What timber is this?

[Hank]

Righto so I've inherited 3 sticks of this stuff 4.5 x 290 x 70
originally from some kind of boat, first thought was Kauri....... but unsure
Dosen't match the stick I've got in the workshop, which i thought was Kauri?

anyways ones nicely quartered the others are crown cut

I've machined and sanded a piece thrown some clear on and was hoping someone could
tell what it is

Cheers
Hank

[seeaxe]

Looks like kauri to me

[curly]

Agreed , my first impression would be nz kauri . Too dark for qld kauri . The ' salt and pepper ' ray cells are right on . Maybe the late wood bands look a little heavy . The timbers of Agathis and Araucarias are mostly very similar . Hoop and even bunya can look very similar though the real honey gold looks like Agathis Australis to me . Podocarpus elatus ( plum pine ) has that colour but is a fair bit heavier than kauri . It is pretty rare but was used for boats .What's it weigh and what are the dimensions ? If you cube it out that's a help . I could look up the burning splinter test to see if there's any definitive answer there .
Pete

[Hank]

Thanks seeaxe and Pete

Yep, i'm thinking your both right NZ Kauri
The quartered works out at 545Kg M3, did a burning splinter test and the ash was black
Looks like i'll be using NZ Kauri tops for while

Cheers Guys and thanks again

Hank

[Hank]

Just an update to my burning question "what timber is this?"
Well had a guy walk in and tell that the sticks i have came from CUB and were tops from there vats
So does that make them Qld Kauri?
any thoughts?



Cheers
Hank

[seeaxe]

Hi Hank

There's a museum a bit north of me that has a lot of kauri related artifacts, including a standing display of coopering using kauri staves to make barrels. This was a common use for kauri in NZ so I would not be surprised if it was used to make beer vats in the West Island.

The museum is Pioneer Museum at Matakohe if you feel like googling it.

Cheers

[curly]

Well now I'm just stuck on the poetry of that .
With all the fancy new processes like torrefication I'll go with my timber being soaked in beer for 50 years any day . Who's to say , it may well match the player !
Pete
Curly timbers

[56nortondomy]

Nice one Pete.
Wayne