Jarrah (Eucalyptus Marginata)

 

Family - Myrtaceae

 

Distribution - Oceania and S.E. Asia, Australia

 

Other Names: None

 

Characteristics: The sapwood is narrow and pale in colour and the heartwood is light red darkening to red-brown. The grain is usually straight, but may be wavy or interlocked.  The texture is medium course, but even.  The wood weighs about 820 kg / m3 when dried.

 

Working Qualities: Difficult to work with hand tools and fairly hard to machine. The timber glues satisfactorily, and holds screws well, but is hard to nail. It takes a high polish.

 

Uses: Construction, decking, flooring, furniture, joinery, veneers.