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23rd August 2014, 07:56 PM #1Intermediate Member
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Pink Maple??
Last year I purchased some small slabs from an elderly woodturner who was downsizing. All were named, but on two I have since found that the names don't add up.
Through a lot of combing wood ID books I have, the internet, etc I did manage to sort out one confusing name – but with this one I need your help. I am keen to establish the common and botanical name to add this as a sample to the wood species collection I have.
It was labelled 'Pink Maple' – but I can't find a proper match.
So here are the clues with the photos underneath.
1. This fellow had mostly small slabs for turning platters – perhaps the wood would be OK next to food? (or maybe he only made the platters for decoration?)
2. I purchased from him in Adelaide, but the slabs were from all over – Jarrah, Sheoak, Caribbean pine (from Qld), Black Walnut, etc.
3. Due to cost, etc I would say this certainly was not imported.
4. The weight is 'lightish' like maple.
5. Has some spalting.
Any leads would be helpful.
Thanks.
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23rd August 2014, 09:37 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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bits of bark... grain... spalting into the transitional wood...pinkish colour underneath... add lyctid susceptible to the list of things we know.
Rose alder at a guess based on the pictures - but without density etc and being able to smell it/ taste it/lick it it could be several species.
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23rd August 2014, 10:13 PM #3
Ambrosia Maple? Pink fades to brown with age. Is a fungus thing so spalting makes sense.
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5th September 2014, 10:18 PM #4Intermediate Member
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Thank you both for the suggestions – I am continuing the research and appreciate you giving me some leads to follow up. I have also been taking the small piece to some specialised timber merchants for suggestions – both were stumped.
I have not seen either of the two woods you both mention so can only look at images in books and online. This is never a good way to work out a wood species.
The smell is nothing interesting – and I draw the line at tasting and licking the piece!
Does anyone else have any suggestions?
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6th September 2014, 12:21 PM #5
I'd say it is Maple, probably from the US. I think Tea Lady is on the money, it is probably Ambrosia Maple, starts off pink and turns brown. Ambrosia is just a term for the infection/spalting colouring rather than a different species (see here for more info http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/person...20ambrosia.htm). You can see from the link it can take many different forms with the extensive figuring sought after. Attached is a bit I have - no Vicki you can't have some
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7th September 2014, 09:45 PM #6Intermediate Member
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Thanks for the info, Neil. So does that mean I missed out on the nice figure in this piece?
Your piece and those on the Hobbit House website look great. I use that site quite a lot – it is excellent how there are so many different images of each species.
The photo of your piece won't enlarge when I click on it. It is hard to see how big it is – are you sure you can't slice of a tiny bit????
Cheers
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7th September 2014, 10:55 PM #7
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7th September 2014, 11:37 PM #8
I have a few pieces that looked like they were attached with a bright pink texta. It fades with age and/or light exposure. Maybe if the top layer of the wood is shaved off you might reveal a bit of colour again. Not sure. Its pink like a flower is pink. Even if you dry flowers carefully they all go brownish eventually. Thus is the way of flowers.
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8th September 2014, 09:50 AM #9
Can't say I have ever seen the maple with that bright a pink, sure you are not thinking about flame box elder like these pepper grinder blanks of mine (sorry Vicki these are also not available )
Flame box elder1.jpgflame box elder 2.jpgNeil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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8th September 2014, 11:20 AM #10Intermediate Member
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Those look wonderful.
Oh Neil you are such a tease!
I have already cut into and sanded offcuts of the slab but unfortunately it is grey and plain all the way through. It doesn't look like it ever had such interesting markings.
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