ID Help needed !

**gawdelpus** · 4th May 2009, 11:59 AM

I picked up some bits of stuff at the Maleny wood fest on Sat. This bit is a mystery to me its about 10'' x 7" x 48mm thick , a few pen blanks to be sure

The pictures are both sides of the slab, and some blanks I cut off the end last night, couldn't wait to try them. One set of blanks has been lightly sprayed to show the color a bit better when finished, It is quite a hard wood and fine grained but the white sections a touch softer I think ,without trying to turn them,almost like a dry rot or something ,but still hard enough to work with. Should make some nice pens !

The person I bought it off did say the name, but by the time I got it back to the car I had forgotten it

I would hate to through this in my ever mounting "unknowns Box" hehe Cheers John!

**ElizaLeahy** · 4th May 2009, 12:21 PM

Once you cut it up into the pen blanks it looks spalted. Very like some of the spalted bull oak I got from George. I'm not saying that's what it is, it doesn't look like it in the plank, but does in the blanks.

Go make a pen and show us

**gawdelpus** · 4th May 2009, 01:31 PM

In comparing to some "qld red bean" it looks almost a match to me ,don't think it was sold as that though

**new_guy90** · 4th May 2009, 05:41 PM

i went there to was it from the guy in the small shed? it isnt myrtle is it?

**gawdelpus** · 4th May 2009, 06:47 PM

I got it at the top end of the stables area ,in a sort of passageway .the guy was busy and his wife or lady friend sold it to me along with a nice piece of red cedar

**munruben** · 4th May 2009, 08:44 PM

That should make some nice pens John.

**gawdelpus** · 4th May 2009, 08:56 PM

Yep! I couldn't wait ,made an elite cigar today ,finished it tonight so will add a piccy tomorrow, I take my pics in daylight

. It looks like chocolate and cream

I tested the wood I cut at 20% moisture but it turned nicely and will be dry now after turning sanding and polishing was finished . cheers ~John

chose a satin finish, looks good

**dai sensei** · 4th May 2009, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

In comparing to some "qld red bean" it looks almost a match to me ,don't think it was sold as that though

I remember you told me you had got some Red Bean, so probably is. Looks great what ever it is.

**new_guy90** · 4th May 2009, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

I got it at the top end of the stables area ,in a sort of passageway .the guy was busy and his wife or lady friend sold it to me along with a nice piece of red cedar

i think i know where your talking about. there was a guy making chairs and heaps of slabs i got some Mahogany up there cant wait to try and turn that up

**munruben** · 5th May 2009, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

Yep! I couldn't wait ,made an elite cigar today ,finished it tonight so will add a piccy tomorrow, I take my pics in daylight

. It looks like chocolate and cream

I tested the wood I cut at 20% moisture but it turned nicely and will be dry now after turning sanding and polishing was finished . cheers ~John

chose a satin finish, looks good

Nice work John. Don't know what the timber is but it looks great. Well done

**new_guy90** · 5th May 2009, 11:34 AM

i love it cookies and cream wood sounds like a winner

**Sawdust Maker** · 6th May 2009, 09:04 AM

Great looking pens
Nice timber

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