THE AUSTRALIAN TIMBER BUYER’S GUIDE
Introduction by Les Miller Species Notes by Jeff Kemp
Skills Publishing Ring Binder 2005
Complete
Includes Five Additions
This unique book, now in its fourth re-print, provides practical information about the use of wood for woodworking.
Each page dedicated to a timber species contains a colour plate and detailed notes about the working properties of the timber.
In his illustrated introduction, the late Les Miller (one of Australia’s best known woodworking demonstrators, and Associate Editor of The Australian Woodworker) provides important information on how the characteristics of wood are determined by the way trees grow and the methods used to convert logs into sawn timber.
Features listed for each timber are:
BOTANICAL NAME
OTHER COMMON NAMES
TREE DESCRIPTION
COLOUR
GRAIN AND TEXTURE
DENSITY
STABILITY
DURABILITY
WORKING PROPERTIES
All the following timbers are included;
American Black Walnut, American Cherry, American White Oak, Antarctic Beech,
Australian Blackwood, Australian Red Cedar, Black Bean, Bolly Gum,
Bolly Silkwood, Brazilian Rosewood, Brigalow, Bubinga, Celery Top Pine,
Cerejeira, Coachwood, Douglas Fir, East Indian Kauri, European Beech,
Forest Oak, Goncalo Alves, Hoop Pine, Huon Pine, Iroko, Jarrah, Jelutong,
Kwila, Lignum Vitae, Macassar Ebony, Maracaibo Boxwood, Meranti, Miva Mahogany,
Mountain Ash, Mulga, Myrtle Beech, New Guinea Rosewood, NSW Scented Rosewood,
New Zealand Silver Beech, Nyatoh, Peroba Rosa, Purpleheart, Queensland Maple,
Queensland Silky Oak, Queensland Walnut, Radiata Pine, Red Mahogany,
River Red Gum, Rock Maple, Rose Alder, Sapele, Silver Ash, Sitka Spruce,
South American Cedar, Southern & Backhearted Sassafras, Sydney Blue Gum,
Tallowwood, Teak, WA Sheoak, Wenge, Western Red Cedar, White Cyress Pine,
White Hazelwood, Yellow Carabeen, Zebrano.
The following additions are usually sold separately but are included in this listing.
Addition 1:
Black Wattle, Brown Quandong, Brush Box, Northern Sassafras,
Queensland Kauri Pine, Red Lancewood, Red Silkwood, Red Siris, Spotted Gum.
Addition 2:
Blackbutt, Bunya Pine, (Californian) Redwood, Camphor Laurel,
Crow’s Ash, Fijian Kauri, Mountain Silky Oak, Rose Gum and White Beech.
Addition 3:
Gidgee, Karri, King William Pine, Lime, Obeche, Pear, Sassafras,
Satin Sycamore, Tuart.
Addition 4:
Beefwood, Brown Salwood, Conkerberry, Cooktown Ironwood,
Northern Brush Mahogany, Northern Sandalwood, Tasmanian Oak,
Turpentine, White Cheesewood.
Addition 5
African Padauk, Erima, Hard Leichhardt, Kapur, Kempas,
Leatherwood, Mango, Saffronheart, Vitex
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