Tasmanian Blackwood Timber

Tasmanian Blackwood is a beautiful timber highly sought after for its impressive appearance and finish. The heartwood features a rich warm brown tone with highlights of gold and chocolate brown. This is often accompanied by reddish streaks or a narrow band of darker colour indicative of the growth rings. The sapwood is much paler in appearance.

This timber comes from the Acacia Melanoxylon tree, which is native to the southern and eastern parts of Australia. It is grown in large volumes for commercial use in Tasmania, hence its name. It can grow up to 15 metres in height and produces a magnificent display of yellow wattle flowers during winter and spring.

Tasmanian Blackwood timber has a medium/fine and even texture. Its grain can be straight, but is often wavy with a distinct fiddleback pattern. Blackwood is an easy timber to cut and craft, it polishes up to a beautifully smooth finish and is an ideal choice for a whole variety of different uses. Its unique appearance sees it highly prized for musical instrument and furniture making, carving, turning, flooring, boat building and gunstock crafting.