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10th August 2020, 05:36 PM #1New Member
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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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10th August 2020, 08:47 PM #2
Usually known as a Juniperus species, can’t remember the exact species but try searching in the Juniperus Family
Cheers
DJ
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10th August 2020, 09:19 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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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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11th August 2020, 07:04 AM #4New Member
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Thanks for the replies fellas, Il do a bit more searching and keep Yous posted, cheers,
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11th August 2020, 03:18 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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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
Cupres lusit.jpg
Cupress lusitan.jpg
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12th August 2020, 06:25 AM #6New Member
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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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12th August 2020, 06:39 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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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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