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Author:  bob_connor [ Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:49 pm ]
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I shifted this from Slackkeymikes thread.

The prize for guessing what wood is on the jig is a highly figured Gidgee bridge blank.

And I got generous in my trip from the other thread so I'll chuck in a highly figured Jarrah bridge blank as well.

And I'm barring all the Aussies from this 'cause we've got Gidgee and Jarrah growing in our front yards.

Here's the pic. First post up with the correct answer wins the $64,000 bridge blanks transported free to anywhere on the planet.



And if anyone is wondering what Gidgee is here's a pic of what the blank was cut from.



Info
Gidgee weight 1250 Kg/m3 hardness 19/20
Ebony weight 820 Kg/m3   hardness 9.5/20
Jarrah weight 820 Kg/m3   hardness 9.5/20
(Figures courtesy Tim Spittles website.)

Have fun.

Cheers
Author:  Bobc [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:09 am ]
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Uuum fir plywood?
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:13 am ]
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Go to the bottom of the class Bob.
Author:  blindreality [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:13 am ]
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I guess I'll take a shot at it. Since I can't see it... East Indian Rosewood
Author:  Kim [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:18 am ]
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I got it, I got it...it's guitar wood Oh drats, no Aussies... and I want me another gidgee blank to.

Onya Bob, very kind.

Cheers

Kim
Author:  johnfgraham [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:18 am ]
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a billet of platypus?
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:18 am ]
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[QUOTE=blindreality] I guess I'll take a shot at it. Since I can't see it... East Indian Rosewood[/QUOTE]

Nope!!!
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:19 am ]
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[QUOTE=johnfgraham] a billet of platypus?[/QUOTE]

Not even Tasmanian Devil back and sides.
Author:  Dave Anderson [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:20 am ]
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Ok, a wild guess....Ancient Kauri
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:22 am ]
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[QUOTE=larkim] I got it, I got it...it's guitar wood Oh drats, no Aussies... and I want me another gidgee blank to.

Onya Bob, very kind.

Cheers

Kim[/QUOTE]

I heard your outside dunny was made of Gidgee Kim

Thought some light entertainment wouldn't go astray.
Author:  JimWomack [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:22 am ]
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Wow Bob, not much to go on there. How about Taz. Blackwood? 
Author:  Doug O [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:22 am ]
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How about River Red Gum?
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:23 am ]
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[QUOTE=DaveAndy] Ok, a wild guess....Ancient Kauri[/QUOTE]

No cigar!
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:25 am ]
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[QUOTE=JimW] Wow Bob, not much to go on there. How about Taz. Blackwood? 
[/QUOTE]

No, not Tassie Blackwood.

I was born and grew up in Hobart. We used to burn that stuff on the fire.
Author:  LanceK [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:27 am ]
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Walnut?
Author:  Dennis E. [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:27 am ]
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Well, it's brown, so that's a dead giveaway right there.

I'm going to guess Jarrah.
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:27 am ]
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[QUOTE=Doug O] How about River Red Gum?[/QUOTE]

Let it rain, let it pour,
Let it rain a whole lot more,
'Cause I got them Red Gum river blues.

No. Sorry.
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:28 am ]
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[QUOTE=LanceK] Walnut?[/QUOTE]

No. Not Walnut Lance.
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:29 am ]
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[QUOTE=Dennis E.] Well, it's brown, so that's a dead giveaway right there.

I'm going to guess Jarrah.
[/QUOTE]

Sorry Dennis it's not Jarrah.
Author:  Bob Long [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:38 am ]
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Is it "BOBinga"??

long
Author:  letseatpaste [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:38 am ]
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It's a trick, there's no wood, just a silicone heating blanket. I'll PM you my address so you can send the prize right away.
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:44 am ]
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[QUOTE=Bob Long] Is it "BOBinga"??

long[/QUOTE]

No. And its not MonkeyBOB.
Author:  bob_connor [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:45 am ]
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[QUOTE=letseatpaste] It's a trick, there's no wood, just a silicone heating blanket. I'll PM you my address so you can send the prize right away.[/QUOTE]

No silicon implants in this wood Jon.
Author:  letseatpaste [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:48 am ]
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Queensland maple
Author:  Pwoolson [ Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:48 am ]
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I going to say mahogany just 'cause...
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