Gidgee

[Pedder]

Hi Woodnetter,

it doesn't happen very often, that something new happens in the Two Lawyers Toolworks, but now I had a new wood under the file. Gidgee. It is so hard, that I was scared to use my good rasps. So a wild combination of coarse files and sandpaper had to do the job. Because I was extra carefully all the time nothing bad happened. This wood takes a lovely finish at p800.

If you like saws, enjoy the pictures:













Take care
Pedder

[Hank Knight]

That's beautiful, Pedder!

[Pedder]

Thank You very much, Hank!

[Tony Z]

Absolutely gorgeous! Pushes all the right buttons!

[Pedder]

Absolutely gorgeous!  Pushes all the right buttons!

Thanks a lot Tony!

[Philip1231]

Pedder: Beautiful, as always. However: you sure that's not apple wood or perhaps cherry (always get them confused)


Best, Phil

Hi Woodnetter,

it doesn't happen very often, that something new happens in the Two Lawyers Toolworks, but now I had a new wood under the file. Gidgee. It is so hard, that I was scared to use my good rasps. So a wild combination of coarse files and sandpaper had to do the job. Because I was extra carefully all the time nothing bad happened. This wood takes a lovely finish at p800.

If you like saws, enjoy the pictures:













Take care
Pedder

[iclark]

Wow!  Elegant and beautiful!

Do the screws even touch the spine?

[Aram]

Gorgeous, Pedder! That wood could not have been put to better use.

[Pedder]

Hi Guys, Thanks a lot for the kind words!

@philip1231 yes I'm very sure! This australian wood is so super dense and heavy. No chance to mix it up with apple.

@iclark the fron screw touches the spine.

Cheers
Pedder

[iclark]

For Phil, from The Wood Database

Common Name(s): Gidgee, stinking wattle, purple gidgee
Scientific Name: Acacia cambagei
Distribution: Endemic to Australia
Tree Size: 20-40 ft (6-12 m) tall,
                 1 ft (.3 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 72 lbs/ft3 (1,150 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .93, 1.15
Janka Hardness: 4,270 lbf (18,990 N)
Modulus of Rupture: 18,850 lbf/in2 (130.0 MPa)*
Elastic Modulus: 2,683,000 lbf/in2 (18.50 GPa)*
Crushing Strength: 10,150 lbf/in2 (70.0 MPa)*
*Conservative values based on strength group/bracket
Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 5.1%,
                  Volumetric: 9.2%, T/R Ratio: 1.3

I saw one report that it is the 3rd hardest wood in the Wood Database.