Silver Ash (Flindersia bourjotiana, F. schotiana), Timber Handrails, Frameless Toughed Glass Balustrades
Wood > Silver Ash (Flindersia bourjotiana, F. schotiana) |
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Silver Ash (Flindersia bourjotiana, F. schotiana) |
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A medium sized tree attaining 35 metres in height and a 1 metre diameter stem. The tree can be usually recognized by the bumpy swellings on the tree bole covering overgrown circles of broken-off limbs, hence the local name of "bumpy ash". Growing mainly in the Rainforest areas of northern New South Wales, southern Queensland and northern Queensland, timber of this species is now of limited commercial availability as the main areas in which they occur have received World heritage listing.
General Characteristics
A moderately durable, hard wearing hardwood. |
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Colour / Pattern
The heartwood ranges from silver-white to pale yellow shades. There is no noticeable colour difference between heart wood and sapwood. Straight grain deviation may occur with bumps on the log surface, the grain has generally long straight lines.
Uses
Silver Ash uses range from high quality furniture, laminated benchtops, and joinery.Also for boat building, structural plywood, and sporting goods such as baseball bats, cricket bats, and stumps, boat oars, and gun stocks, as well as for parquetry flooring and paneling. |
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