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269309 Derek Cohen <derekcohen@i...> 2019‑10‑11 Re: Australian Pine Questions
Bill wrote:

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... to furniture (She-oak is my wife's favourite, and I built this sofa table
for her) ...

https://i.postimg.cc/LXr0j26X/30a.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/yx4sxhFD/28a.jpg

... and boxes ...

https://i.postimg.cc/vBJTDydZ/A17.jpg

She-oak is very hard (more dense than Jarrah), a little less interlocked, but
also quite brittle - it can make great tool handles but watch the thin sections.
These Stanley 750 chisels received re-ground lands and She-Oak handles ...

https://i.postimg.cc/GmRRD8vT/Chiselset1.jpg

Just for the record, I have not heard She-oak referred to as Australian Pine. It
is on the other end of the hardness range.

Regards from Perth

Derek

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