Allocasuarina inophloia (syn. Casuarina inophloia) of the family Casuarinaceae. This is a type of sheoak and it has no actual relation to oak (genus Quercus). It's oviously a very distinctive wood and would be hard to confuse with any other (although there are other Allocasuarina species that are very similar). I have broken this species out from the rest of the sheoaks because (1) it has SUCH heavy rays and (2) it is often listed specifically, rather than just with the generic name "sheoak" and so I have been able to find a fair number of pics of it on the Internet.
my samples: NOTE: these pics were all taken in very bright incandescent lighting ("soft white" at 2700K) colors will vary under other lighting conditions
both sides of a sample plank of hairy oak / Allocasuarina inophloia --- HUGE enlargements are present. Although the vendor's name of "flame sheoak" is technically correct, I think it's misleading."Hairy oak" is a more commonly used name, at least in the USA.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of hairy oak / Allocasuarina inophloia --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. Although the vendor's name of "flame sheoak" is technically correct, I think it's misleading."Hairy oak" is a more commonly used name, at least in the USA.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
a very well-photographed, 3" long, piece listed as hairy oak / Allocasuarina inophloia with both levels of enlargement, the 2nd of which shows the face grain very nicely
turning stock
pen blanks
scales
picture frame
pen
two views and two closeups of a whistle --- the enlargements of the closeups really show the grain very nicely; the first one shows a quartersawn surface and the second a flat cut surface
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bowl listed as hairy oak / Casurina inophloia which is a mis-spelling of Casuarina inophloia which is a synonym of Allocasuarina inophloia
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