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Standard Trade Common Name..	Caracteristics..
older, brown	Deep pink-brown, fine straight grain, works well.
ash, alpine	Light brown, straight grained, easily worked.
ash, Crow's	Yellowish coloured, close textured, hard, tough and qreasy.
ash, silver	Very pale yellow, open textured, straight grained, tough but easily worked.
birch,white	Very pale brown, close straight grain, good working prominent rays, very hard properties.
blackbutt	Light brown colour, straight grain.
blackbutt,New England	Light brown colour, similar to blackbutt.
bollywood	Brown to greyish colour, soft, open textured, works easily.
box, brush	Red-brown, hard, very Close textured interlocked often present, esistant to splitting.
box, grey	Very pale brown, very hard, close textured.
brownbarrel	Pale brown, straight grained, easily worked.
carabeen, yellow	Pale yellow-brown, firm, quite tough but easily worked.
coachwood	Varies from light to dark pinkish-brown, close textured, pleasant odour, good working qualities.
gum, manna	Pinkish colour, distinct growth rings open textured, works well.
gum, river red	Red colour, close textured, grain often interlocked or wavy.
gum, rose	Pink to light red, open textured, straight grained, easily worked.
gum, spotted	Light to dark brown, close texture, grain often wavy.
gum, Sydney blue	Red coloured, open texture Reasonably easy to work.
ironbark, grey	Pale to dark brown, hard, tough, difficult to work.
ironbark, broadleaved red	Deep red colour, similar properties to other ironbarks.
lronbark, narrow-leaved red	Deep red, very hard and close textured, interlocked grain, not easily worked.
mahogany,brush	Red-brown colour, close textured, often dulls tools.
mahogany, miva	Deep red-brown colour, open texture, easy to work and finish.
mahogany, red	Deep red colour, hard, moderately close textured.
mahogany, rose	Deep red-brown, close texture. Has distinctive colour and sometimes has an exudate which may affect surface finish.
mahogany, white	Light brown colour, hard and close textured, usually straight grained.
maple, rose	Pinkish-brown colour, distinctive pleasant odour. Firm and tough but not difficult to work.
messmate	Light brown Growth rings not prominent
oak, blush tulip	Light brown, straight grained with quite prominent rays, easily worked.
oak, brown tulip	Reddish-brown with a straight open grain.
pine, black cypress	Very similar to white cypress pine.
pine, white cypress	Pale yellow to dark brown Close textured, straight grained, knots are very common.
pine, hoop	Very pale yellow, soft, even texture, easily worked
pine, radiata	Pale yellow-brown with distinct growth rings, even textured, works well.
sassafras	Yellow-brown, close even texture, no prominent figure, good working qualities.
sheoak, rose	Reddish-brown colour, close texture, fissile, prominent rays, very hard.
stringybark, brown	Pale brown, straight grained, hard. fissile, not easily worked.
stringybark, slivertop	Light brown colour, grain sometimes interlocked.
stringybark, while	Pale brown, moderately close textured Not difficuff to works.
stringybark, yellow	Pale yellow-brown, straight grained, moderately even tekture, moderate working qualities.
sycamore, silver	Very pale brown, quite close textured, without distinctive figure. Works well but dulls cutting edges
tallowwood	Yellow-brown, moderately open texture, hard, has a greasy nature. Not difficult to work.
turpentine	Reddish-brown, hard, close texture, straight grain. Resistant to marine organisms.
woollybutt	Reddish coloured, moderately close texture, often with interlocked grain, not easily worked.
yellowwood	Light yellow, moderately open texture, straight grain, fairly hard, works well.
SOME IMPORTED AND INTERSTATE SPECIES FOR COMPARISON
cedar, western red	Pink to brown colour Because of its acidic nature, ordinary steel fixings tend to be corroded in external application. Very stable. Softness is a handicap.
fir, Douglas (Oregon) (Pseudotsuga menziesii)	Pale brown colour, growth rings predominantly marked. Resin bleed common. A major framing timber having the advantage of availability in large sizes.
hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)	Pale coloured, non-resinous softwood.l A major framing timber in Western Canada and USA. Not suited for continued exposure to the weather.
jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)	Similar in appearance to red mahogany. Not difficult to work and in its native Western Australia it is sometimes used for joinery and furniture.
karri (Eucaiyptus diversicolor)	Similar to Sydney blue gum in appearance. Is being used for manufacture of plywood.
maple, Queensland (Flindersia brayleyana)	Brown colour with attractive figuring. The best furniture making timber in Australia.
meranti, light red (Shorea species)	Colour ranges from very pale pink to medium red. Because of the wide variety of species, properties vary constderabiy. Good for internal joinery.
meranti, dark red (Shores species)	More stable, stronger and more durable than light red meranti. Very resistant to preservative treatment.
ramin (Gonystylus species)	Creamy white wood with fine, even texture. Not suitable for bent work. Unsuitable for external use.
redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) .	Rather similar appearance to Western Red Cedar. Very stable and durable Non-resinous.