Thread: Help identifying wood

Spotted gum, the bark looks very much like it

I hope my eyes are deceiving me, those bowl blanks look like they have been cut with the endgrain running top to bottom, not side to side(if you know what I mean?)

Originally Posted by rowie

I hope my eyes are deceiving me, those bowl blanks look like they have been cut with the endgrain running top to bottom, not side to side(if you know what I mean?)

Hope this clarifies things for you Rowie

Originally Posted by funkychicken

Spotted gum, the bark looks very much like it

Thanks Funky. I did a search and confirmed that it is definately "spotted gum". It helps to know what you are looking for. Apparently it makes great tool handles. Now, where can I find a use for that I wonder

Cheers
Shorty

Originally Posted by thefixer

Hope this clarifies things for you Rowie

Uh oh, firewood alert Unfortunately, I dont give you more than a week before those clam shells start opening up

I tend to agree with Rowie, the outside off those blanks are going to dry faster than the inside which will most likely result in blanks that look like they have had a slice off pie cut out of them.

What you should have done, is cut the log lengthwise through the guts along the heart which will help to relieve a lot of the tension out of the log and then cut your blanks from the 2 halves. If you look at the modified photo that I've attached you'll see that I've drawn a line showing the direction off the first cut and then 2 circles that you'll get from 1 half of the split log.

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