Thread: Timber ID Please

Your wife collects timber for you., Fantastic,

Very white timber, wide grain/ growth rings.... Hmmmm - sorry... no idea. Poplar perhaps??

cheers
Steve

Is it Norfolk pine ?

Radiata ?

What abour coral tree? Is the timber very very light in weight? Damien.

Originally Posted by goodwoody

What abour coral tree? Is the timber very very light in weight? Damien.

Yes, it's very light and great to turn. There are very light streaks of light pink throughout the timber. I'm sure it's not radiata, in fact positive, has no odour. The wife picked up roadside in the southern suburbs of Melbourne, if that helps.

And yes, the wife is very well trained, I've scored some nice pick ups roadside because of her

Claret Ash.

I was toying with an ash species but then I'm usually wrong.
Cheers,
Jim

white cedar??

Looks like Himalayan Cedar; I had a tree felled over a year ago and it looks very identical; bark, color and grain. Since you've picked it up over a year ago, the aroma would've dissipated. If you sand the face a little the aroma will hit you. This species exudes a lot of resin and is sticky.

Cheers, Evan

i reckon it's oak,the sapwood stays fairly white while the heart wood turns brown.the first pic looks like backsawn oak and if you quarter saw it and take a pic we'll be able to tell for sure

Originally Posted by Picko

Claret Ash.

I agree with Picko.

Certainly not White Cedar.

European Ash or Common Ash, Fraxinus excelsior, we get a lot around here growing wild the the creeks.