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Thread: Timber ID please
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17th July 2011, 10:00 PM #1
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Timber ID please
G'day all,
I was hoping somebody might be able to ID this timber for me.
The timber came from a very old fence post from a property in the south east of SA. It is very hard and heavy for its size, i was thinking of using it for tool handles etc, although the bowl came up not too bad.
Cheers JoeIf at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you have tried.
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17th July 2011, 10:43 PM #2
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Yellow Box is my guess. It will be, more than likely, a eucalypt native to the area that the fence post was found. And being SE SA I'm thinking yellow box.
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17th July 2011, 10:50 PM #3
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I think Brendan could be right.
Have turned some and I think it is part of the eucalyptus concretus or ferrites genus.
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17th July 2011, 10:54 PM #4
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Thanks Brendan, after googling a few picks I'm sure your right.
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18th July 2011, 07:24 AM #5
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Agree with
but it could also be Sugar Gum.
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18th July 2011, 12:30 PM #6
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Always good to know what you're turning.
Go for ferrites rather than concretus if you have a choice; kinder to your tools.
If someone absolutely has to know what it is that I've given or sold to them, I say it's Eu. Nondifferentiata
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I like the variation in foot treatment you've done with that piece.Cheers, Ern
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18th July 2011, 01:03 PM #7
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Variation is the right word for it,
I was a little rushed to finish, as it was for a visitor, the carving came out of necessity
from a damaged foot. I would have liked more time and the right tools to
finish it better, but when your visitor is dealing with 18 month old triplets and is leaving
you do what you can.If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you have tried.
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18th July 2011, 01:15 PM #8
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Well, in a perfect world we can all be perfect.
I assumed this was a salvage job and reckon you turned it into a plus.Cheers, Ern
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18th July 2011, 01:20 PM #9
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Originally Posted by rsser
Thanks ErnIf at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you have tried.
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