Name that mystery wood.

liam_fnq · Post by **liam_fnq** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:55 pm

Ok, so amongst the stash of timber I inherited from my other half's old man's stash was this stuff. He was a woodturner and carver. Pretty much all the stuff in his stash is natives like Silky Oak, Aust Red Cedar, Huon etc, which make me think this is likely to be native. It has very small pores and is quite heavy. I measure it at around 900kg/m^3.

So any thoughts? And yes I know, I need to trim my nails.....................

Peter Young · Post by **Peter Young** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:01 pm

Hello Liam

... my guess ('cause I have somthing sim.) is sugar gum

Cheers Peter

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:14 pm

Looks like a maple of some sort.

J.F. Custom · Post by **J.F. Custom** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:26 pm

And my first guess would have been Turpentine!

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See - narrowing it down for you aren't we ?

Could be bloody anything.

Hope that helps!

Jeremy.

liam_fnq · Post by **liam_fnq** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:04 pm

It's twice as heavy as any maple in my stash.

Trevor Gore · Post by **Trevor Gore** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:46 pm

Tallow wood.

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