Australian Blackwood

Botanical Name: Acacia melanoxylon R.Br.

Height to: 35 m. Diameter to: 1.5 m.

Wood Colour: Golden brown to dark brown.

Weight (seasoned 12% m.c.) approx: 640 kg/cu.m.

Texture: Usually straight but sometimes interlocked grain with an even texture.

Because of its colour, grain, character, durability, working facility and strength to weight ratio it is an ideal medium for fine furniture making and some experts reckon it is one of the best furniture timbers in the world.

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