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As some of you may know, I have just acquired a good size bandsaw and thought I would test it's and my own resaw capabilities today. So, I trimmed up a small 8 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 28" board of this stuff and set to work.

It is quite hard wood and even with the cheap nasty 7tpi blade that came with the saw, the resaw was a piece of cake...yes this is another shameless gloat If you would like to know more on the saw, see my earlier post "New (old) Bandsaw' but, the question for you guys in the USA and other parts of the world other than Australia and New Zealand is........

What in the world is this wood?


It is well quite well quartered, but that is hard to see from this poor image.




And well figured, this is straight from the saw and wiped with mineral turps.



So, what is it you woodophiles?

Cheers all

Kim

Kim

First of all I love your new saw.

Is that wood Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginiata) ?RussellR38832.141724537

Would pass for a slice of Bubinga. What is it? Looks like some major pore filling on that one.   

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Got some beautiful quilt/curl in it.

Ron

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Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

I have some Tasmanian Myrtle that looks similar to that, but flamed not quilted. Similar color and grain otherwise.

Don Williams38832.4176736111

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I would almost say bubinga but can't be sure! Nice quilt! peterm38832.512349537

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I'll have to get a closer look at it. Why don't you go ahead and send it to me, then I'll tell ya.   

(Looks bubinga-ish.)

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I agree, has a Bubinga look

Mike

So Kim

Are you going to give us the Answer :)

Russell was right on the money folks it's Jarrah from Western Australia, congrats mate, you know your wood. I let things go to see what others would come up with while I had a sleep.

The slice in the image was the second of 3 that came from the board with gum pockets. The rest of the board is clean Jarrah reputedly makes a very loud guitar with great mids, now I just need to find some side material to match

Cheers all, and well done Russell

This might be a first?
A Tub-o-lard from Australia to Wales?

Wait till Russ posts some pix of the mystery wood he recently scored!

Reportedly I get a set of that. Can't wait!

SK

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if you think that wood was weird, wait til russell resaws this baby,




listen to that taptone boyo!!!



paddy

Nice one Paddy

I use Dragon Scales for fretmarkers too