Identifying Australian Hardwoods

If the wood is unfinished then look at the texture of the grain.

Identifying australian hardwoods.

Wood hardness varies among the hardwood species and some are actually softer than some softwoods. Version june 2018 ver2. Trees with broad flat leaves as opposed to coniferous or needled trees. The most predictable baseline to use when identifying wood is in a freshly sanded state.

Ask yourself these questions. This eliminates the chances of a stain or natural aging skewing the color diagnosis of the wood. Red ironbark is a distinctive australian hardwood that grows from victoria through the western slopes of nsw into southern queensland. Yellowish golden brown in colour with an occasional tinge of olive green.

Does the wood have an open porous texture. A beautiful combination of highland timbers. The types of feature associated with native species include knot kino often called fire streak or gum lines burls hobnail and black speck. Tree identification guide it s easy to go through life with what our third grade teacher taught us about trees.

The extent and limits of natural features are defined by the appearance grades. They are the typical markings of a unique group of native hardwoods the eucalypts. What we half remember is enough for us to happily relegate trees to the background of everywhere we go and everything we do. Observe the wood grain.

Red ironbark timber ranges from deep dark red to red brown. Australian hardwood species guide. It isn t until one dies on your property and you need a tree removal. Pinhole borers and beetle marks may be evident in some timber.

Cypress pine is an australian softwood despite its apparent hardness. Most commonly used for interior flooring furniture cladding and fences. Eucalyptus acmenoides eucalyptus maculata eucalyptus pilularis eucalyptus paniculate drepanophylla decepta sideroxylon mugga corymbia trachyphloia terminalis gummifera eucalyptus saligna. It is a dense pinkish grey to reddish brown timber with a natural waxiness.

Be sure to order a rough size at least 1 4 larger than your finished size. All photos are copyright 2006 2017 by james griffin and griffin exotic wood note that blanks may vary in size up to 1 8 from the stated size. Eucalyptus obliqua eucalyptus regnans eucalyptus delegatensis eucalyptus dalrympleana eucalyptus grandis. Brush box is an australian hardwood.