Thread: What Wood is this?

Some kind of euc. hardwood, to share with you the sum total of my floorboard identification skills.

I've replaced similar boards in my late 40s place; they were difficult to match in size (width, thickness and T&G placement can all vary) but there's a recycled timber place in Williamstown that had some. There's also a place in Preston.

1/4 sawn Alpine Ash


Ross

Thanks for the replies gentlmen. Is Alpine ash the same as Victorian Ash? I know there are a few species of EUC that all run around under simmilar names i.e Tas Oak, Messmate, Mountain ash, Vic ash, Alpine ash? Is there any way of knowing which of the variants it is?

BTW I'm assuming 1/4 sawn is the method by which boards were sawn? For future reference Is this indicated by the straight grain or was all alpine ash sawn that way?

1/4 sawn is the method by which the boards were sawn and is visible on the end grain. The various timbers called tassie oak are almost always sawn this way.

The colour and dark water staining are clues as to the type of timber, but I personally can't tell between alpine ash & several other timbers also called tassie oak (but I'm sure there are others here with more experience who can). However, Alpine ash was commonly used in construction & joinery around the time the house was built.

If you go to any second hand timber yard just ask for Victorian Ash and you'll get a pretty good match for what you have there.
Once it's sanded and polished it will all blend in pretty well.

Thanks for all your help guys. Picked up some boards on the weekend that are a pretty good match. I'll post a few pic once it's all sanded up.