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19th July 2023, 09:57 PM #1Senior Member
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Timber Identification Help.
My daughter sent me these photos of decking that was being reused from timber recovered from their front verandah in a rear deck and asked me what the timber is. I could only guess that it is some type of gum.
Can anyone identify what type of wood it is? The white parts is paint left after sanding and the property is in NSW Macksville / Nambucca Heads area.
Her intention is to use a finish that brings up the colour as shown by the water she spilled on it. It is under cover but open so also looking for suggestions on a finish.
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20th July 2023, 08:59 AM #2Senior Member
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Looks like Merbau which is a common choice for decking these days. It is a tropical hardwood and goes by a few other names. Any clear decking finish will bring out the colour but it will fade over time which is why most decking finishes have colour added. Merbau is one of the standard colour options.
To keep a deck looking good needs constant maintenance. An annual clean and redcoat is a good rule of thumb.
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Merbau often has yellowish flecks in the timber. Looks more like an Australian eucalypt to me, though which one I couldn't positively say. Maybe Sydney Blue Gum?
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20th July 2023, 11:28 AM #4
Looks like Jarrah to me . Or another similar looking Aussie Eucalyptus .
Merbau is deep red but with a little bit more purple added. Those sanded boards above don't have the look of the colour of Merbau. More convincing to me though is Merbau has that Merbau open tropical looking grain to it.
Like this Merbau picture .
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Jarrah and Eucalyptus which Jarrah is one of don't have that sort of look to the open grain or the patterns it forms like Merbau has.
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20th July 2023, 12:16 PM #5Senior Member
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With a bit of googling I am wondering if it is Flooded Gum (E. grandis) which, amongst others, was grown in that area’s hardwood plantation forests.
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