| Ironwood, Cooktown -
Erythrophleum chlorostachys
Small to medium size and irregular shaped hardwood from far north
Queensland, Australia. Heartwood bright red sapwood pale
brown, grain interlocked. ADD about 1220 kg/m3. Ebony - Diospyros ferra
Found throughout Philippines, Java and New Guinea. Heartwood brown
or jet black with occasional yellowish streaks , fine texture,
straight grain, hard and strong.
Gidgee - Acacia cambagie
Hardwood mainly from dry inland plains of New South Wales
and Queensland, Australia. Heartwood dark chocolate brown, sapwood
pale yellow. Grain variable, some trees produce wood with a wavy
figure commonly known as ringed gidgee. GD about 1330 kg/m3, ADD
about 1250 kg/m3.
Snakewood - Piratinera guiansis
Found in Central and Tropical South America. Appearance similar to
snakeskins but may also be spotty like leopard spots. Heartwood
colour basically red - brown with black speckles, sometimes vertical
stripes. Weighs 1 300kg/m3.
Ivorywood, Pink - Rhamnus zeyheri
Found South and South east Africa, mainly Mozambique.
Heartwood is yellow-brown with a red-gold lustre. Pore structure is
fine and growth rings have alternate light and dark coloured area
giving a characteristic pink-red striped figure. Grain is
interlocked or irregular and texture moderately fine and even.
Weighs about 900 kg/m3.
Kingwood - Dalbergia cearensis
Found in Brazil. Heartwood has variegated colours with a
rich violet brown shading to black with streaks. Usually straight
grained, fine textured and luxurious. Weighs 1 2oo kg/m3.
Lignum Vitae - Guaiacum officinale
Found in The West Indies and Tropical America. One of the
hardest and heaviest commercial timbers. Heartwood colour is dark
greenish-brown to almost black. The grain is heavily interlocked and
irregular, and the texture is fine and uniform. Weight varied from
1150-1300 kg/m3 and averages 1230 kg/m3.
Rosewood, Brazilian - Dalbergia
nigra Found in Brazil. Heartwood colour varies from
chocolate or violet-brown to violet streaked with black or golden
brown. Grain mostly straight but sometimes wavy. Weight is average
850 kg/m3.
Bibliography - Wood in Australia,
Types, properties and uses - Author Keith R. Bootle
World Woods in Colour - Author William A. Lincoln
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