Timber Species

Accoya

Accoya® is world leading high technology wood. It is produced from a non-toxic cellular modification process known as acetylation. The softwood used in this process is Radiata Pine sourced from sustainably managed forests in New Zealand.

American Black Walnut

Walnut is a tough, hard timber of medium density and low stiffness. The sap wood is creamy white, heartwood is light brown to dark chocolate brown, occasionally with a purplish cast and darker streaks.

American Cherry

Fine, straight, close grain timber. The heartwood varies in colour from reddish-brown to rich red and the sapwood is yellow. Fine, narrow, brown - coloured pith flecks and small gum pockets are a common feature.

American Hard Maple

American Hard Maple is strong, heavy, hard, and straight grained with a fine texture. The colour is cream with fine red/brown bands. The sapwood is creamy white with a slightly reddish brown tinge and the heartwood varies from light to dark reddish brown.

American Red Oak

American red oak is the dominant species in the U.S. hardwood forests – with distinctive grain, and wood that is not always red in colour. The name comes from the leaf colour in the fall.

American White Ash

The sapwood is light coloured to nearly white and the heartwood varies from greyish brown to light brown, to pale yellow streaked with brown. The wood is generally straight grained with a coarse uniform texture.

American White Oak

American White Oak is similar in colour and appearance to European oak. The sapwood is light coloured and the heartwood is light to dark brown. American White Oak is mostly straight grained with a medium to coarse texture, with longer rays and red oak.

AUS Blackwood (Tasmanian)

The highly decorative hardwood of blackwood outshines almost every other timber in the range of colours it possesses. The heartwood is a rich golden brown through which there may be streaks of reddish brown or almost black.

Australian Oak/Ash

Australian Oak/Ash (Tasmanian Oak/Victorian Ash) is a light colored and medium density hardwood, pale straw through to lighter browns, with excellent staining qualities.

Jarrah

Jarrah is native to south western Australia, it is a heartwood with a rich dark brownish red colour. It can have straight or interlocked grain with an even medium coarse texture. Considered to be one of the world's most durable timbers.

Kwila (Merbau)

Kwila is a high quality, strong and durable hardwood. The heartwood is yellowish-brown, brown or dark red, red-brown, turning to a dark red-brown with age. The wood is hard and heavy, the texture moderately coarse but even, and the grain may be straight or interlocked but is often wavy.

Rosewood

A vibrant timber with large variations in colour, honey yellows, fiery reds and mellow browns. Prized for use in musical instruments such as guitars.

Vitex

A creamy grey heartwood, with a fine even texture. Used for decking and outdoor construction.

Western Red Cedar

WR Cedar is light, soft, scented and highly decorative timber with contrasting early wood and late wood bands. It is naturally durable and known for its superior stability for doors, windows, louvres, exterior cladding, weatherboards and shingles.

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