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Origin of Wood Type:
Tasmania
Botanical Name:
Atherosperma Moschatum
Specific Gravity:
N/A
Avg. Weight Per BF (?):
3.25
Color Range:
Gold - Brown - Red
Rarity / Availability: (?):
Moderately Rare
Typical Avg. Width:
4" to 20", rarely found up to 30" inches
Typical Avg. Length:
8' to 12' feet
Avg. Waste Factor (?):
30%

Wood Uses:

Fine Furniture, Cabinetry, Architecural Millwork, Wood Turning
lumber Grades (?):

Flitch

Other Trade Names:

Blackhearted Sassy, Australian Sassafras

Description:

Tasmanian Blackhearted Sassafras is a strikingly dramatic Australian timber with a cream-colored sapwood and wild reddish brown heartwood graining. It is used for both veneers and lumber and might be at its best when quartered.*Australian species showing beautiful spider webbing
*Graining similar to spalting
*Often quarter sawn to enhance figure pattern
*Good furniture wood

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