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18th October 2019, 03:34 PM #1Senior Member
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Mulga, Gidgee, ???? What am I?
Hi Guys
Lucky enough to be given some nice turning wood. The guy who collected it passed away a couple of years ago. The small piece that made Bowl 1 was marked as Mulga. The family told me the other timber (Bowl 2 and the other pieces pictured) was also Mulga but it wasn't marked. It looks different and is different colours. Both timbers had the same "feel" when turning and finishing. Both are very heavy and dense and both turned and finished very well although they were very hard - lots of trips to the grinder. Can anyone help with the correct identification of the timbers please?
Bowl 1.jpgBowl 2.jpgBark.jpgBark Removed.jpgCut Face.jpgEnd Grain.jpg
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18th October 2019, 08:14 PM #2
Gorgeous bowls sir.
I have no idea on which timber they are.
I’ve used some gidgee on toys I’ve made which blunted a number of router bits, bandsaw blades and circular saw blades; as hard as concrete.
Cheers crowie.
PS how big are the bowls please?
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18th October 2019, 10:19 PM #3
(bowl 2) Looks to me to be a "beefwood," a Grevillea, which one I'm not so sure about. Most likely to be G. striata from the bark.
Edit - check out Vern's TTIT site - BeefwoodMobyturns
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20th October 2019, 02:39 AM #9
I'd reckon 1 is mulga and the rest beefwood.
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