Smelly timber

**Wongo** · 15th March 2004, 10:27 AM

Does Blackbutt smell?

Found 6 pieces of it (4m long each) on the street on Friday night. It has a very strong odour like some sort of chemical. It stinks the whole garage and is too strong to be ignored.

Whats the story?

Thanks
:confused:

**silentC** · 15th March 2004, 11:04 AM

Wongo,

I just finished a cabinet with blackbutt. Can't say it smells any more than anything else in my shed does. But then I don't have a very keen sense of smell. It's probably had something applied to or spilt on it.

**snappperhead** · 15th March 2004, 01:20 PM

an old cabinetmaker may have pooed on it earlier. you never know with stuff you find on the street. good luck machining it, you might get s**t all over your saws (literally).

**DaveInOz** · 15th March 2004, 01:59 PM

Funny you should mention that Wongo, I went for lay down Friday night (after a session on the thinners). And as i lay in my usual gutter, I thought, "bugger me!, someone nicked me roof". Lucky the weather was okay so I got some sleep, but it just didn't smell right.

**silentC** · 15th March 2004, 02:05 PM

Must've been a big night if you ended up in Sydney, Dave

**Wongo** · 15th March 2004, 02:26 PM

Thanks boys

Hmmm, now I am feeling great.

I actually took a small sample to a timber yard and thy guy reckoned its nothing wrong. (that’s how learnt that it is Blackbutt). I don’t think it is anything dirty because it doesn’t smell that way.

I will be a bit more careful next time. There are a lot of good timbers people throw away and I will continue to re-use them (it is part of the fun.

)

Thanks again.

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