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    Default 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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    Looks like some Merbau I have.

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    ..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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    I’ll go with old jarrah, well aged.

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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Cgcc View Post
    ....... they planed very nicely ......
    -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.

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    No actually quite smooth and light. Nice weight for winding sticks.

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    Merbau S.G. 0.68 (oven-dry, so would be a bit more at 10% MC). Not "light" but noticeably less dense than Ironbark...

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    Qld. Walnut?

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