Jarrah

(

Eucalyptus marginata

)

Description

Jarrah is a renowned Western Australian hardwood valued for its strength, durability, and deep red colour palette. Historically used in heavy civil works such as bridges, wharves, and railway sleepers, it is equally suited to architectural and decorative applications today. Its density, hardness, and natural resistance to decay and termites make it a reliable species for both structural and aesthetic use. It is still used today for railway sleepers on bridges around New Zealand.

Colour

Rich red to brown tones with a moderately coarse even texture

Density

820 kg/m3

Hardness

8.5kN

Durability

Class 2

Fire Rating

Group 3 (NZ Compliance)

Historic Use

Bridges, wharves, structural beams.

Other Species

Messmate

Messmate is an Australian hardwood commonly found across Tasmania, Victoria, and the tablelands of New South Wales and southern Queensland. While not as dense or durable as many heavy infrastructure hardwoods, messmate is valued for its workability, warm natural tones, and suitability for interior architectural uses. It will readily accept stains, paints and polishes. Gum veins are quite common and can make beautiful feature for joinery, wall panelling and furniture.

Spotted Gum

Spotted gum has a lot of variation in colour and grain, and is perfect for benchtops and furniture. It's fairly rare in demolition timbers, and we salvage it from factories, and sometimes telegraph and power poles. Spotted gum came from the east coast forests from the Victoria / NSW border up to Maryborough in QLD. Spotted gum has a lot of variation in colour and grain, from a greeny brown to a chocolate brown and even to a red brown. You can expect to enjoy a lot of interesting grain and fiddleback.

Blackbutt

Blackbutt is renowned for its clean elegant look and natural stability, and is a popular choice for architects, builders and designers. In recycled timber, it keeps its warm, neutral tones, giving a refined yet historic feel to interiors and feature elements.

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