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  1. 12th September 2011, 08:07 PM #1
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    Hi all,
    I was wondering if this photo is enough to go on for anyone to identify this timber? I've narrowed it down to being "wood" - and that's the extent of my knowledge in this area

    i think it's about 150 years old, and was part of a post and rail fence.
    I skimmed the top just enough to remove most of the paint, and wiped it over with a damp cloth to try and bring out the colour.

    This plank had been sitting in a paddock for the last 50 years, so does that narrow it down to "hardwood" since it's still there?
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  3. 12th September 2011, 08:54 PM #2
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    Hmm, red-gum, red ironbark, or red box maybe
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    If it was from up this way I'd call it Red Stringy.... do you have a pic of the end grain?
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    If you were in WA id call it for Karri
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    I googled a few of the suggestions, but most of what I saw had yellowish bands in them - this doesn't (or not that I have seen).
    I browsed through pics of various hardwoods, and the closest I could find was jarrah?

    I tried to get a decent pic of the freshly-cut end grain - but used a completely innapropriate tool to cut it with and ended up with a shiny black surface (and smoke )

    I'll be back with some more reasonable pics when I get a chance, thanks everyone for the opinions so far.
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  7. 13th September 2011, 06:06 PM #6
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    maybe Tallow wood?
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    Assuming the timber was native to your location of Narrellan it would most probably be either Iron bark or Forrest red gum. Seeing it was from a fence it would more likely to be Iron bark.
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    did a lot of very old timber floors in some of the older brisbane suburbs that looked a lot like that wood , and it was turpetine / red lustre , but the turpentine cut these days is a lot lighter and browner colour.

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    my first guess is red ironbark. I have used a fair bit of it and it looks right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bellyup View Post
    maybe Tallow wood?
    Not tallow wood, the tallow up this way is yellow inside.
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    If its been lying in a paddock for fifty years it must be pretty durable and the termites dontseem to like it
    Sounds even more like Red iron bark.
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    Quite possibly Turpentine,
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    Definately Red Ironbark
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    Looks alot like Jarrah to me.
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    I was thinkin Jarrah too.
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