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  1. 22nd March 2024, 05:23 PM #1
    Hodgo
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    Default recycled timber

    I recently saved an old wardrobe from landfill during the annual cleanup

    I've run some pieces thru the thicknesser'planer and it looks like nice timber for some projects I have in mind

    Its quite heavy and the Dewalt 735 didn't like to take too big a bite although I ended up with a nice finish

    I'm guessing the wardrobe was made in the 40's - 50's

    anyone have an idea what breed of timber this could be ?

    cheers
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  3. 23rd March 2024, 05:02 PM #2
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    It looks to me like some kind of auracaria but that would be light rather than heavy. I'll put up a photo of a bit of Norfolk Island Pine I have just been sanding.
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  4. 23rd March 2024, 09:21 PM #3
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    thanks mate

    the lower left corner looks similar minus the knots

    is it heavy and hard to sand?
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  5. 23rd March 2024, 09:49 PM #4
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    Na, this stuff is like light pine and sands beautifully. I just can't think of anything that looks like that but is heavy.
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