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    Default What timber is this?

    Probably a long shot as you haven’t got the piece of timber in hand, but I’m hoping someone can identify this for me.
    The timber is very light in weight and machines beautifully. I got the timber from some furniture they were throwing out at a Lifeline store.
    I’m thinking a light coloured cedar but normally cedar dust effects me and so far this timber hasn’t but then again most of the work is being done by machines with good dust extraction. I only give it a very light hand sand before finishing.
    Heres some pictures

    End grain
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    front with letter milled in

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    Side grain

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    it’s a honey colour which doesn’t show up well in the photos.

    Thanks for any help.

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    Furniture & global trade these days could be anything.
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    The cupboard style looked early to mid century. Dowelled joints, shellac based finish, if that helps.

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    My initial impression was Hoop Pine - Araucaria cunninghamii.

    As the Wood Database states - "Notes: Most Araucaria and Agathis species are indistinguishable on the basis of macroscopic wood anatomy."
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    Looks like hoop pine to me too. Bits I have used were also salvaged from mid century furniture.
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