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    Default What timber is this?

    Bought a few logs, was advertised as purple heart Cypress, but a Google search come up nil, it has a Cypress smell, any ideas, cheers.
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    Usually known as a Juniperus species, can’t remember the exact species but try searching in the Juniperus Family
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    It could be a Mexican Cypress. I bought some from Rare Woods (when they existed) many years ago.
    It is oily fragrant wood, unusual with a purple-dark red heartwood sometimes with yellow streaks, here is a bit more ex Wiki.... "Cupressus lusitanica, cedro blanco means white cedar and is also known as Mexican white cedar or cedar-of-Goa, is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America. " (wiki)

    Some Junipers (as ACCO) says also look like this.

    Anyway, both are used as ornamental trees and are not native species.

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    Thanks for the replies fellas, Il do a bit more searching and keep Yous posted, cheers,

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    You might find these images useful as a comparison to yours when you cut it up. This (below) is the Cypress of Goa (Cupressus lusitanica) I referred to.

    This is a fragrant (cedar/cypress smelling). This turning blank was purchased from Rare Woods when they existed long ago. The wood has darkened over the years but was a bright Purple-Pink-Red in colour with some paler and dark streaks. This one had some burl (birdseye) as well. Ignore the price .. thats what I paid then but the name and id was by them. Most of their ID was reliable. I think this like many of their woods came from Melb, gardens when trees died or were damaged or had to be removed.

    Hope its helpful in your ID

    Cheers Eugene

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    Eugene that certainly looks like the same grain and certain that it's the same as what I payed for. The seller said it was a fairly rare timber, is it rare, just wondering if I've been ripped off. I thought I was buying a different species (purple heart acacia) of timber before I picked it up, my mistake, but I paid for it anyway, as I liked the grain. Lesson learnt I guess. Cheers,

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    Quote Originally Posted by TB75 View Post
    Eugene that certainly looks like the same grain and certain that it's the same as what I payed for. The seller said it was a fairly rare timber, is it rare, just wondering if I've been ripped off. I thought I was buying a different species (purple heart acacia) of timber before I picked it up, my mistake, but I paid for it anyway, as I liked the grain. Lesson learnt I guess. Cheers,
    TB, Its an exotic softwood which means its not native hardwood like acacias are. I would not call it rare either but uncommonly available as a wood, most from planted Gardens as ornamentals. Cannot comment on value because I don't know what you paid for that stump.

    It they said it was a purple acacia you and they were deceived. Because it is nothing like the purple heartwood of 4 Acacias (2 shubs 2 trees). These are dryland or desert species, hard and dense, some bright purple others a dark purple. These are relativley rare as woods as most grow in protected areas and are declared as vulnerable. None smell like cypress either.

    But don’t despair, if you are a turner when its slabbed and dried it should make some nice turned bowls. It would find little use for anything else I imagine. Good luck

    Eugene

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