Timber Cuts
We believe that our FSC certified Australian native hardwoods are some of the most beautiful and resilient timbers around. They can be used for their natural beauty alone or to compliment other materials or for their strength and durability. Either way, when you use our FSC certified timber you are helping ensure the health and integrity of our beautiful regrowth forests.
The next two sections provide some useful information on the range of colours which can be expected for each species we use as well as their individual durability and strength ratings.
Timber Colours & specifications
| Common name | Botanical name | Colour ranges | Durability Class (1-4) | Hardness (janka)(kN) | Density (kg/m3) |
| Spotted Gum | Corymbia maculata | Mid to dark brown with olive hues | 2 | 11.0 | 950 |
| Grey Ironbark | Eucalyptus paniculata | Pale brown to dark chocolate brown | 1 | 16.3 | 1100- |
| Brush Box | Lophostemon confertus | Dark pink to rich red | 3 | 9.5 | 900 |
| Grey Box | Eucalyptus mollucana | Pale Yellowish brown | 1 | 15 | 1120 |
| Stringybarks eg: White Stringybark | Eucalyptus globoidea | Creams, browns through to pinks. | 3 | 7.5-8.8 | 860-930 |
| Blackbutt | Eucalyptus pilularis | Cream to pale brown | 2 | 8.8 | 900 |
| Tallowwood | Eucalyptus microcorys | Cream, dark to yellow brown | 1 | 8.6 | 990 |
| White Mahogany | Eucalyptus acmenoides & E. carnea | Cream to light browns | 1 | 10 | 1000 |
| Grey Gum | Eucalyptus punctata & E. propinqua | Red browns, through pink to dark red | 1 | 14.0 | 1080 |
| Sydney Blue Gum | Eucalyptus saligna | Dark pink rich reds through to red brown | 3 | 9.0 | 850 |
| Turpentine | Syncarpia glomerifera | Red brown to deep reds | 1 | 12.0 | 930 |
Tasmanian Oak
Euclyptus delegatensis, E. regans
Durability Class: 3
Hardness: 4.9-7.1
Density: 620-780
Tasmania Oak timber specifications listed for comparative purposes only
Adapted from Bootle K.R 1983. Wood in Australia. Types, properties & uses McGraw-Hill
N.B. A large percentage of our beautiful timbers are significantly more durable, denser and harder than the commonly available eucalyptus species in southern Australia (Victoria and Tasmania).
Durability: is a measure of the durability of the outer heartwood when in ground contact and exposed to attack by decay and termites (Bootle K.R Wood in Australia. Types, properties & uses. McGraw-Hill 1983). The figures are used as a general guide. All sapwood has poor resistance to decay and is not used in determining durability ratings.
Density: is the weight of the Air Dry timber per cubic meter of volume (e.g. 400 linear meters of 100mm x 25mm sawn boards)
It is important to note that the densities given here are for slow grown timber from native regrowth forests. For most species the density of fast grown plantation timber is typically lower.
Hardness: is a measure of the resistance of the timber to indentation.