Thread: Timber identification

Hi Ozhunter,

Impossible to be definitive in identifying the sample on basis of images but the colour and grain compare very closely to those of american black walnut which ios an absolute dream to hand plane and to machine if that gives you another clue.

Old Pete

Thanks pete I realised after I posted the question that it was probably a stupid thing to do as id would be very hard thing to id.

As I said it came in the form of fence pickets from bunnies, so the good lord himself probably doesn't know.

It is very easy to plane, a few passes to get the rough outer surface off and a light sand with 240 grit and a swipe of poly, that I rubbed off a minute or two later, only because the brush picked up some grit and spread it across the timber.

I like the look and feel of the result and when I come up with a suitable project, I am going to make something with what I have left.

The first picture looks like a piece of Black Walnut and the second picture looks like something from The Cheesecake Shop.

It would be a eucalypt or some indonesian/wherever cheap rubbish timber comes from timber. Without a clear picture it's impossible to tell