(Acacia Dealbata)
1. Origin All Eastern States of Australia
2. Description: Similar to Australian Blackwood but White to Silver in
colour. Smallish tree and hence wider boards are rare.
Weight
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(kg / m3 ) 600 kg/m3
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(lbs / ft3) 37 lbs /ft3
3. Uses Furniture, joinery, cabinet making and turnery. Similar
purposes to Blackwood with the limitation that the sizes
are generally narrower.
4. Working
Properties ( various authorities comments)
* Similar to Blackwood.
* Saws, planes, turns and works smoothly.
* Polishes, stains and glues well.
Specifications / Sizes generally stocked:
Thickness: 1" only ( 25mm )
Widths: 5" & wider ( 125mm & wider)
Lengths 10' & up ( 3mm & up)
Back ( Density of timber )
Back ( Office Display)
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