Scientific Classification

Kingdom: plantae

Division: spermatophytes (seed plants)

Subdivision:  angiosperm {(covered seed),hardwoods}

Order: fabales

Family: fabaceae

Genus: acacia

Species: melanoxylon

Images; top left subtly fiddle-backed blackwood and above top right blackwood tree, is typical of blackwoods growing on a fence-line in rural Tasmania; bottom, blackwood in flower August/September.

The wood is golden to darker brown in 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. 

Arguably Tasmania's premier hardwood; it bends well, polishes to a high lustre, bleaches extremely well, turns very very well, in fact there there is not much that this wonderful timber can't do.

See also density comparative chart here.

Some of our products in Tasmanian Blackwood:

Designed and made in Tasmania;

The image bottom left is of an exquisite indeco coffee grinder. A perfect start to the day!

Image bottom right; indeco back scratchers steamed and bent to shape by hand.