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We have just acquired from an old joinery that operated in the Laurieton area, a sizable quantity of quality Coachwood (milled near Kindee about 20 years ago). It would make a fantastic Entertainment Unit or Display Cabinet. Call in to see a sample. We also have plenty of Aust Red Cedar on special as well. Smaller quantities of Silky Oak, Tas Myrtle and Kaurie Pine are also available.

Cabinets made from these timbers are all on  special at the moment so call in let let me know your requirements.

We have just acquired from an old joinery that operated on the South Coast a sizable quantity of exceptional quality Coachwood. It would make a fantastic Entertainment Unit or Display Cabinet. Call in to see a sample. Coachwood Ceratopetalum apetalum, also called Scented Satinwood or Tarwood, is a medium-sized hardwood tree, straight-growing with smooth, fragrant, greyish bark. It is in the family Cunoniaceae. Coachwood usually grows to a height of 15 to 25 metres, however exceptional specimens can reach 40 metres tall and live for centuries. It is native to eastern Australia in the central and northern coastal rainforests of New South Wales and southern Queensland, where is often found on poorer quality soils in gullies and creeks and often occurs in almost pure stands. The stem has distinctive horizontal marks, or scars, which often encircle the trunk. Larger trees have short buttresses. The heartwood is attractive with a colour ranging from pale pink to pinkish-brown. The sapwood is not always distinguishable The grain is straight, finely textured and even. On the tangential face the wood is often highly figured. The wood has a characteristic caramel odour. Its timber is light and easily worked. It is used for flooring, furniture and cabinetwork, interior fittings, turnery, gun stocks, wood carving, veneers as well as spars and masts for boats. Courtroom number three of The High Court of Australia is beautifully furnished with Coachwood timber.
We have just acquired from an old joinery that operated on the South Coast a sizable quantity of exceptional quality Coachwood. It would make a fantastic Entertainment Unit or Display Cabinet. Call in to see a sample. Coachwood Ceratopetalum apetalum, also called Scented Satinwood or Tarwood, is a medium-sized hardwood tree, straight-growing with smooth, fragrant, greyish bark. It is in the family Cunoniaceae. Coachwood usually grows to a height of 15 to 25 metres, however exceptional specimens can reach 40 metres tall and live for centuries. It is native to eastern Australia in the central and northern coastal rainforests of New South Wales and southern Queensland, where is often found on poorer quality soils in gullies and creeks and often occurs in almost pure stands. The stem has distinctive horizontal marks, or scars, which often encircle the trunk. Larger trees have short buttresses. The heartwood is attractive with a colour ranging from pale pink to pinkish-brown. The sapwood is not always distinguishable The grain is straight, finely textured and even. On the tangential face the wood is often highly figured. The wood has a characteristic caramel odour. Its timber is light and easily worked. It is used for flooring, furniture and cabinetwork, interior fittings, turnery, gun stocks, wood carving, veneers as well as spars and masts for boats. Courtroom number three of The High Court of Australia is beautifully furnished with Coachwood timber.

Coachwood
Polyscias murrayi, known as the Pencil Cedar is a very common rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It occurs as a secondary regeneration species in disturbed rainforest areas, often on hillsides. The tree is identified by cylindrical trunk; abruptly forking into many branches, and supporting an impressive dark canopy. Other common names include the Umbrella Tree, White Basswood and Pencilwood. The range of natural distribution is from the Howe Range, just over the border in the state of Victoria (37° S),[1] up through New South Wales and to Atherton, Queensland (17° S). It also occurs in New Guinea. Description A small to medium size tree, growing to 25 metres tall and with a trunk diameter of 50 cm. It is unbranched at the end of the main trunk, then breaks out into a many branched crown. The cylindrical trunk is mostly smooth, greyish or brown. The base of the tree is not flanged, fluted nor buttressed.

Pencil Cedar
Jarron Open Shelf Unit - Sydney Blue Gum - 900w x 1860h x 200d - Reduced from $1390 to $680

Jarron Open Shelf Unit - Reduced from $1390 to $680
Kapel Bookcase - Sydney Blue Gum - 920w x 1900h x 240d - Reduced from $1540 to $950 - 1 Only Showroom Special !

Kapel Bookcase - Showroom Special 1 only Reduced from $1540 to $950