identifying salvaged timber - HELP

**puncypanda** · 5th June 2009, 07:13 PM

hi
i just grabbed quite a bit of thick timber from a pile on someones nature strip nearby. i have no idea what wood it is and would really appreciate it if someone could help. the owner of the house from where the timber came could not tell me what kind of wood it was, just that it was dead for awhile before they cut it down this morning. i am not really very experienced with wood and am quite a newbie. it may just be some common pine or something but im not sure.
here are some pics of it -
(if the links dont work for one reason or another please gimme a buzz, im still learning the ropes)

basically, if the photos arent that great quality then ill give a little description. these are logs, some with a diameter of almost 2 feet. they have a kind of dark pinky tinge to the heartwood with quite a pale sapwood. this may sound strange but the wood kinda smells like overcooked bacon, but then again thats probably my stuffed up nose and a hungry tummy speaking

i was pretty happy with this haul and will go and seal the end grain now.
thanks for your time.

jim

**DJ’s Timber** · 5th June 2009, 08:11 PM

Silky Oak

**pjt** · 7th June 2009, 12:12 AM

DJ, Is there enuff ray fleck to be SO?

**Claw Hama** · 7th June 2009, 12:21 AM

Looks like Silky Oak to me or something very similar (River/Swamp Oak). PP did you see what the leaves or needles look like?

**DJ’s Timber** · 7th June 2009, 12:24 AM

Quite often wet SO will not have much to show in the way of ray fleck has you call it.

All the pics point to SO to me, the colour, grain, and bark.

I'm 99% certain that it's SO

**Woodywinston** · 7th June 2009, 02:48 AM

Certainly looks like Grevillea robusta, commonly called silky oak. There are many species of rainforest timbers sold as silky oak. Only if you could post a smell of it on the forum would be enough for me as it is quite plentiful up here in NQ.

**Fossil** · 7th June 2009, 12:38 PM

Quite often wet SO will not have much to show in the way of ray fleck has you call it.

All the pics point to SO to me, the colour, grain, and bark.

I'm 99% certain that it's SO

I agree.

**orraloon** · 7th June 2009, 02:07 PM

It is a bit pink for silkey oak. My guess is she oak. Both are a b#&&er to dry without splitting so get the pith out now.

**Buzzard** · 7th June 2009, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by orraloon

It is a bit pink for silkey oak. My guess is she oak. Both are a b#&&er to dry without splitting so get the pith out now.

Commonly known as "pulling the pith"!

Can I throw my two bob's worth in and say I reckon it's silky oak but I can see orraloon's reasoning. Still think it's SO though.

Buzz

**glenn k** · 7th June 2009, 07:03 PM

The bark looks like Grevillea robusta aswell as the wood.

**puncypanda** · 9th June 2009, 10:34 AM

thanks guys,
sounds great, i think i will treat it as silky oak. i did buy a small silky oak log a few months back to make natural edged bowls and it has a similar flecked look in the sapwood.
just another quick question, has anyone ever tried turning silky oak green, into a bowl, and then seasoning it in the microwave so it dries out and warps into a nice irregular shape?
thanks again

**jimbur** · 9th June 2009, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by puncypanda

thanks guys,
just another quick question, has anyone ever tried turning silky oak green, into a bowl, and then seasoning it in the microwave so it dries out and warps into a nice irregular shape?
thanks again

No wonder you keep smelling overcooked bacon

Jim

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