Species of Timber
Australian Hardwood Timber Species
The Woodage can source imported and local hardwood timber.
Below are just some of the species we handle.
Blackbutt
Blackbutt is a commonly grown hardwood with attractive colouring - from cream to pale brown, sometimes with a slight tinge of pink. Its grain is usually straight and texture is medium and even.
Blackwood
The Heartwood is a golden brown, often with narrow bands of darker colours. Sometimes reddish streaks are also present. The grain is usually straight but sometimes wavy, producing a fiddleback figure. Also known as Black Wattle.
Blue Gum
Blue Gum is a well-known timber found on the east coast of Australia. It has a straight grain that is sometimes interlocked. Its distinctive colour varies from soft pinks to dark pinks and red browns.
Jarrah
Jarrah is a unique Australian hardwood renowned for its versatility. Its durability and strength make it an ideal timber for a range of structural and design applications with colours ranging from deep red to blonde.
Rosewood
Rosewood is a hardwood native to South-East Asia. It has straight and highly figured grain and the colour is mostly golden brown but it can have a red flame.
Recycled Reds
Colouring of Recycled Reds is determined by the natural variations within species type but the variations occur within the red colour spectrum. The grain also varies due to variations with the different species.
Recycled Blondes
Colouring of the Recycled Blondes is determined by the natural variations within species type but within the cream colour spectrum. Grain also varies due to species.
Victorian Ash / Tasmanian Oak
This Australian hardwood takes its name from the fact it grows in the alpine areas of Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales. It can refer to either Mountain Ash or Alpine Ash and is marketed under the trade names Tasmanian Oak or Victorian Ash.
American White Oak
American white oak is a hardwood common throughout the eastern United States. Very similar in appearance and colour to the European oak, American white oak has light-coloured sapwood and a light to dark brown heartwood. White oak is mostly straight grained with a medium to coarse texture, with longer rays and more figure than American red oak. It has large distinctive growth rings, and some medulla rays may be present.
NSW Spotted Gum
NSW Spotted Gum ranges from light brown to a dark brown it is quite uniform in colour. The presence of a wavy grain can produce an attractive fiddle-back figure.
QLD Spotted Gum
The heartwood ranges from light brown through to dark red-brown hues. Sapwood is usually white to light brown in colour. The presence of a wavy grain can produce an attractive fiddle-back figure.
Brush Box
The heartwood ranges from greyish pink through to a reddish brown, while the sapwood is usually paler in colour. Brush box has a fine and even texture with an interlocking grain.
American Black Walnut
American black walnut heartwood ranges from light to dark chocolate brown in colour, sometimes with narrow streaks with a purplish or darker brown tone. In comparison, sapwood is a distinctive creamy white. A fine and generally straight-grained timber, although sometimes it has an attractive wavy or curly grain, giving it a highly decorative figure.
Taun
Taun heartwood varies in colour from pink to reddish-brown, darkening with age. Sapwood is a pale, pinkish buff, not always visually distinct from the true wood. The grain of taun timber is straight, with occasional interlocking, and of moderately coarse texture.
If there are any others you are seeking contact
us here at the Woodage to help you source what you need.