Timber

Geographical area: North America
Durability Non-durable: For Internal use only
Appearance: white to pale yellow, typically straight grain with coarse texture
Grade: FAS/F1F
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 660 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, striking tool handles
Also available: FSC certified, 225mm + wider stock

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For Internal use only
Appearance: white to pale brown, typically straight grain with coarse texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 690 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, striking tool handles
Also available: Ripped to width, 250mm + wider stock, sorted for colour, surfaced

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Geographical area: Southeast Asia
Durability: Very durable
Appearance: Yellow to brown colour and has a paler sapwood. Its moderately fine
and even texture presents an interlocked grain, which produces a stripe
figure on the radial surface. Resin pockets may also be present.
Grade: Standard and better, PHND (pin hole no defect)
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 980 kg/m3 (can vary by 20%)
Uses: Decking, Marine or freshwater construction. Heavy structural use.

* Available to order

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For internal use only
Appearance: ranging from whitish to pale brown (unsteamed) to reddish brown (steamed), no restriction on colour
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, furniture, turnery, domestic flooring door casings
Also available: Ripped to width, surfaced

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For Internal use only
Appearance: pale brown to reddish-brown, usually straight grain with a fine, even
texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, furniture, turnery, domestic flooring including door casings
Also available: Ripped to width, surfaced

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For Internal use only
Appearance: whitish to pale brown, usually straight grain, with a fine, even texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, furniture, turnery, domestic flooring
Also available: Ripped to width, surfaced

Geographical area: North America
Durability: Moderately durable For internal use only
Appearance: heartwood ranges from reddish-brown to deep red, sapwood whitish to
light pink. Grain is close and straight with a fine, even texture
Grade: FAS/F1F – 90/80
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 690 kg/m³ average
Uses: interior joinery, furniture, flooring
Also available: FSC Certified

Geographical area: South America
Durability: Durable to moderately durable
Appearance: Light pink to dark red, generally straight grained with a medium to fine
texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 575kg/m3
Uses: Interior and exterior joinery, cladding, flooring, mouldings
Also available: Fixed width stock, laminated engineered sections

Geographical area: Western Africa
Durability: Durable
Appearance: Yellow to light yellow-brown, fairly straight grain occasionally interlocked
with a medium to fairly coarse texture.
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 540 kg/m³ average (can vary by 20% or greater)
Uses: Furniture, interior and exterior joinery

Geographical area: Western Africa
Durability: Very durable
Appearance: Yellow-brown to brown, deepening to dark brown with exposure to light, usually
interlocked and occasionally irregular grain with a fairly coarse but even texture
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 2.1m+ longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 660 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior and exterior joinery, boat building, construction, marine work
Also available: FSC Certified, fixed width stock

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For internal use only
Appearance: White or pale yellow, turning light brown on exposure, grain is straight
with a fine, uniform texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 540 kg/m³ average
Uses: Turnery, carving (rocking horses etc.) , pattern making
Also available: Ripped to width

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Geographical area: North America
Durability: Non-durable For internal use only
Appearance: Creamy white, usually with a reddish tinge, grain straight, occasionally
wavy or curly with a fine and even texture
Grade: FAS, no 1 and 2 white
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 720 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior joinery, heavy use flooring, furniture, sports goods
Also available: FSC Certified

Geographical area: Far East
Durability: Moderately durable
Appearance: Dark brown to deep red, typically interlocked grain with coarse texture.
Grade: Select and better
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 150mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average (can vary)
Uses: Construction, interior and exterior joinery, shopfitting, moderate use flooring
Also available: Fixed width stock

Geographical area: North America
Durability: Durable (not suitable for exterior joinery due to low m/c)
Appearance: Pale yellow-brown to mid brown, often with a pinkish tint, typically
straight grain with medium to coarse texture
Grade: FAS/F1F
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 690 kg/m³ average
Uses: Furniture, cabinet making, internal joinery, construction, flooring, whisky vats
Also available: FSC Certified, Parallel ripped, Superior grade, 225mm + wider stock

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Durable
Appearance: Yellowish brown, grain usually straight but can vary with growth conditions,
texture is medium to coarse
Grade: Prime (QFA/QF1)
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average
Uses: Joinery, furniture, flooring, cladding
Also available: Quarter sawn, rift sawn, ripped to width, 250mm + wider stock , 4.2m +

Geographical area: North America
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: Pink to pale reddish brown
Grade: FAS/F1F
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 770 kg/m3 average
Uses: Interior joinery, skirtings/architraves, furniture and flooring.

* Available to order

Geographical area: West Africa
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: White to pale straw colour
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm and wider
Density: 380 kg/m3
Uses: Drawer sides, cabinets, coffins

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Geographical area: West Africa
Durability: Moderately durable
Appearance: Medium to fairly dark reddish brown, features a well-marked stripe,
grain interlocked and occasionally wavy with a fine texture
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 150mm + wider
Density: 640 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior/exterior joinery, shopfitting, furniture, moderate to high traffic flooring
Also available: FSC Certified, fixed widths

Geographical area: Europe
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: Creamy to yellow white, usually straight grain with fine and even
texture.
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 610 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior joinery, turning
Also available: Surfaced, ripped to width

* Available to order

Geographical area: Asia
Durability: Very durable
Appearance: Golden brown, darkening on exposure to light, occasionally figured
with dark markings, typically straight grained, sometimes wavy
Grade: FEQ
Typical spec: 1.8m + longer, 150mm + wider
Density: 640 kg/m³
Uses: Internal joinery, interior and exterior furniture, domestic flooring, boat decking
Also available: Quarter sawn, mini-decking, margins, fixed width scantlings

Geographical area: North America, Canada
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: Variable in colour, from cream to olive green.
Grade: Select and better
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 510 kg/m3 average
Uses: Internal joinery, furniture
Also available: FSC Certified, 250mm + wider stock

Geographical area: West Africa
Durability: Durable
Appearance: Reddish to purplish brown, stripe is broader and more irregular than
sapele, interlocked irregular grain with a medium and more open texture
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 2.1m+ longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 660 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior and exterior joinery, furniture and cabinet work, construction
Also available: FSC Certified (limited availability)

Geographical area: North America
Durability: Moderately durable For internal use only
Appearance: Sapwood paler in colour and clearly demarcated from the rich dark
brown to purplish black heartwood, usually straight grained
Grade: FAS/F1F
Typical spec: 2.1m+ longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 640 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior joinery, high quality furniture, flooring
Also available: FSC Certified

Geographical: area Europe
Durability: Moderately durable (heartwood only)
Appearance: Rich chocolate brown to a purplish black. straight grain, but can be
wavy with a fine and even but coarse texture.
Grade: A & B
Typical spec: 1.2m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 640 kg/m³ average
Uses: Joinery, furniture
Also available: FSC Certified, ripped to width, surfaced, 250mm + wider stock

* Available to order

Geographical area: Central Africa
Durability: Moderately durable
Appearance: Dark brown, fairly straight grain with medium to coarse texture.
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 880 kg/m³ average
Uses: Joinery, flooring, furniture.