Eucalyptus Saligna
Durability: Moderately Durable
Colour: Medium
Sizes available: 25, 50 mm
| Trade Name: | Saligna |
| Botanical Species: | Eucalyptus saligna |
| Other Names: | Sydney Blue Gum |
| Country of Origin: | Australia, New Zealand |
| Air Dry Density: | 920kgs/m³ |
| Durability: | Moderately Durable |
| Strength: | SD3 |
| Seasoning: | ||
| • | Difficult to dry as prone to surface checking. | |
| Characteristics: | ||
| • | The colour ranges from light to dark pink. | |
| • | The grain is usually interlocked, occasionally straight. | |
| • | The texture is coarse. | |
| • | To facilitate drying the timber is always quarter sawn. | |
| Working Qualities: | ||
| • | The timber works fairly well but it is rather difficult to obtain a smooth surface unless the cutting angle is reduced to 20°. | |
| • | It nails and screws fairly well. | |
| • | Stains and polishes reasonably well. | |
| Uses: | ||
| • | Joinery and construction. | |
| Product Attributes: | ||
| • | Light pink to dark pink. | |
| • | Good lengths available. | |
| • | Veneers available. | |
| • | Machines reasonably well with care. | |
| • | Takes stains and polishes well. | |
| • | Fixed widths. | |
| Product Limitations: | ||
| • | Variable in colour. | |
| • | Grain usually interlocked with a coarse texture. | |
