« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Wood identification  (Read 1485 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Bowyer23

  • Member
  • Posts: 55
Wood identification
« on: September 24, 2020, 07:15:36 pm »
Hey guys,

I know that its probably very difficult/impossible but any idea what's wood this is? Found a felled tree so decided to take it home. Woods extremely hard and the amount of sapwood was tiny compared to any other tree I've seen really. Like would have been a 90/10 split in regards to sapwood and heartwood. Were no leaves around to assist in identification. Im in south east Victoria, if that helps at all. Maybe some sort of acaica? Any thoughts would be appreciated :)
Logged

Offline meanewood

  • Member
  • Posts: 243
Re: Wood identification
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2020, 07:26:22 pm »
I take it your in Victoria, Australia?

Could be Blackwood or Red Ironbark, if so, both make good bow wood.
Logged

Offline Deerhunter21

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,261
  • What do you despise? By this are you truly known.
Re: Wood identification
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2020, 10:59:22 am »
if you click on the link under the picture and then look at the picture on your computers image viewer you can see it perfectly
Logged
Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination.

bownarra

  • Guest
Re: Wood identification
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2020, 02:48:28 pm »
Cocobolo ;) ;)
Logged

Offline Flyonline

  • Member
  • Posts: 33
Re: Wood identification
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2020, 08:25:35 pm »
Hickory wattle - acacia implexa?
Logged

Offline Bowyer23

  • Member
  • Posts: 55
Re: Wood identification
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2020, 03:13:50 am »
^ that's what I was hoping apparently that's mad bow wood.

I'm thinking it may be red ironbark though, based on the trees that were nearby and my very very limited knowledge of what those trees were haha. I'll try and go back and take a photo of at least the bark.

Thanks everyone for your help so far!
Logged

Offline Hamish

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,557
Re: Wood identification
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2020, 04:34:55 pm »
Looks like you cleanly split the big stave. The ironbark that I have split  looks pretty ragged, so it might not be IB.

Awaiting pic's of the bark, for a better guess.
Logged

Offline Flyonline

  • Member
  • Posts: 33
Re: Wood identification
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2020, 06:38:18 pm »
Quote from: Bowyer23 on September 26, 2020, 03:13:50 am
^ that's what I was hoping apparently that's mad bow wood.


I've searched for more info after playing with it for a while, but can't find anything out there - not that everything everyone has ever done is on the internets! But if it's as good as you say, and my first impressions are I'd have thought there would be something to find.

Logged
Pages: [1]
« previous next »