Greenheart oak ????

[Johnsond]

Quick query ref some ads on Ebay, couple of ads for greenheart oak reclaimed beams. Are these guys selling mistaken ?? as I understood it greenheart is greenheart and oak is oak ie totally different species. 

Cheers 

[spuddog0507]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

Quick query ref some ads on Ebay, couple of ads for greenheart oak reclaimed beams. Are these guys selling mistaken ?? as I understood it greenheart is greenheart and oak is oak ie totally different species. 

Cheers 

yes you are correct oak is oak and greenheart is greenheart, oak you can cut but greenheart is as hard as timber comes bad to mill and blunt your saw in about 2 cuts if i am not mistaken its the best rot resistant timber known to man all ways use on docks and quey sides for its resistance to saltwater.

[Squaredy]

8 hours ago, Johnsond said:

Quick query ref some ads on Ebay, couple of ads for greenheart oak reclaimed beams. Are these guys selling mistaken ?? as I understood it greenheart is greenheart and oak is oak ie totally different species. 

Cheers 

What it probably tells you is the seller has no idea what he is selling.

[Stubby]

They probably mean Holm Oak , sometimes refereed to as " green oak " as its evergreen . Also " holly oak " ...Quercus Ilex .

[Johnsond]

Cheers Guys 

I tend to think it will be greenheart rather than oak as the beams are reclaimed from what looks to have been a harbour upgrade or demolition job. I've dealt with greenheart from this environment before and yeah it's a pig to cut and deal with. To be honest all we've ever done is scrap or burn it !!. 

The possibility of it being green oak ?? I asked guy twice what it was and I got the same reply as in 

Greenheart Oak !!. 

 

[se7enthdevil]

typing in Greenheart oak into ebay i found 3 seperate listings from 3 seperate sellers.

 

this one is just a greenheart beam.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RECLAIMED-GREENHEART-OAK-BEAM/123647131032?hash=item1cc9f17d98:g:lM8AAOSwrsladu7j:rk:3:pf:0

 

these look like very near rotten greenheart beams but without seeing a closer image of the timber i can't actually say what species they are. the fact they are rotting in that fashion could mean they are oak???

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Greenheart-Oak-Beams/253974257642?hash=item3b220b9fea:g:F3cAAOSw0d1b5tKu:rk:4:pf:0

 

lastly this reclaim person has no idea as to what species they are selling. they claim it's greenheart in the tile and it's named as Oak under wood type in the description but the truth is that it's a timber called Ekki.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solid-Greenheart-Oak-boards-11-12-wide-76-84-tall-x-2-thick/132398209195?hash=item1ed38c58ab:g:N98AAOSwImRYGoMS:rk:5:pf:0

 

 

[Johnsond]

22 minutes ago, se7enthdevil said:

typing in Greenheart oak into ebay i found 3 seperate listings from 3 seperate sellers.

 

this one is just a greenheart beam.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RECLAIMED-GREENHEART-OAK-BEAM/123647131032?hash=item1cc9f17d98:g:lM8AAOSwrsladu7j:rk:3:pf:0

 

these look like very near rotten greenheart beams but without seeing a closer image of the timber i can't actually say what species they are. the fact they are rotting in that fashion could mean they are oak???

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Greenheart-Oak-Beams/253974257642?hash=item3b220b9fea:g:F3cAAOSw0d1b5tKu:rk:4:pf:0

 

lastly this reclaim person has no idea as to what species they are selling. they claim it's greenheart in the tile and it's named as Oak under wood type in the description but the truth is that it's a timber called Ekki.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solid-Greenheart-Oak-boards-11-12-wide-76-84-tall-x-2-thick/132398209195?hash=item1ed38c58ab:g:N98AAOSwImRYGoMS:rk:5:pf:0

 

 

Cheers for the info 

I'll probably just forget about it as it's more than likely gonna be more hassle than it's worth. Shame something useful can't come  of it.