American White Oak Botanical Name: Quercus spp.
Description: Medium hardwood growing in Eastern USA and South Eastern Canada. Straight grained with a medium to coarse texture.
Usage: Furniture, staircase and cabinet making. Joinery, construction, plywood and decorative veneers. |
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Blackbutt Botanical Name: Eucalyptus pilularis.
Description: A large hardwood which can grow to 60m (180ft) with diameters to 2m (6ft). Indigenous to Eastern Australia in a band from Southern New South Wales through to Southern Queensland in coastal forests. Pale brown to brown, with a pinkish tinge when freshly cut. It is generally straight grained but occasionally will present wavy or interlocked grain. The texture is medium and even. Fine gum veins may sometimes be present.
Usage: High class furniture, cabinet work, joinery, turnery, carvings and interior fittings. It produces a very decorative veneer. |
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Brushbox Botanical Name: Tristania conferta.
Description: Indigenous to the fringes of rainforests from Central New South Wales to Northern Queensland. Other members of the Tristania genus are found growing throughout Indo-Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia. In Malaysia the trade names are Pelawan, Melaban and Selunsur. The grain is usually interlocked to varying degrees. Texture is fine and even. There may be some evidence of silica in the timber.
Usage: The timber is principally used as flooring, staircase and cladding timber. It has been used in dry areas as a decking and walkway timber. |
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"C" species for staircase 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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"E" species for staircase are not available.
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"F" species for staircase are not available.
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"G" species for staircase are not available.
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"H" species for staircase are not available.
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"I" species for staircase are not available.
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"J" species for staircase are not available.
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Kapur Botanical Name: Dryobalanops aromatica.
Description: A large hardwood distributed throughout Malaysia and Indonesia. Normally straight grained but occasionally interlocked. Boards may have whitish resin filled gum ducts in concentric rings. The resin smells of camphor but does not have the properties of true camphor as found in camphor laurel.
Usage: Heavy construction, wharfage above water, exterior joinery, flooring, staircase, plywood, furniture (mainly outdoor) and veneer. |
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Kedongdong Botanical Name: Canarium indicum.
Description: This group of the Canarium family grows in Malaysia, Indonesia and in several islands in the Pacific - Solomon and Fiji. The timber is usually sold under one common trade name - Kerdongdong irrespective of its origin. The grain is interlocked although the texture is medium to fine.
Usage: Light construction, interior joinery, plywood, heavier grades for flooring and staircase. |
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Kwila Botanical Name: Intsia bijuga.
Description: A large hardwood of wide distribution throughout Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji. It is also found growing in north Queensland. The grain is sometimes interlocked and the texture is moderately coarse. Growth rings are fairly distinct. Kwila has a characteristic oily odour which persists even after drying.
Usage: Furniture, flooring, staircase, decking, turnery, construction, tool handles and decorative veneer. |
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"L" species for staircase are not available.
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"M" species for staircase are not available.
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N.G.Rosewood Botanical Name: Pterocarpus indicus.
Description: Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South-East Asia. The grain is wavy, interlocked or crossed. The texture is moderately fine and uneven due to the ring-porous structure. The timber has a characteristic fragrant odour. Rosewood can be highly figured- fiddleback, curly and ripple are common as figure. It has a persistent fragrance.
Usage: Furniture, high class joinery, musical instruments, decorative veneer, panelling, staircase, carved and turned items and novelties. |
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"O" species for staircase are not available.
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"P" species for staircase are not available.
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"Q" species for staircase are not available.
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Radiata Pine Botanical Name: Pinus radiata.
Description: A large pine that is native to a very small region of the seabord of California, principally the Monterey Peninsula. It is now the most widely grown commercial pine with significant plantations in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America. It grows well in cooler regions. Grain is normally straight but spiral grain can be found close to the pith- - usually within the first 10 growth rings. Texture is fine and even. The growth rings are prominent due to the difference between late and early wood.
Usage: Multiple - construction, turnery, fencing, poles, furniture, framing, trusses, crating, pulp production, veneers, plywood, cladding, panelling, staircase and decking. |
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Spotted Gum Botanical Name: Eucalyptus maculata.
Description: Very widely distributed - from Southern Victoria through New South Wales into Central Queensland on the coastal plains. The timber is usually interlocked with the marked wavy pattern which produces a fiddleback appearance. The sapwood is distinct - very much paler than the heartwood but there is an unclear zone between the heartwood and softwood which can complicate preservation treatment and grade classification.
Usage: Flooring, staircase, marine decking, furniture, decking, tool handles, construction and the timber is available as a veneer. |
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