Jarrah
Durability: Very Durable
Colour: Dark
Sizes available: 25, 40, 50 mm
| Trade Name: | Jarrah |
| Botanical Species: | Eucalyptus marginata |
| Country of Origin: | Australia (Western) |
| Air Dry Density: | 820kgs/m³ |
| Durability: | Very Durable |
| Strength: | SD4 |
| Seasoning: | Seasons readily by air or by kiln drying although there can be some warping due to sloping grain and some care is required to prevent checking in wide boards. |
| Characteristics: | A large tree producing light to dark red timber darkening to a uniform red brown mahogany. |
| Working Qualities: | ||
| • | It machines, nails and glues well, takes an excellent polish and holds paint very well. | |
| • | It is also prized as carving timber. | |
| Uses: | ||
| • | One of the world’s most durable timbers and highly resistant to fire, termite and marine borer attack and impervious to acids. | |
| • | Jarrah has a very wide range of uses, previously regarded as a heavy construction timber for bridges and wharves it is now favoured for interior finishing, joinery, cabinet-making and flooring. | |
| Product Attributes: | ||
| • | Pink to dark red brown in colour. | |
| • | Strong, durable timber. | |
| • | Stains and polishes well. | |
| • | Available in fixed widths. | |
| • | Even, medium coarse texture with fairly straight grain. | |
| • | Veneers available. | |
| Product Limitations: | ||
| • | Variable in colour. | |
| • | Can be subject to small dark fungal markings. | |
| • | Prone to gum pockets and veins. | |
| • | It can be hard to work with machine tools | |
