Guess what timber this is

[Auzzie turner]

I have a piece of timber here, it is roughly 30x5x4cm.

Guess what it is, you may guess it straight away, or you may not.

Clues will follow.

Hve taken photos of all grain hotspots

If the photos arent good enough, I will update.

Happy guessing,:cool:

Regards.......Joash

[Felder]

Kwila

[Auzzie turner]

never heard of it,

nope

[Cliff Rogers]

Is it wood? :rolleyes: :p

It is spalted whatever it is.

[mic-d]

Photos are a bit small, but the far right of the second image, the figure (?) in it looks a bit like some I've seen in blackwattle, but the 4th image, the cranky grain reminds me more of bluegum. Dunno really.

Cheers
Michael

[BobL]

Joash,

Clearly your photography skills falls somewhat short of your turning skills.

How about focusing the camera and taking a polished close up of the flat and end grain?

Cheers

[Auzzie turner]

its spalted,
its not bluegum, or wattle.

:)

Joash

I will get some proper photos up,

Joash

[Auzzie turner]

Next clue.

It is an Australian timber

[Auzzie turner]

I have updated the pictures

[Bob Willson]

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[Ashore]

Have taken photos of all 4 sides.


So whats the fifth photo of :confused:

[Auzzie turner]

Photos are of high grain spots.


So whats the fifth photo of :confused:


What do you mean?:cool:

[Auzzie turner]

Sorry, I was deleting the photos, and updating with better ones, please try now,

Joash:)

[Auzzie turner]

any more gueses?

[DJ’s Timber]

taurt

[Auzzie turner]

No, not tuart.

[Auzzie turner]

Next clue,

It is a common Western Australian timber

[Harry72]

Betcha Ding will know what it is!

[Auzzie turner]

we'll have to wait and see, I think he will know. As soon as i see a piece of timber like this, I know it straight away

[BobL]

The photos are Still not very clear Joash.

Is it some kind of t-tree or bottle brush or maybe even peppermint ?

Bob

[Auzzie turner]

Sorry about the photos, they are the best I can do.

No, it is not a bottlebrush or peppermint. Not sure waht you mean by T-Tree.

Joash

[Auzzie turner]

Okay, so far we have had these guesess.




Kwila
Blackwattle
Bluegum
Tuart
T-Tree
Peppermint
Bottle brush


I'll wait for Wild dingos guesses before I give another clue:rolleyes: :cool:

Keep guessing,

Regards.......Joash

[mongrell]

looks like firewood to me

[Auzzie turner]

theres no such thing as firewood:D

[mongrell]

well what you call that stuff im stickin in me coonara ?

[Auzzie turner]

ummmm....excuse me:eek

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

well what you call that stuff im stickin in me coonara ?

A waste of pen blanks. :D

[BobL]

paperbark?

[Wild Dingo]

Geeeeeeeez louise! You wont give any more hints till I respond??? Blooody hell nipper whatcha think I am a flamin west aussie timba hexpert? :eek:

At a guess given the shyte pics youve posted... sorry nipper gnomey one I know you tried but theyre way out of focus :rolleyes:

Anyway at a GUESS Id say

First Marri

Then a very VERY tentative Sheoak... meaning not even on the radar tentative given the pics

oooh geez lets just go real ballistic and say Jarrah!! :p

But me I go the Marri... eerrrrrr ummm I think? maybe? :o

Shyte I dont know!!! :D

ahem... next hint nipper :rolleyes: ;)

[Cliff Rogers]

I still reckon it is wood even though my guess didn't count. :rolleyes: :p

[Auzzie turner]

It is

MARRI

Told ya he'd guess it.

Marri, A piece I'm going to turn into a pen.

Run up another one tommorow, with better pics.

Wild dingo is the winner

(clap-clap)

Uhh excuse me everyone, please clap


Well done,
Wize though all you other wood "hexperts" may be,
You'll have to sort through all that clutter in those wizend heads of urs.:p

Congradulations

Regards......Joash

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

It's easy to recognise all the local species in your area. Especially when there's only a handful of 'em. ;)

I'm betting that any one of us friggin' eastern states mongrels could post pix of several dozen of our local timbers that'd have you scratching yer pointy little head. :D

[Wild Dingo]

I win??? Strike me roan eh? Not a bad guess for an ol phart! :cool:

Sooo whats me prize yer young gnome like nipperoo? ;)

Actually it wasnt soooooo hard you know... these east coast wallys coulda and shoulda picked it easy as

All they would need to do is go to the nipperoos website and look at the pics of his turned peices first one up is a MARRI one the timber looks sorta maybe a little kinda like those blurry ones the gnome like one posted! ;)

But still... a win is a win as they say! Soooo whaddid I win? :p

[Auzzie turner]

So what timber should I put on for tommorows competition?:D:D:p

[ss_11000]

So what timber should I put on for tommorows competition?:D:D:p
some type of burl :cool:

[Auzzie turner]

ok, I'll see what I've got.

Joash

[Cliff Rogers]

I still reckon it looks like wood. :rolleyes:

I actually picked up a but of Marri in the shed tonight while I was out looking for something hard for Slow6 in our box swap, it wasn't spalted.

[Auzzie turner]

Only 30% of Marri has that spalting in it, that is the only reason you were able to find a piece in Queensland:D:D

Go here (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=38477)

[Cliff Rogers]

I didn't find it in Qld, it wasn't lost....

I got it off an old bloke in Pemberton when I was there about 3 years ago.