timber species - Tasmanian and other Australian 
Here you will find indeco's listing of Tasmanian and other Australian species of timber, which may be viewed all at once, below; or in their separate softwood and hardwood categories.
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Banksia
Banksia: banksia marginata. Reddish brown with very conspicuous rays. Botanically a hardwood but actually medium soft. Its striking figure makes it ideal for decorative work. -
Celery Top Pine
Celery Top Pine: phyllocladus asplenifolius. Pale straw colour, fine straight grain, no perceptible taste or odour, ideal for kitchen utensils. -
Cheesewood
Cheesewood: pittosporum bicolour. Off-white to cream colour, dense, hard, stains well. Ideal for kitchen utensils. Tasmanian. -
Goldey Wood
Goldey Wood: monotoca glauca. Golden yellow colour, takes a high polish, fairly dense and hard, Tasmanian -
Huon Pine
Huon Pine: lagarostrobus franklinii. Famous Tasmanian timber. Yellow colour enriching with time, characteristic odour and taste. -
Jarrah
Jarrah: eucalyptus marginata. A large Western Australian hardwood, dark red, fairly dense, very durable. -
King William (Billy) Pine
King William (Billy) Pine: athrotaxis selaginoides. Salmon-pink in colour, straight grained, soft. Was used for boat building, also sounding boards in musical instruments. -
Myrtle
Myrtle: nothofagus cunninghamii. Pink to reddish brown colour, can have a blackheart stain producing a figure known as "tiger Myrtle". -
Native cherry
Native cherry: Exocarpos cupressiformis pink-red-brown coloured hardwood, turns well, large bush or small tree -
Native Olive (Doral)
Native Olive (Doral): notelaea ligustrina. Light cream to brown colour. Contains a natural wax, was used for ships blocks and bearings and the like. Very dense. Tasmanian -
Sassafras
Sassafras: atherosperma moschatum.'Default' wood varies from white to a smokey grey. Its low tannin content made it ideal for clothes pegs but, like myrtle, it can have a distinctive stain which is known as "Blackheart Sassafras" and is highly prized. -
Sassafras, Blackheart
Sassafras, Blackheart: atherosperma moschatum. 'Default' wood varies from white to a smokey grey. Its low tannin content made it ideal for clothes pegs but, like myrtle, it can have a distinctive stain which is known as "Blackheart Sassafras" and is highly prized. -
Tasmanian Blackwood
Tasmanian Blackwood: acacia melanoxylon. Golden to darker brown colour, sometimes with fiddleback figure. Very stable timber, quite hard, ideal for our Ned's plats, mills etc. For those who prefer a darker wood.
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