New interesting timber
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New interesting timber
I was given a couple of small logs of this a while back. Today I was cutting up an off-cut to see what it was like and found that the perfect quarter cut looks like this.
The faces in the photo are about 20 mm wide. the wood in the background is Sandalwood.
Pretty specky hey . The guy that gave it to me called it Orange Boxwood but I can't find that in any of my books. It's too soft to use as a structural timber in a bow but will make some nice features.
Rob.
The faces in the photo are about 20 mm wide. the wood in the background is Sandalwood.
Pretty specky hey . The guy that gave it to me called it Orange Boxwood but I can't find that in any of my books. It's too soft to use as a structural timber in a bow but will make some nice features.
Rob.
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Re: New interesting timber
That makes the eyes go funny just looking at it. Amazing grain pattern. I have never heard of it before.
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Re: New interesting timber
That looks fantastic, I'd be interested to know what timber it really is when you find out.
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Re: New interesting timber
Nice stuff,certainly different
Re: New interesting timber
That looks fantastic!
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Re: New interesting timber
Unreal Rob, pity it might be a bit soft for bows. imagine it as lams or riser features!
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Re: New interesting timber
looks like tiger myrtle
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Re: New interesting timber
Or Grevillea Robtus (Silky Oak).
How soft is it?
How soft is it?
Re: New interesting timber
I think it's actually a Kind of Desert Oak.
Rob.
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Re: New interesting timber
Thats psychedelic baby.. LOL Cant wait to see what you do with that Rob, nice find.
No properties but the description may help you find some more of it.
http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data ... sperma.htm
However the timber in this article looks quite different
http://www.ttit.id.au/treepages/orangeboxwood.htm
Cheers.... Rod
No properties but the description may help you find some more of it.
http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data ... sperma.htm
However the timber in this article looks quite different
http://www.ttit.id.au/treepages/orangeboxwood.htm
Cheers.... Rod
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Never seen it before but I'll lay odds it's a Grevillea, I immediately thought it would make nice Knife Scales
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