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(Eucalyptus Obliqua )

1. Origin                                   Eastern Victoria / Otway Ranges

2. Description:                       Pale brown to brown. Interlocked wavy grain. 

                                                     Fiddleback a common feature.  

    Weight

•        (kg / m³ )                    713 kg/m³

•         (lbs /  ft³)                     44 lbs /ft³

3. Uses                                      Furniture, Cabinet work, Panelling, Posts, Piles sleepers.

4. Working

        Properties          ( various authorities comments)

                                                                * Hard and strong that planes well.

                                                                * Cross cuts clearly. 

                                                                * "Features" may include Ambrosia beetle holes

                                                                    gum  vein.  

                                                                *  Protect against end splitting.

                                                                *  Easy matches up to other Eucalypts.

                               Specifications / Sizes generally stocked:

                                             Thickness:               1" ( 25mm ) only  

                                                         Widths:                     8" ( 200mm )  

                                                        Lengths                   mixed  8' &  up  (2.5m )

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