Hardwoods

We strive for the best in wooden furniture from solid construction of renewable plantation hardwoods with Teak, Oak, Cedar and Mahogany timbers and veneers where it does effect the design or function. Our green living ensures our furniture designs have minimal impact on the environment.

Quality control is integral to our operation, our business and customers. The natural nature of timber means that colour and wood grains may vary and we guarantee our furniture from any manufacturing defects; our hardwood timbers are kiln dried, stained and polished qualified by professional tradesman in our Somerton warehouse before delivery. For your peace of mind we back our furniture with a 12 month warranty. .

Cedar Wood

White Cedar whose scientific name is Melia azedarach L. is also commonly known as Mindi, Persian Lilac, and Chinaberry. Other synonymous scientific names include Melia japonica, Melia australis and Melia sempervivens.

http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2008/melia-azedarach-dist.gifWhite Cedar is native to Australia and South East Asia. It is distributed mainly in the northern part of Australia mainly in Queensland and eastern New South Wales. It is also found in the Kimberley's.

White Cedar belongs to the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is a deciduous, shade tree with a rounded crown. The tree can reach height of 12m at maturity and having a width of 6-8m (sometimes up to 30m in its natural environment). The plant has an average lifespan around 20 years.

The main utility of cedar is its hardwood timber. The timber planks can be reused for several applications and is a timber of high quality with beautiful veins. Cedar ranges in colour from light browns to dark reds in keeping with other members of the Meliaceae family. Cedar is easily plantation grown, resistant to fungal infections and kiln drying is simple as the planks do not split, crack or warp.


American White Oak (Quercus alba)

http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2008/melia-azedarach-dist.gifA common medium sized hardwood that grows extensively over the eastern half of the USA up to the eastern corridor of Canada, the White Oak family comprises of a number of different species that vary accordingly to the place of origin.

A moderately durable, hard wearing hardwood that is heavy, hard and extremely strong and stiff.

White Oak tends to vary according to its origin: its color ranges from pale ochre to a mid-brown with shades of grey and pink. The timber has a coarse texture that yields a prominent flame pattern when the crown cut which is the most common cut imported into Australia.

American White Oak uses range from high-end furniture and architectural interiors to doors


Teak

http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2008/melia-azedarach-dist.gifContrary to popular belief Teak (Tectona Grandis) is a deciduous hardwood tree.The yellowish brown timber with good grains and texture from the trunk is used in the manufacture of furniture.

Teak is extremely dense grained, and has a high natural oil content that acts as a natural preservative to the wood so it can be left outside for decades. Teak also contains silica, which creates a density to the wood that allows it to resistant to fungal decay, water, rotting, shrinking, warping and swelling.

 

Wedge

http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2008/melia-azedarach-dist.gif Wedge wood or Millettia Laurentii, is a member of the great tree, Leguminosae and the wood is heavy and hard. It is a good wood for furniture and cabinets. As with most exotic woods, it is selected for its colour and dramatic appearance. The heartwood is dark brown, almost black, fine pencil-thin, light tan lines interspersed with blackish brown stripes make the surface appear as if it has been stroked by the fine claws of some wild jungle animal. Wedge is straight grained, and very coarse textured.