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27th November 2020, 07:48 PM #1Senior Member
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Koa on Steroids!
Yep,I love Fiddleback,and I love the Acacias that grow in Oz...their form,flowers and of course the stunning timber that many of them produce!Here's a pic of some Nth Qld Brown Salwood that has the most delightful Fiddleback,rivaling it's cousin 'Hawaiian' Koa in colour and chatoyance...a truly lovely wood...Mr Fiddleback
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27th November 2020, 09:10 PM #2
No arguments here, on a par or better than Koa imo.
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27th November 2020, 09:28 PM #3
Beautiful. We have the best timbers in the world right here. Some may lack in workability, but will make up for it in beauty.
I have turned some Koa, there’s no doubting it’s a quality timber, but so are many of ours.Brad.
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27th November 2020, 09:47 PM #4Senior Member
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Couple more examples...Mr Fiddleback:
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27th November 2020, 10:05 PM #5Senior Member
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27th November 2020, 10:17 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Absolutely stunning.
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27th November 2020, 10:41 PM #7Senior Member
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I believe this species to be Celsa as identified by seed pods that were around base of tree but could be a hybrid cross too! The pieces displayed were sourced from a butt log which had a D.B.H.of around 1000mm and was dead standing for a number of years,hence the tannins have beautifully added colour to the already figured heartwood...Mr Fiddleback
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28th November 2020, 08:06 AM #9Senior Member
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28th November 2020, 09:22 AM #10GOLD MEMBER
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Ok. The next question is, where can I buy some?
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28th November 2020, 11:38 AM #11Senior Member
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Couple of pics of dimensional blanks showing intensity of the Fiddleback ...Mr Fiddleback
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1st December 2020, 09:46 PM #13Senior Member
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Some interesting colours in this piece particularly the darker hues...Mr Fiddleback
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1st December 2020, 10:18 PM #14Senior Member
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Fiddleback to the max...The 'Butt log' revealed many magic pieces ...Mr Fiddleback
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Gave a piece or two a lick of sandpaper to bring out the grain and colour curiousity got the better of me ...glad it did! When I get a functioning shed into the future I will do something with this stuff ...Mr Fiddleback
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