The timbers we use
These are the six timbers we use most, and what we use each one for. If you have a timber in mind that isn’t here, ask: we can usually get it.
- Chips
- Drawn for this concept, not photographed
- Finish shown
- Clear oil
- Samples
- Real boards at every measure-up, because colour varies from board to board
Timber schedule
| Chip | Timber | Colour | Grain | Origin | We use it for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted gumCorymbia maculata | Light to dark brown, varying from board to board | Wavy and interlocked, sometimes with a ripple across it | Eastern Australia, including the New South Wales coast | Benchtops and bench seats. A hard, heavy timber that stands up to daily use. | |
| BlackbuttEucalyptus pilularis | Pale golden yellow to light brown | Mostly straight and even, with the odd dark gum vein | The coast of New South Wales and southern Queensland | Dining tables, bookshelves and benchtops for lighter kitchens | |
| Tasmanian oakEucalyptus regnans, E. obliqua and E. delegatensis | Pale straw to light pinkish brown | Straight and fine, with small flecks | Tasmania. Not an oak at all: the name covers three eucalypts. | Wardrobe fronts and shelving, and anything that will be stained | |
| Victorian ashEucalyptus regnans and E. delegatensis | Pale cream to light straw | Straight and open | Victoria. Two of the same species as Tasmanian oak. | Vanities and light-coloured cabinet fronts | |
| JarrahEucalyptus marginata | Rich red to deep brown, darkening with age | Straight to interlocked | The south-west of Western Australia | Hall tables and feature pieces, often from recycled boards | |
| American walnutJuglans nigra | Chocolate brown, sometimes with a purple tone | Mostly straight and fine, with an arched figure on some boards | Eastern North America. The one timber here that isn’t Australian. | Entertainment units and cabinet fronts |
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