Just for fun.

[bodrighy]

Apart from Chris (Works in Wood) I wonder how many people know what wood this is. It's from a fairly well know tree but not seen much and as far as I know it is mainly turners who use it. Never seen it in furniture anyway

This is just from a small branch.



Pete

[Aviya Glass]

Plane tree?

[woodtattoos]

I'm not sure from your clues but I know what it reminds me of... am I allowed to guess?

Si.

[bodrighy]

I'm not sure from your clues but I know what it reminds me of... am I allowed to guess?

Si.

Of course. An extra hint is that the 'knot' is typical and goes right through to the other side.


Pete

[woodtattoos]

I'm not quite sure about the "never seen it in furniture" clue as the colour and marking reminded me of something similar to pine... so is it something like that? I hadn't really thought about the knot but that also wouldn't look out of place in a piece of pine.

Si.

[bodrighy]

I'm not quite sure about the "never seen it in furniture" clue as the colour and marking reminded me of something similar to pine... so is it something like that? I hadn't really thought about the knot but that also wouldn't look out of place in a piece of pine.

Si.

It is a kind of pine but not just any old pine.

Pete

[Alice21]

Lonesome pine?

[mrdavidtodd]

chilean pine?

i wonder where i got that from

[woodtattoos]

i wonder where i got that from

That sounded sneaky!!

I didn't know that chilean pine was the proper name for monkey puzzle tree... you learn something new every day.

Si.

[Moonbeam Angel]

ooh does that make it expensive, I decided a while back that I wanted a monkey puzzle tree for the garden (so I knew it was chilean pine!) but they were so expensive to buy and slow growing that I gave the idea up!

[bodrighy]

ooh does that make it expensive, I decided a while back that I wanted a monkey puzzle tree for the garden (so I knew it was chilean pine!) but they were so expensive to buy and slow growing that I gave the idea up!

They are if you buy a tree and the wood is expensive to buy but as usual I managed to get a 4' log free & gratis. The donor kept the trunk mind. That will be gorgeous.

Pete