will be merbau, but I can't see any in photos.
TM
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21st May 2020, 06:59 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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I’ll go with old jarrah, well aged.
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21st May 2020, 07:54 PM #5
They look like ironbark to me; do they feel overly heavy for their size? And have brittle, unbending splinters that need to be carved out of your flesh when you accidentally grab a piece with pronounced spelching?
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22nd May 2020, 08:35 AM #6
-Would lean me towards Merbau rather than Ironbark. The diffuse-porous end-grain is also more Merbau-like.
Intsia is a bit variable, I've had some lots that were very nice to work with, but some can be very hard & have those calcareous inclusions that take the edge off your tools quick-smart.
Cheers,IW
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22nd May 2020, 04:00 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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No actually quite smooth and light. Nice weight for winding sticks.
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22nd May 2020, 07:45 PM #8
Merbau S.G. 0.68 (oven-dry, so would be a bit more at 10% MC). Not "light" but noticeably less dense than Ironbark...
Cheers,IW
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Qld. Walnut?
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