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Sawn Timber
Natural Edge
Timbers FNQ offers a select range of sawn furniture grade timbers.
Dimensions and specifications are provided below, together with a
description and photograph of each species. If you require a species or
dimension other than those listed, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
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Length
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Up to 4m |
Specifications |
Stress (F)
F1 - F17 |
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Width
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Up to 300mm |
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Hardness (H) H1 - H6 |
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Thickness |
Up to 100mm |
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Durability (D) D1 - D6 |
Timbers derived from North Queensland
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ACACIA CEDAR
Paraserianthes toona |
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The heartwood is red with some yellow streaks
on the surface creating a pinkish red hue. The grain is coarse,
large pored with pronounced lines and an occasional curly grain.
Machines and turns well to a smooth surface.
F7 F8 F11
F14 / H3 / D3 |
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BLACK WATTLE
Acacia
aulacocarpa
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The heartwood
varies from light brown to chestnut often streaked with darker
markings. The texture is medium to coarse with a straight grain and
lustrous texture. Relatively easy to machine and turns to a smooth
finish.
May be used
for decorative purposes including kitchens, furniture, shop and
office fixtures, joinery and turning.
F7 F8 F11 F14 / H3 / D3 |
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KAURI PINE
Agathis robusta
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The heartwood varies
from golden honey colour to a paler tone. The timber is softwood.
The growth rings consist of a light coloured portion and a darker
coloured portion.
May be used for
furniture, joinery, cabinetwork, indoor fittings and turnery.
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PENCIL
CEDAR
Palaquium galactoxylum |
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The heartwood
is red-brown. The grain is straight to interlocked with a moderately
fine texture. Generally the timber is easy to work with machine and
hand tools.
May be used
for interior joinery, cabinetwork, panelling and furniture.
F5 F7 F8 F11 / H5 / D4 |
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QUEENSLAND MAPLE
Flindersia
brayleyana
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The heartwood
is pink to brownish pink in colour with a lustrous sheen. The
texture is medium and uniform. The grain pattern is very variable
being interlocked, wavy or curly often with fiddle back, water wave
or birds-eye features.
The timber
machines and turns well to a smooth surface. May be used for
furniture, shop and office fittings, joinery, carving, turnery and
musical instruments.
F7 F8 F11 F14 / H4 / D4 |
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Timber derived from
New Guinea
AMOORA
Amoora spp
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The heartwood
ranges from pink-brown to red-brown. The texture is coarse often
with an interlocked spiral grain. The timber machines to a smooth
surface and may be used for furniture, joinery, panelling, louvres
and shutters.
F7 F8 F11 F14 / H5 / D3 |
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BEKAK
Bekak spp |
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The heartwood is dark
brown in colour with an interlocked or irregular grain pattern. The
timber texture is even and slightly coarse. May be used for boat
decking, planking and heavy duty and parquetry flooring.
It is durable in the
weather. |
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KEMPAS
Koompassia spp
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The heartwood
is pinkish in colour when first cut, deepening to a deep
orange-brown with exposure. The grain is interlocked, spiral or
wavy. The texture is usually coarse and even. May be used for
furniture, shop fitting and panelling.
F17 F22 F27 F34 / H2 / D3 |
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KWILA
Intsia bijuga
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The heartwood
is yellow to orange- brown when fist cut, turning darker with age to
brown or deep red brown. The grain is variable but usually
interlocked or wavy with a coarse even texture. May be used for
furniture especially outdoor settings.
The timber is
also used for cabinet making, turnery, carving, counter and bench
tops.
F14 F17 F22 F27 |
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Information courtesy of
Department of Primary Industries
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