Timber Veneers - Australian
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Black Bean Timber Veneer (2)
Black Bean (Castanospermum austral) is a tall tree reaching a height of 40 m and is found along the rainforests from NSW to far North Queensland. Heartwood ranges from dark brown to chocolate shades, deepening to almost black; sometimes streaked with lighter bands. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Blackwood Timber Veneer (11)
One of the best known and most widely used Tasmanian special timbers, Blackwood, is produced in moderate commercial volumes and grows across a broad range of forest types. Blackwood timber colour ranges from a very pale honey colour through to a dark chocolate with streaks of red tinge. Blackwood with intense fiddle-back figure being the most valuable.View Products »
Cheese Tree (Button Wood) Timber Veneer (1)
Cheese Tree (Glochidion ferdinandi) is found in northern Queensland to south – eastern New South Wales, Australia. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Coachwood (NSW) Timber Veneer (11)
Coachwood (NSW) Ceratopetalum apetalum – Is a medium sized tree reaching a height of 25m and is found along the coastal rainforests predominantly in New South Wales. The heartwood is pinkish brown. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Coastal Banksia Timber Veneer (2)
Coastal Banksia (Banksia Intergrifolia) – is a medium sized tree reaching a height of 15m and is found along the coast from Victoria to South East Queensland. The heartwood is pinkish to red. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Eucalypt/Tasmanian Oak Timber Veneer (6)
Most Tasmanian Eucalypt species produce figured wood, however some species regularly produce more distinct figuring. Some Tasmanian Eucalypt tree species produce burls of different grain from very resinous to tight marbling. Brown Top Stringybark Eucalyptus produces some massive burls that can have exceptional marble or cork grain patterning suited to veneering. The tight grained veneers sand and finish well. The colour can vary from a light straw colour to a darker brown. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Huon Pine Timber Veneer (3)
Huon Pine is found in the west and south-west rainforests of Tasmania where it grows along river banks and lake shore forests. It’s rich golden colour and figure make it one of the world’s most desirable furniture and veneering timbers. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
King Billy Pine Veneer (1)
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Leatherwood Timber Veneer (3)
Leatherwood trees are only found as an understory tree in Tasmania’s wetter mixed forests and rainforests across State forests, parks and reserves. Leatherwood trees harvested from within some coops can produce logs which contain a rich palette of timber colours from pinks through to browns. Red-heart logs contain the most figured wood, similar in appearance to Black-Heart Sassafras. Leatherwood is very fine grained timber and known for its good workability and finish. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Messmate Timber Veneer (10)
Messmate (Eucalyptus) is found in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales. It’s heartwood colour is light brown and the sapwood is pale yellow to pale brown, with light brown. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Myrtle Timber Veneer (31)
Myrtle is the dominant tree in the cool temperate rainforest and in the mixed wet eucalypt forests. Colour varies from pink to a deep red brown and fiddle-back grain. Stripy colour and burl figure is highly coveted. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Queensland Maple Timber Veneer (8)
Queensland Maple (Flindersia brayleyana) is found in northern Queensland, Australia. The heartwood is a pale pink brown. Finishes well. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Queensland Silver Ash Timber Veneer (7)
Queensland Silver Ash (Flindersia bourjotiana) is found mainly in the rainforest areas of northern New South Wales, and southern and northern Queensland. Both heartwood and sapwood are silver-white to pale yellow in colour. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Queensland Walnut Timber Veneer (40)
This large rainforest tree often reaches a height of 35 m and a stem diameter of 1.8 m. It is restricted to the coastal tablelands of North Queensland between Innisfail and Atherton. It is a dominant tree in the rainforest and occurs either singly or in clumps. (Bootle) CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Redgum Timber Veneer (2)
Red Gum is unique to the Australian Bush, commonly found along many waterways within Australia. It is named for its brilliant red wood, which can range from a light pink through to almost black, depending on the age and weather of the timber. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Sassafras (Blackheart) Timber Veneer (32)
Sassafras grows as an understory tree in Tasmania’s wet mixed forests and rainforests but also grows in Victoria and New South Wales. Sassafras is famous for its spectacular black-heart stain caused by naturally occurring wood fungi which produces a range of contrasting brown to black colours in the heartwood. Creative veneer lay-ups can produce stunning effects with even slight amounts of heart stain. Spalted Sassafras timber, with fine dark lines caused by stain fungi in the log after harvesting, is also attractive and popular in craft and furniture items. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Sassafras (Golden) Timber Veneer (25)
Golden Sassafras ranges from pale creamy grey to off-white. When finished ranges from grey to golden tones. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »
Tiger Myrtle Timber Veneer (13)
Myrtle is the dominant tree in the cool temperate rainforest and in the mixed wet eucalypt forests. Tiger myrtle is perhaps the rarest of the myrtle colour decorations. The “tiger stripe” of contrasting dark brown/black is caused by fungal discoloration. CLICK ON PRODUCT PHOTO FOR FULL DETAILSView Products »