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  1. 13th February 2012, 09:31 AM #1
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    Default Dogwood ... beefwood.

    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?

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    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
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    I would have thought there would be quite a bit of catwood about! Seeing that's the sound it makes going through the thicky. (meeeeeeeeeoooooow)
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  4. 13th February 2012, 10:14 AM #4
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    I've heard of driftwood before. Found beside river/ocean/lake.
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    The local Woodturner Group Guru, when stuck for a name often calls unknown timbers ' Eucalyptus Roadus Besidus'

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    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.
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    I needed something to match up with a pen kit, yep, cotton would
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    Quote Originally Posted by seriola View Post
    I needed something to match up with a pen kit, yep, cotton would
    no that would be matchiata
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker View Post
    no that would be matchiata
    O.K. bugga!! so Seriola wrongiana?
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    Quote Originally Posted by seriola View Post
    O.K. bugga!! so Seriola wrongiana?
    only if you're married
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    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.
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    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.
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    My Dad always answered the question about timber species with "Beena Tree"
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