Dogwood ... beefwood.

[Allan at Wallan]

The President of our woodturning club loves to tell this to
newcomers.

"This wood is "Dogwood" ... How do I know, because
I can tell by it's bark".

He caught me with that gag recently but now I am even
as I showed him a pen I just made from "Beefwood".

I said, "How do I know it was Beefwood ... because I made
it out of a garden steak from Bunnings gardening section.

Anyone else got one to tell?

Allan

[Scribbly Gum]

At the Hastings Woodworkers Guild Clubrooms at Timbertown in Wauchope, There are several items that have been made of Eucalyptus Trainiata - wood collected from the fuel pile of the steam train.
Furthermore at monthly show and tell, there have been several - what's the timber questions answered by - Side-a-road-iata
:U:U:U:U:U

[tea lady]

I would have thought there would be quite a bit of catwood about! Seeing that's the sound it makes going through the thicky. :shrug: (meeeeeeeeeoooooow)

[Scott]

I've heard of driftwood before. Found beside river/ocean/lake.

[HazzaB]

The local Woodturner Group Guru, when stuck for a name often calls unknown timbers ' Eucalyptus Roadus Besidus'

HazzaB

[labr@]

You can always identify cedar because you can see da grain pattern.

I thought a crate that carried parts here from the UK was English Box but when I asked a Kiwi bloke what he thought of it he just said "It looks Oak ay".

And of course if you have 2 identical pieces of wood they must be pear.

[seriola]

I needed something to match up with a pen kit, yep, cotton would

[Sawdust Maker]

I needed something to match up with a pen kit, yep, cotton would

no that would be matchiata

[seriola]

no that would be matchiata

O.K. bugga!! so Seriola wrongiana?

[Sawdust Maker]

O.K. bugga!! so Seriola wrongiana?

only if you're married :p

[labr@]

I have a pen that must be made of scribbly gum because I write with it and chew it!

Don't bother with wood from potato crates - they're only chipboard.

...and if everyone likes a piece of wood it must be poplar.

[RETIRED]

We used to turn a lot of Eucalyptus whitepostei but they replaced a lot of these with Boralis Concretus which were real hard on the chisels but they have since replaced those with Whitus strippus Plasticy which are bloody useless for any turning.:rolleyes:

[graemet]

My Dad always answered the question about timber species with "Beena Tree"