Beefwood = banksia?

[redfishsc]

I went to my favorite local hardwood and exotic wood dealer today (East Wake Hardwoods in Zebulon, NC if you live close enough, the man has some real eye candy!).

I picked up a stick of beefwood (a beefstick?) today. When I milled it into blanks, I noticed the grain in it looks identical to a banksia blank I have. Are the two woods the same?

 

[Hayseedboy]

When you cut those into 1 1/2" Ribeye wood blanks let me know I might want some.

lr

 

[Buzz]

If its Australian Beefwood it is a different species to the Banksia. Beefwood (here) is one of the Grevillia family. Banksia are a family of their own with scores of different members, such as Bull Banksia (Banksia Grandis) which is the one that produces the biggest nuts most frequently used in craft work.

I think you should find the Beefwood a fair bit harder than any of the Banksias.

 

[Darley]

Beefwood is not Banksia, , Banksia is a soft wood, grain of the Banksia is lighter than Beefwood, beefwood is more harder and darker grain

This is Banksia

Beefwood Blank

 

[Darley]

Hoooooooooo! Buzz look the timing :biggrin:

 

[redfishsc]

Thanks for the help all! I knew the Australians would solve it for me!

Now that you mention it I can feel a distinct difference between the weight of the banksia and the beefwood. I can't wait to make a nice closed-end Baron from the beef.

 

[Buzz]

Hoooooooooo! Buzz look the timing :biggrin:

Great minds think alike. :biggrin: