What timber is this?

**woodbe** · 21st December 2006, 02:47 PM

We've been doing some paving at home, and the stone pavers came in some rough wooden crates. The grain pattern in the crate bases caught my eye, so I grabbed some and cleaned them up. I'm interested in what timber it is as I have a small quantity of it now, and will use it for my projects if it is any good. Also, the stone suplier is very cagey about where the stone comes from, so identifying the timber might help identify the source of the stone

The timber looks to have been roughly sawn on a bandsaw or something. It has many parallel sawcuts across the timber. I thisknessed it to show the grain and colour. This board is 9cm wide:

And here's a crop:

Any ideas?

woodbe.

**Paul B** · 21st December 2006, 03:37 PM

Looks like silky oak

**mic-d** · 21st December 2006, 04:22 PM

I reckon it's Queensland Plain Tree

**AlexS** · 21st December 2006, 04:26 PM

Could be either casuarina (very dense) or banksia. Never heard of either of them being used commercially for pallets though.

**woodbe** · 21st December 2006, 05:11 PM

I thought casuarina when I first saw it, but I'm no expert. The lattice effect is quite pronounced on the edge of the piece.

The pallets have a 'built on site' look to them, I'm guessing the stone is imported maybe from China or some other place in Asia probably. The sales guy had a lot of detail comparing it to Sydney sandstone, so it isn't that. The amount of handwork in the crates says "cheap labour" to me.

**RufflyRustic** · 21st December 2006, 05:17 PM

I reckon silky oak, definitely. As to the official name, sorry, can't help you there.

cheers
Wendy

**Bluegum** · 21st December 2006, 09:11 PM

Yep i agree with Wendy. Reckon its silky oak. If its QLD stuff then you had better send it back up to us here as it can't handle the climate of the Sth

. I'm sure that one of us here can help you look after it.

**woodbe** · 21st December 2006, 09:59 PM

Does Silky Oak happen in Asia?

**MajorPanic** · 21st December 2006, 10:28 PM

Without doubt -Southern Silky Oak.

**journeyman Mick** · 22nd December 2006, 12:32 AM

Looks like Southern Silky Oak (Grevillea Robusta) to me too, but given that a non-related Brazillian Rainforest species is imported and sold as Silky Oak, who knows?

Mick

**Wizened of Oz** · 22nd December 2006, 09:21 PM

What the British call lacewood. Timber of Plane trees (Platanus species).

**Cliff Rogers** · 23rd December 2006, 01:22 PM

Here are some Australian ones.

Silky Oak Cardwellia sublimus
Silky Oak Darlingia darlingiana
Silky Oak Darlingia ferruginea
Silky Oak Darlingia spectatissima
Silky Oak Gevuina bleasdalei
Silky Oak Grevillea hilliana
Silky Oak Grevillea robusta
Silky Oak Helicia lamingtoniana
Silky Oak Lomatia fraxinifolia
Silky Oak Macadamia whelanii
Silky Oak Orites excelsa
Silky Oak Turrillia bleasdalei

mic-d.... good one.... I nearly said Mango.

**reeves** · 25th December 2006, 11:11 PM

ist silky oak as noted above, grevillia robusta is the southern SO stuff, thats what it looks like, as doesnt look like anything else the smell when cut should be cheeselike...

one of the most common and popular woodwokring timbers in these parts, its everywhere...

**Wizened of Oz** · 26th December 2006, 01:28 PM

I'll stick with lacewood (also somtimes called sycamore).
It won't help with the origin of the stone as Platanus sp. occur right across the Northern Hemisphere.
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/person...s/sycamore.htm

**woodbe** · 26th December 2006, 05:03 PM

I'm pretty sure it's not from Australia, so I think it must be Lacewood. It has no noticeable smell when cut.

Just have to make something with it and see how it comes up

Thanks for all the replies!

woodbe.

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