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Thread: Is this Stringy??
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2nd April 2012, 05:46 PM #1
Is this Stringy??
I was given this slab by my brother-in-law recently and he said the person that gave it to him said it was stringy-bark.
I've never really seen stringy slabbed so am not sure if that's what it actually is.
If so, is it worth using. Not for appearance but for workability and long term durability and stability.
The pics show a portion that i quickly planed and rubbed with some wiping varnish (thats all i had to use).
Thanks for any help.
Steven.
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2nd April 2012, 10:39 PM #2
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Looks like it could be stringy ( not a very colerfull specimin ) or could be mesmate, very close relitive and is usualy quite plane. Both are durable and stable once dried.
Mal Dinning
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2nd April 2012, 11:19 PM #3
I'm leaning more to stringy, messmate usually has more vein lines in it, from what we have around here
Cheers
DJ
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2nd April 2012, 11:55 PM #4