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Leatherwood
Botanical Name:Eucryphia lucida
Other Names: Eucryphia billardieri
Species Type: Hardwood
Appearance
An attractive, even and fine-grained timber in a rich palette ranging from pinks to browns, Leatherwood heartwood is pinkish brown while its sapwood is not clearly defined. Purple-heart logs feature the most figured wood and resemble Black-Heart Sassafras. It can also produce a fine burl wood that is rare and highly prized by furniture makers. The grain is usually straight with visible but not obvious growth rings.
Common Applications
Leatherwood timber can be used for furniture manufacturing and veneers, as well as pulpwood, turnery, and handles.
Common Form : Veneer
Workability
Leatherwood's even, fine grain gives it good workability and finish. It seasons well with no distortion and glues, nails, bends and polishes easily.
Origin of Timber:TASMANIA
Availability - Further Information
Leatherwood is sometimes available from timber suppliers as tender logs, seasoned boards, squares slabs, turning blanks, and waxed green turning blanks. However, where it grows prolifically in Tasmania, Leatherwood is often reserved for the api
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