Blackbutt Eucalyptus pilularis
Colour: often straw to pale brown
Dominant features: Gum vein & Pinhole borer
Species of similar colour: Northern Beech, New England Blackbutt
Density: 900 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 9.1
Above ground durability class 1
 

Bloodwood Corymbia gummifera
Colour: often medium to deep red
Dominant features: Gum vein
Species of similar colour: Red Gum, Blue Gum
Density: 900 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 8.8
Above ground durability class 1
 

Blue Gum Eucalyptus saligna
Colour: often mid to light red brown
Dominant features: Hobnail
Species of similar colour: Red Gum, Bloodwood, Flooded Gum
Density: 850 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 9.0
Above ground durability class 2
 

Brush Box Lophostemon confertus
Colour: often mid brown with pink tones
Dominant features: n/a
Species of similar colour: Turpentine
Density: 900 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 9.5
Above ground durability class 3
 

Flooded Gum Eucalyptus grandis
Colour: often light red brown
Dominant features: Hobnail
Species of similar colour: Blue Gum
Density: 620 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 7.5
Above ground durability class 2

Grey Box Eucalyptus microcarpa (including Steel Box Eucalyptus rummeryi)
Colour: often mid brown with paler tones
Dominant features: Holes & Surface checks
Species of similar colour: Grey Ironbark
Density: 1120 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 15.0
Above ground durability class 1
 

Grey Gum Eucalyptus propinqua
Colour: often red brown with paler sapwood
Dominant features: Pinhole borer
Species of similar colour: Red Ironbark
Density: 1080 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 14.0
Above ground durability class 1
 

Grey Ironbark Eucalyptus paniculata
Colour: often mid to dark brown and red brown
Dominant features: Holes
Species of similar colour: Grey Box
Density: 1120 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 14.0
Above ground durability class 1
Resistance Moisture Meter Species Corrections

New England Blackbutt Eucalyptus andrewsii
Colour: often
Dominant features: Gum vein and Pinhole borer
Species of similar colour: Northern Beech and Blackbutt
Density: 930 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 9.5
Above ground durability class 1
 

Red Gum Eucalyptus tereticornis
Colour: often deep red with paler sapwood
Dominant features: gum vein
Species of similar colour: Blue Gum, Bloodwood, Red Mahogany
Density: 1050 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 12.0
Above ground durability class 1
 

Red Ironbark
Colour: often dark brown to dark red brown
Dominant features: Holes
Species of similar colour: Grey Gum
Density: 1120 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 14.0
Above ground durability class 1
 

Red Mahogany
Colour: often dark red with paler sapwood
Dominant features: Pinhole
Species of similar colour: Red Gum, Bloodwood
Density: 950 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 12.0
Above ground durability class 1
Resistance Moisture Meter Species Corrections

Spotted Gum Corymbia maculata
Long used as the timber of choice for heavy traffic areas such as Sports stadiums, because of its natural hardness, Spotted Gum is a spectacular floor with its strong tones of dark brown with tinges of red, contrasting with streaks of gold, and khaki green.
Colour: often mid brown with light sapwood
Dominant features: Gum vein
Species of similar colour: n/a
Density: 950 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 11.0
Above ground durability class 1

Stringybark
Colour: often pale brown with pinkish tones
Dominant features: Gum vein and Pinhole
Species of similar colour: n/a
Density: 860 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 8.8
Above ground durability class 3
 

Tallowwood Eucalyptus microcorys
Colour: often light olive brown
Dominant features: Pinhole
Species of similar colour: n/a
Density: 990 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 8.6
Above ground durability class 1
Resistance Moisture Meter Species Corrections

Turpentine Syncarpia glomulifera
Colour: often mid brown with pink tones
Dominant features: n/a
Species of similar colour: Brush Box
Density: 930 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 12.0
Above ground durability class 1
 

Northern Beech Species
Colour: often straw to straw brown
Dominant features: Gum vein and Pinhole
Species of similar colour: Blackbutt, New England Blackbutt
Density: 800 - 1000 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 8.0 to 10.0
Above ground durability class 3 to 1
 

Tasmanian Oak
Probably the most popular of all types of block parquetry, because of its beautiful honey tones. Tasmanian Oak is also the least expensive. Generations have enjoyed the practicality of Tasmanian Oak, which because of its colours tends not to show the effects of young families. The colour of Tasmanian Oak block varies from pale yellow through to almost chocolate brown due to it being a random mixture of up to six different types of eucalypts.
 

Messmate
For those who like the toning of Tasmanian Oak, but would rather not have the very wide variations in colour, Messmate is the ideal option. It is the hardest of the species mixed into Tasmanian Oak and has a medium tan to brown colouring. By selecting Messmate you restrict the colour variation to the natural variation of one species.
 

Jarrah
With its rich red toning, Jarrah has long been considered the King of Australian timbers. Colours vary from light reds through to dark claret. Jarrah while still a dark timber is not as dark today as it was years ago. This is due to the use of younger plantation timbers that tend toward a medium red colouring.

 

Tasmanian Myrtle
No other timber shares the soft warm characteristic tones of Tasmanian Myrtle. Colour ranges from the softest pink to dramatic orange streaks, with the most beautiful grain and fiddleback imaginable. A sensational complement to darker coloured furniture, or for those situations requiring a warmer toning. Grown in the temperate forests of Northern Tasmania, Myrtle is an ideal timber for installations in Victorian homes.
 

Tasmanian Blackwood
Long the choice of discerning furniture manufacturers, Blackwood with its deep brown toning makes an ideal floor to set off all home furnishings. Use it to add balance to a room that requires a strong statement, class and character.
 

We also machine many other timber species depending on market demand. We are currently machining beautiful Sydney bluegum for a warmly toned floor and Queensland Brushbox which has stunning colour variations. A truly special floor. Speak to us about any other species. We can access most raw stocks and machine it for you at no extra cost.