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Turpentine |
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Origin: This species occurs along the east coast of Australia from Bateman's Bay in New South Wales to Cooktown in North Queensland.
Colour: Turpentine ranges from deep red to red-brown with a paler, often creamy sapwood. Grain: The texture is fine to medium, however often wavy, with interlocking grain. It is relatively free of gum veins. Janka Hardness Rating: 12 |
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Forest Reds |
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Origin: This is mix of red coloured Australian Hardwoods found along the east coast of Australia.
Colour: Colour ranges from pale pinks to deep rich reds and burgundy and a touch of bronze. Grain: It displays a tight interlocking grain with interesting gum veins and pockets, insect trails, knots, surface checking and burrs (aka burls). |
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Rose Gum / Flooded Gum |
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Origin: Rose Gum grows in Eastern Australia from NSW to southern Queensland, with pockets of more westerly stands in Queensland.
Colour: The heartwood ranges from pink to reddish brown and the sapwood is paler but sometimes indistinct from it Grain: It's predominantly straight grained or has shallow interlocking, with a medium to coarse texture. Janka Hardness Rating: 7.5 |
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Sydney Blue Gum |
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Origin: Sydney blue gum grows along the coast of New South Wales and southern Queensland.
Colour: The heartwood ranges in colour from dark pink to a reddish brown and the sapwood is distinctly paler. Grain: The grain is typically straight, with occasional interlocking of grain. Texture is moderately coarse and gum veins are common. Janka Hardness Rating: 9.0 |
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Red Mahogany |
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Origin: Red Mahogany grows on the east coast from Sydney to Atherton in Qld.
Colour: Dark red heartwood with distinctly paler sapwood Grain: The grain is lightly interlocked and Pinhole borer discolouration & pencil streaks are common Janka Hardness Rating: 12 |
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Red Ironbark |
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Origin: Red Iron Bark occurs from Victoria through the western slopes of NSW and into southern Queensland.
Colour: The heartwood ranges in colour from deep dark red to red-brown and its sapwood is a distinctive pale yellow. Grain: It's fine and even textured with and interlocking grain. Janka Hardness Rating: 14 * This is one of the hardest timber species commercially available worldwide. |
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Jarrah |
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Origin: Jarrah is widely distributed timber throughout southwest Australia.
Colour: Ranges from deep red and orange to blonde, deepening over time to a soft burgundy. Grain: It's moderately coarse and even-textured, although some interlocked, wavy grain may occur, creating interesting fiddle-back feature. Janka Hardness Rating: 8.5 |
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