i thought that was Einstein. He discovered E=mc^2 in the bath

Still don’t know if he got a reply do we?

Give em a bit ofo oiling, if in several months they are still discolouring then you can stain them

you’d be right, I’m trying to hand plane some slabs of Jarrah for a work bench top. It is by far the hardest thing I’ve tried to flatten. High angle plane sharpened to 16000 still struggles and tears out

Seems to saw ok though, if a bit slow

@TonyRio- Google Marri, Karri and Tuart trees. They are other natives of Western Australia, and could be what you have. All species can be found growing in the same area/forrest as Jarrah,and often hard to distinguish between species when live.

Thanks for the heads up! I’m getting some in two weeks and plan to route out quite a bit.

I just finished two Jarrah end grain chopping boards. A lot of sanding, cutting and routing to flatten. There was an enormous amount of dust. When I took off my disposable N95 mask, it left a white space on my face where the mask had been All dust is bad for you. Wood is also carcinagenic. I also wear a 3M dual respirator with charcoal and dust filters. At the end of the day, my white dust filters in the air intakes were coated with dark brown/red dust from the Jarrah. Trust me, invest now in some type of dust protection.