Eucalyptus calophylla

Marri is a medium sized to tall tree that can grow up to 40m in height. Marri is widely distributed in the southwest of Western Australia. Its wood is pale yellow to light brown and is hard, strong and durable.
This strong timber has been used in the past for weatherboard houses, tool handles, sporting goods and fence posts, however these days it is the principle species used for woodchips in Western Australia.

Callitras galaucophylla

Desert Cypress is an Australian Cypress grown in Western Australia and is a small slow growing timber of between 15 to 20 metres high. The heartwood colour ranges from a light yellowish orange to brown with some very dark streaks. Due to the hard and dense properties of this timber it is mainly used for outdoor furniture, flooring, decking, weatherboards, house frames and fence posts.

Acacia aulacocarpa

Bloodwood also known as Brown Salwood is mostly a shrub or small to medium size tree around 5m to 15m tall. Under favourable conditions the trunk may be up to 1m in diameter. Bloodwood grows from Cape York, southwards along the whole of the eastern coast of Queensland and about 200kms into northern NSW. Bloodwood bends, glues and seasons well. It is used mainly for framing, weatherboards and joinery.

Castanospermum australe

Back Bean occurs in rainforests from Lismore NSW to Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula in Northern QLD. Black Bean is a tall tree up to 40 metres high and is common along the banks of streams and rivers in sheltered positions. The sapwood varies from white to yellow and the heartwood dark-brown to almost black. The wood of the Black Bean is a popular timber for making cabinets and for carving.

Banksia grandis

The Banksias are spectacular Australian plants found predominantly in Western Australia. They are named after Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist who helped discover Australia. Banksia Grandis, also known as giant or bull banksia, grows as understorey in the Jarrah and Karri forests in south-western Western Australia. The seed spike with its golden yellow flowers, forms a large hard cone 7-18cm long, that is very decorative and ideal for wood turning.

Acacia melanoxylon

Blackwood is distributed naturally from north-east Queensland to Tasmania but is most common in Victoria and Tasmania. The strong dark wood is well figured and has an exceptional lustre. It varies in colour from golden honey to a rich chocolate brown, with white sapwood. It is used for furniture making, decorative wood work, turning and as panelling. Valued as a shade and ornamental tree it is also known as Black Wattle, Hickory and Sally Wattle.

Acacia harpophylla

Brigalow is the Aboriginal name for this acacia. It usually grows in dense stands in northern N.S.W. and inland Queensland. Its timber is very attractive with dark reddish brown heartwood and distinct thin yellow sapwood. It is used in fancy wood turning and furniture making. The Aboriginals also used it to make spear shafts, boomerangs and nulla-nullas.

Cinnamomum camphora

The Camphor Laurel, being a native species of China, Taiwan and Japan, was introduced into northern N.S.W. and Queensland. Wood workers have utilised its timber in their turning and furniture. Formerly it was only used to construct camphorwood chests. Camphor, a by-product extracted by steam, was used in incense and medicine. Today it is used as an insect repellent and as a plasticiser in celluloid.