New Chum on the Block

[Ralph at Corio]

Hi,
Woodworking has been a long time hobby of mine and it is great to stumble upon a forum like this. I hope to make good use of it - both ways.
I stumbled upon it while I was trying to find the scientific name for Brown Mallee. Is Brown Mallee the same as Brown Mallet?
I am in the middle of replenishing my supply of wooden pens, which I use for gifts and the occasional sale. Whenever I come across a new timber I keep the first pen in a collection, which now numbers in excess of 50. I like to catalogue each pen by both common and scientific name.
Brown mallee doesn't appear in the csiro common names list, but brown mallet does.
Can anyone help
Cheers
Ralph

[BernieP]

G'Day Ralph and welcome aboard. This site may help http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/mallee.htm while brown mallet is Eucalyptus astringens.
Cheers

Bernie

[artme]

G'day Ralph and welcome to the true fountain of knowledge and wisdom.

Mallee and Mallet are two differen t species of Eucalypt. Right now their scientific names escape me.

[munruben]

Hi Ralph and welcome. No better place to be than here.

[Ed Reiss]

Welcome to the club Ralph

[Paul Willcocks]

HI Ralph,
ever tried Mackay Cedar? The local wood turner's club turned a 10 - 12 foot pen here out of Mac cedar.. I think it is in the local Museum in Proserpine.. you can actually write with it....!!! Another unusual timber I am trying is Emu Apple - not a clue on the scientific name, but it is chocolate and cream in colour with distinctive grain.

Cheers
Paul