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  1. 18th January 2013, 08:44 PM #1
    digitalgiraffe
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    Default Please help identify this timber

    Hi timber gurus,

    I was at my local tip shop during my lunch break today grabbing some old oregon skirting when I spotted a window frame with an interesting grain on the bottom of the sill. I enquired on the price and they told me $10 so I figured it was worth it. Anyway after scratching it with my key it was a slightly golden colour so I figured it was a pine of some description.

    Once I got home I dismantled it and ran the sill over the table saw to remove the multiple layers of paint and what I found was a reddish colour and the timber is very light. I'd love it to be something like King Billy but I know that's wishful thinking.

    Can anyone help me identify this timber? As mentioned it is very light and it also has a bit of a pine smell to it.

    Cheers,

    Paul

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  3. 28th January 2013, 03:02 AM #2
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    Default Probably Oregon or Baltic Pine!

    Probably Oregon or Baltic Pine!

    Does it smell like a pencil?
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  4. 28th January 2013, 11:28 AM #3
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    Not sure what a pencil smells like? It kind of smells like a pine forest? I'm guessing it's oregon?

    Really struggling with telling the difference between oregon and cedar. I've collected a heap of joists, door jams etc from me local tip shop and they all look pretty similar, any tips?
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  5. 28th January 2013, 11:37 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by digitalgiraffe View Post
    Not sure what a pencil smells like? It kind of smells like a pine forest? I'm guessing it's oregon?

    Really struggling with telling the difference between oregon and cedar. I've collected a heap of joists, door jams etc from me local tip shop and they all look pretty similar, any tips?
    There are dozens and dozens of different types of cedar.
    Western red cedar is fairly common and is a light brown with a bit of red tinge to it.
    Cedar usually smells more aromatic than pine, which smells - well like pine.
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  6. 28th January 2013, 03:23 PM #5
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    Being a window sill and still in good condition, I'd say Western Red Cedar.
    If fixed with ordinary nails, they will be severely corroded from WRC tannins.
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  7. 28th January 2013, 04:22 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by digitalgiraffe View Post
    Not sure what a pencil smells like?
    Now there is a generation gap
    My guess is Western Red Cedar , I have some recycled WRC sitting on my verandah and it looks like this
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  8. 28th January 2013, 04:33 PM #7
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    +1 for cedar.
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  9. 28th January 2013, 06:59 PM #8
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    Thanks for the responses guy, really appreciated.

    R.E. the pencil smell... I use pencils everyday for work so no generation gap unless they don't smell like they used too?

    I might push my luck with generosity here and take some photos of my stack of timber which will be used as the base for my work bench and see if I can get some more identified.

    I've just finished cleaning up some old tas oak wall studs I grabbed from the tip shop for my bench top. I swear the top alone will weight about 100kg!

    Cheers!
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