Thread: Mystery Wood

Looks surprising like a Jarrah board I purchased from a WA vendor at the Maleny WS.

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

Looks surprising like a Jarrah board I purchased from a WA vendor at the Maleny WS.

It could well be Jarrah MT
Fairly heavy too
Found them stashed in old shed on the Atherton Tablelands
Been there for donkey years given its patina
Intense figure I must say

Log Dog

I've seen turpentine that looks somewhat like that as well.

Snakewood? Drillit.

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

I've seen turpentine that looks somewhat like that as well.

Turpentine a possibility as it is quite durable wood.
Seems to slice up easily enough although the table saw blade is newish

Log Dog

Turpentine (Syncarpia) would be a possibility but the grain looks a bit coarse to me. The turpentine I'm used to has a very tight grain structure but it's hard to get true scale from a picture. If it is anything like the turpentine that grows on the old farm (between Herberton & Ravenshoe), a few swipes with a plane would tell you - an ordinary Stanley iron will give up almost immediately!

I've got a cutting board I made out of some turpentine the old pot sawed out of a mature old tree. Twenty-plus years of regular use & it hardly shows a mark on the cutting surfaces!

Cheers,

Ladies and Gentlemen
Looks exactly like the Curly Jarrah I have in my workshop. Mine came from a gentleman called Derek Doak, The Fine Timber Company in Naval Base and Donnybrook

Willy
Jarrahland

Originally Posted by Willy Nelson

Ladies and Gentlemen
Looks exactly like the Curly Jarrah I have in my workshop. Mine came from a gentleman called Derek Doak, The Fine Timber Company in Naval Base and Donnybrook

Willy
Jarrahland

Thank you for your thoughts Willy
I will go with Jarrah then...

Log Dog

Would you have an enlarged view of the endgrain, possibly sanded to high grit? That's the key to identification...

Originally Posted by chatometry

Would you have an enlarged view of the endgrain, possibly sanded to high grit? That's the key to identification...

Can do that...will post pic today sometime.

Log Dog

Looks like bubinga to me

Hope this pic helps Paolo...

Log Dog

bubinga.jpg
jarrah.jpg

The first is Bubinga, the second is Jarrah
I took these from HobbitHouse Wood ID site

(a very good website)

If the piece you show is a pen blank I would go with Jarrah. A high-grit and high-enlargement picture would allow better statements.

Originally Posted by chatometry

bubinga.jpg
jarrah.jpg

The first is Bubinga, the second is Jarrah
I took these from HobbitHouse Wood ID site

(a very good website)

If the piece you show is a pen blank I would go with Jarrah. A high-grit and high-enlargement picture would allow better statements.

Thank you Paolo
I'll sand the end grain and send another pic through today
Yes the piece is a pen blank...25mm x 25mm x 150mm
Cheers for such an investigative reply

Log Dog