American Red Oak Botanical Name: Quercus rubra.
Description: Medium sized hardwoods of Central North America and eastern Canada. Straight grained, coarse textured, less figure than American White Oak due to smaller rays.
Usage: Flooring, furniture, interior joinery, wine casks and vats, plywood manufacture and decorative veneers. |
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American Rock Maple Botanical Name: Acer saccharum.
Description: Large hardwoods located throughout Canada and Eastern USA.
Usage: Useful in any situation of high abrasion - flooring, carving and butchers blocks or moving parts where timber can be used. Also used for furniture, paneling, turnery and veneers. |
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Amoora Botanical Name: Amoora cucullata.
Description: A hardwood mainly found in Papua New Guinea but also growing throughout much of South-east Asia and India. Grain is irregular or interlocked. Texture is slightly uneven to coarse. White, yellow or dark deposits are common in Bekak.
Usage: Furniture, flooring, veneer, light construction and turnery. |
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Blue Gum Botanical Name: Eucalyptus saligna.
Description: Blue Gum grows from the southern coast of New South Wales through to Southern Queensland. It is a tall hardwood and one of the predominant species in commercial use. The grain generally straight but interlocked and the texture is moderately coarse and even.
Usage: Flooring, furniture, moulding, decking and turnery. It is available as a veneer. |
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"C" species for flooring are not available.
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Durian Botanical Name: Durio.
Description: These species groups are found in Borneo, Malaysia and Indonesia. The trees in these groups all produce a large, unpleasant smelling fruit - one much sought after as a delicacy. The grain is mostly straight but slightly interlocked sections may be encountered. The texture is rather coarse and some timbers may feel slightly greasy to the touch.
Usage: Light construction, joinery, framing, flooring, staircase, plywood and veneers. Some of the material bears a resemblance to Australian Red Cedar. Careful selection of sections can yield a very pleasing comparison to this native timber. |
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European Beech Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica.
Description: Mainly the European mainland but also in the U.K. and parts of West Asia. European beech is straight grained with a fine, even texture.
Usage: Cabinetwork, high class joinery, furniture, laminated boards. Chair making, tool handles, turnery, flooring, plywood and veneers. |
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Flooded Gum Botanical Name: Eucalyptus grandis.
Description: Limited to the Central East Coast of New South Wales to North Queensland. It grows tall, straight and narrow with a clean bole up to three quarters of its total height. A moderately coarse but even texture with a straight grain. Can be almost featureless.
Usage: Furniture, flooring, paneling, cabinet work and light construction. |
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French Oak Botanical Name: Quercus petraea.
Description: Medium sized hardwoods distributed throughout the Central and Western Europe and into Russian Siberia. Grain is straight with a coarse and uneven texture. Silver grain figure appears on quartered surfaces due to broad rays. Sometimes Oak logs are recovered from bogs and the timber recovered is called “Bog Oak” Whilst retaining the properties of conventional Oak it has a rich, deep brown color much prized for cabinet work.
Usage: The principal timber for vats and barrels for beer, wine and brandy. European Oak is best for furniture and cabinet making. UK Oak is preferred for sea defence, wharfage, outdoor furniture and exterior joinery. Widely used in Europe for church furniture and carving. Flooring and turnery. Produces very attractive veneers. |
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Grey Ironbark Botanical Name: Eucalyptus paniculata.
Description: This large hardwood grows along the New South Wales and Southern Queensland coast. Very hard, dense timber with interlocked grain and moderately coarse and even texture.
Usage: Heavy construction, bridge work, wharfage, sleepers, flooring and decking. If handled properly the timber can produce some striking furniture. |
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"H" species for flooring are not available.
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"I" species for flooring are not available.
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Jarrah Botanical Name: Eucalyptus marginata.
Description: Indigenous to the South Western corner of Western Australia. A large hardwood produces a fairly well formed bole and relatively compact, yet open crown. The grain is straight and often slightly interlocked which can present a fiddleback appearance. Flat sawn surfaces may have boat shaped flecks which enhance its decorative appearance. Texture is coarse but even.
Usage: Highly prized as a furniture timber. It is used for flooring, panelling, joinery, decking, and marine work. Available as a veneer. |
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