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Thread: Robinia
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8th May 2016, 10:17 AM #16.
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Sorry have to revise that, second softest, after Himalayan Cedar.
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8th May 2016, 10:27 AM #17
Black Locust.
Hi to you all,
So it is 8 yrs. old, duzzen matta ???.
So if Robina is called Black Locust, well down here in the Geelong Area Vic. it is also called " False Acacia ". Those boards are exactly the same as I had, some time ago.
The owner of the wood did not know what he had & used it for fire wood. Yeah, I could have burnt him.
Great to turn, great colours, & able to get a great finish.
It will be interesting to see if it is called " F A " elsewhere.Regards,
issatree.
Have Lathe, Wood Travel.
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8th May 2016, 10:33 AM #18GOLD MEMBER
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8th May 2016, 10:59 AM #19Senior Member
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Well, I do feel bad now, however the trees were only pretty small in diameter, I was told that it's pretty normal for Golden Robinias to only survive about 10yrs.
A friend's were the same, 10-11yrs then the borer holes start to appear.
I may have to cut a piece but I don't think it will look like the other pieces in the thread, pretty sure all the colour is around the heartwood.
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8th May 2016, 02:00 PM #20Senior Member
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Well, I thought when cutting the tree the darkness on the growth rings was to do with contacting the saw blade(I'm no lumberjack so I have no idea) but it seems I was wrong.
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