help with acacia species identification and properties

[muntries]

Brian,

I'll need a little more than that. There are something like 900 species of Eucalyptus in Australia, not to mention the cross-species hybrids etc that just confuse the hell out of the most experienced botanist. If you take a picture of the leaf, close up shots of the gumnut and gum nut cluster and any flower buds and I might be in with a bit of a chance of identifying it for you.

Simon

[Stickbow Hunter]

Brian,

Going by the heart wood colour and the bark and considering it came from near Brisbane it looks like what we call Blue Gum.

Jeff

[fieldpoint]

Thanks for the tips Simon, Jeff,, but no leaves are available. I will work at it and see how it turns out. I have made a few longbows from Queensland silver ash and they were okay. I passed on the best ones and kept the not so good ones for myself. Of course they broke due to timber/grain defects. For this timber I will pattern a bow on the same as I used for teh Qld silver ash except I will have the natural lamination of sap and heartwood to play with.

Cheers
Brian H