Figure this?

[rocket]

Hi there, i was wondering if anyone would know the correct term or description for the figure in this timber. The species is Black Butt, but how would one describe the figure, birdseye, spalted? greatful for any ideas!!
Cheers,,, Rod.

[Puff]

Could we have a tiny wee clue like a pic please

And good luck Queensland - thoughts are with you all.

[J.F. Custom]

...erm, picture Rod??

Or is this one of those philosophical questions like the tree falling with no-one around...

[rocket]

Better post the pics hey!

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[Puff]

It's see-through wood Rod. Sort of stuff you buy on line from a dodgie sod.

[Allen]

I'll bite. I'll call it "flame figure".

[J.F. Custom]

I don't know you'll find a "correct term" per se, as many figures are named 'descriptively' more than scientifically.

In that respect, call it what you will - it's pretty wild stuff. I'd say more a burl like large birds-eye... Rolls off the tongue

Jeremy.

[sebastiaan56]

Id call it Quilt, see here for the Maple version, http://www.violinslover.com/picture_det ... 291{8}2102

But then again it could be really big birds eyes as well, http://www.orsayfurniture.com/Figured%20hardwoods.htm how big is the piece of timber?

[PHANTOM]

Im with Allen first thing I saw were flames.

[Puff]

Would have to go with quilt if not going with a new descriptive which might be 'random quilt' - it certainly is busy. Nice figure and if you can sort the surface checking.... who knows.

[Kim]

What are the dimensions? It looks like burl to me.

[DarwinStrings]

That would be some big bird Sebastiaan maybe Emu eye. Looks like burl but I figure it is a bit of tree trunk or you wouldn't have asked the question in the first place.

Jim

[rocket]

Kim, dimensions are 100x38x3000, those dimensions suggest to me "not burl".
I think "flamed" is a pretty accurate description thanks.
Cheers,, Rod.

[kiwigeo]

Would have to go with quilt if not going with a new descriptive which might be 'random quilt' - it certainly is busy. Nice figure and if you can sort the surface checking.... who knows.

Looks more like a quilt on fire.

[Puff]

I could live with "Fire Quilt" - good call.
Analine rub with black then yellow then red -yum. Maybe black, red, yellow and red again. Still need to sort those surface checks though.

[J.F. Custom]

Flame would be an 'apt' description given its appearance, however timber with 'flame' figure is usually already associacted with perhaps a less tight or consistent 'fiddleback' like figure - however inappropriately.

But meh - what's in a name when it looks like that

[Peter T]

"Beard of God" figure from the special cut "Ultima billet" of the once in a lifetime "Pandora log". (Ecologically responsible windfall harvested)

[Nick]

I've heard some timbers with this sort of figure (usually Bubinga) described as "Waterfall" figure


& the quilted described as Pomele


(Although they look pretty similar to me!) But yours I could also almost describe as a burl Rod. Certainly an interesting piece, not very stable but would make some nice headplates. What does it come up like wetted?

[mooshalah]

Hoi!

Dunno why, but the word "sworly" just jumped intp my head!

(This is probably not a scientific descriptor.)

Frank.