Gidgee Wood, Turning or Carving Blank

Description

         

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Size: 200mm x 38mm x 23   mm

This woodwork blank is from the Gidgee tree which is one of Australia’s highly sought after native hardwoods. Found primarily in semiarid and arid Queensland but also extends into the Northern Territory, South Australia and north-western New South Wales.

Gidgee (Acacia Cambagei) – also commonly know as the stinky wattle or stinky Gidgee is a great wood for carving and is highly sought after by knife makers. It has wonderful dark, reddish brown natural grains and looks amazing in its natural state or when finished.  Gidgee is a hardwood that has a high degree of strength making it an ideal timber for your next carving project. Gidgee is ranked 4,270lbf on the Janka Hardness Scale.

The below information was sourced from the www.wood-database.com 

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 lb_f (18,990 N)

Modulus of Rupture: 18,850 lb_f/in² (130.0 MPa)*

Elastic Modulus: 2,683,000 lb_f/in² (18.5Twin Peaks Hobby Farm0 GPa)*

Crushing Strength: 10,150 lb_f/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