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  1. 10th November 2009, 01:39 PM #1
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    Hi
    Have been given two pieces of timber and was wondering if anybody could
    give me an idea as to the type of timber they might be
    They came from a guy who used to make guns and this was possibly
    to be a gun stock if this may add any light to the type of timber
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  3. 11th November 2009, 01:37 AM #2
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    could be walnut
    everything is something, for a reason:confused:
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  4. 11th November 2009, 08:37 PM #3
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    My money is on blackwood going on the top photo but you need to get more light onto the timber and wet a section so that the colour and grain stand out better. That would help to identify.

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    Very hard to say from those photos. It looks very similar to Tasmanian Blackwood. However, you would need to sand and wet a patch and then give a close up of the grain. Even then it would still be a best guess scenario. Gun stocks are often made from exotic species in which case it could be heaps of things!
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  6. 12th November 2009, 09:04 PM #5
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    Default timber id

    Thanks guys for the replies sorry for the slow get back Just having one of those weeks
    SWMBO crook back (cant do washing/dishes/make beds etc) son gone interstate
    feed the dogs /birds and work is killing me
    Thought getting older ment slowing down and doing hte things i like ie woodworking
    Will send better pictures up close more light and wet (sounds good)
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  7. 15th November 2009, 04:11 PM #6
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    Have taken these pictures so as to get a better idea of the type of timber
    Looking like Tassie Blackwood ! Hope somebody can identify
    Many thanks
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  8. 15th November 2009, 05:16 PM #7
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    I''ll stick with blackwood.

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  9. 20th November 2009, 12:19 AM #8
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    Yep, Tasmanian Blackwood...as sure as I can be without handling it myself
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