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  1. 13th August 2007, 10:54 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!! View Post
    Where does he ask that? Now I'm getting more confused.
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    So, I'm pointing out that while River Red Gum is a redgum, redgum isn't necessarily River Red Gum.
    OK, now I'm with you. Someone needs their head knocked together if they are mistakenly, deliberately or otherwise, calling another euc Redgum. I haven't seen or heard of that, so if you know of an example of this I would love to have a squiz.

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    Words, words, words... now my head hurts. Time to uncork another stress reliever. Gotta agree that pics would be nice though.
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  3. 13th August 2007, 11:48 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Groggy View Post
    Gotcha - Mirror (wood) When you looked into it you saw something red, cream and as dense as buggery.....
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    OK. Here's the pix of my 'mirrorwood' from indonesia.

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    Any more bright ideas guys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shedhand View Post
    OK. Here's the pix of my 'mirrorwood' from indonesia.

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    Any more bright ideas guys.

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    Not yet. Looks nice though.

    *How about some close-up pics showing the grain?

    *Is is dense and heavy?

    *Open grained? Large pores?
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    Quote Originally Posted by martrix View Post
    Not yet. Looks nice though.

    *How about some close-up pics showing the grain?

    *Is is dense and heavy?

    *Open grained? Large pores?
    Its dense
    Its heavy
    Its close grained
    Its not visibly porous
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shedhand View Post
    Its dense
    Its heavy
    Its close grained
    Its not visibly porous
    fairy nuff. Still need closer pics to have a chance of an ID. Rub a wet cloth over one of them too with a pic.
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    Mike, are you sure that timber is from Asia?
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    Default Close-up shots

    Straight out of the thicknesser with no other finishing.

    definitely from Asia (they came as spacers in a shipment of zinc. Apart from that I have some Doug laying around the shed and this is nothing like it.
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    cool, that confirms my suspicions.

    I am fairly confident in saying that what you have is Padauk.

    More Padauk pics.

    The pink/red/brown wood is the heartwood, and the white areas are the sapwood. Keep the sapwood IMHO, resaw it and book match it for a nice contrast.


    It will go much browner and darker with time and exposure to UV's.
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    Sure looks like the Padauk pics. Nice timber you've got there Sheddy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by martrix View Post
    cool, that confirms my suspicions.

    I am fairly confident in saying that what you have is Padauk.

    More Padauk pics.

    The pink/red/brown wood is the heartwood, and the white areas are the sapwood. Keep the sapwood IMHO, resaw it and book match it for a nice contrast.


    It will go much browner and darker with time and exposure to UV's.
    Thanks for the great marimba link. I think i'll have a go at making one. . I reckon there's enough of the Paduak in the shed and the guy said he had a bit more of it.
    Cheers and thanks all for the ID.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shedhand View Post
    Thanks for the great marimba link.
    I made a few Marimbas for a school a year or so ago, fun project!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Groggy View Post
    I made a few Marimbas for a school a year or so ago, fun project!
    Any plans laying around? That'd be good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by martrix View Post
    cool, that confirms my suspicions.

    I am fairly confident in saying that what you have is Padauk.

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    You little bottler!!!I've got some from a pallet (from Asia) and I thought I'd never work out what it was - chuffed!!! - now I can make an egg out of it and add it to the collection.
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