Australian Hardwood Timber Types

Australian hardwood species guide version june 2018 ver2 botanical name eucalyptus obliqua eucalyptus.

Australian hardwood timber types.

We have an extensive and growing wood database. Scroll over the materials below for a snap shot of their properties and click to learn more. All of these timbers can be machined to any required size or laminated or moulded or made into kits and freighted to your door. It is essential to weather and clean spotted gum with intergrain ultraprep timber cleaner as per label instructions.

Red ironbark timber ranges from deep dark red to red brown. Australian red cedar indian mahogany toona ciliata philippine mahogany calantis kalantis toona calantas indonesian mahogany suren toona sureni sapele entandrophragma cylindricum sipo utile entandrophragma utile tiama entandrophragma angolense kosipo entandrophragma candollei mountain mahogany bottle tree entandrophragma. Spotted gum is a very dense oily australian hardwood that ranges from pale to dark brown. Solid australian timber floors exude natural beauty and can endure decades of use.

Wood in australia 2005 mcgraw hill australia 2 as 5604 2005 timber natural durability ratings standards australia 2005 3. Its rough bark is hard and deeply furrowed and ranges from a dark grey to black hue. Rimu red pine softwood tall tree 35 60m native to new zealand. Tallowwood native of australia hardwood pale yellow brown timber colour eucalyptus species very hard greasy durable timber.

Types of hardwood and softwood explored. Timber species strength durability rating tallowwood f17 f34 class 1 blackbutt f17 f34 class 1 ironbark f22 f42 class 1 spotted gum f17 f34 class 1 blue gum f14 f24 class 2 forest red gum. Spotted gum is often present in decking timber sold as mixed hardwood. Red ironbark is a distinctive australian hardwood that grows from victoria through the western slopes of nsw into southern queensland.

Woodsolutions provides details about the timber species and materials available for building in australia. Whether you want to specify hardwood for structural or external applications softwood for framing or locate an engineered wood product suitable for your specific project you ll find a wealth of information including appearance common applications durability strength. Filter to list as you wish. Hardwood native of western australia dark red burgundy colored timber weather resistant eucalyptus species.

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