Australian Timber Species
14 species with hardness, colour, and finishing recommendations.
Spotted Gum
Janka 11.0 kN. Brown with distinctive fiddleback grain.
Blackbutt
Janka 9.1 kN. Pale straw to light brown.
Tallowwood
Janka 8.6 kN. Golden yellow-brown, oily.
Grey Ironbark
Janka 14.0 kN. Dark brown to chocolate.
Brush Box
Janka 9.5 kN. Pink-brown with interlocked grain.
Sydney Blue Gum
Janka 9.0 kN. Pink to red-brown.
Tasmanian Oak
Janka 5.5 kN. Pale straw to pink-brown.
Jarrah
Janka 8.5 kN. Rich red to dark brown.
Turpentine
Janka 11.8 kN. Dark red-brown.
Messmate
Janka 7.0 kN. Pale brown with gum veins.
Karri
Janka 9.0 kN. Red-brown.
Flooded Gum
Janka 9.5 kN. Pink to red-brown.
Grey Gum
Janka 11.0 kN. Grey-brown to chocolate.
Red Ironbark
Janka 14.0 kN. Deep red-brown.