Blackbutt / Dense Browns
Our Blackbutt / Dense Browns mix is a light brown tone, great for anything from decking, cladding and flooring, to benchtops and furniture.
RECYCLED FROM Building demolitions in Sydney and further north along the east coast.
TIMBER KNOWLEDGE Blackbutt / Dense Browns are grouped together because they have a similiar density and colour, and are very durable - excellent for hard wearing bench tops and for exterior applications. Blackbutt is the main species, with small amounts of stringybark, silvertop ash and tallowwood of a similar colour in the mix. These species originally mainly came from the NSW & QLD coastal forests.
Blackbutt is a light brown coloured hardwood, very dense and hard.
Blackbutt: Eucalyptus pilularis, Eucalyptus andrewsii, Eucalyptus campanulata
USES Excellent for exterior applications like decking and cladding. The density and hardness also makes it great for bench tops and flooring. Always a popular timber for furniture as the mid browns go well with a wide range of other furnishings and decor.
NATURAL DURABILITY (approximate rating for the expected life of untreated and unfinished timbers exposed to the weather)
In Ground: Class 2 (15-25 years) Above Ground: Class 1 ( >40 years)
HARDNESS 9.1 kN (Janka scale)
DRY WEIGHT 900 kg / cubic metre
BLACKBUTT / DENSE BROWNS PRODUCTS
DECKING
POSTS & BEAMS
Groundbrushed and hand adzed blackbutt / dense browns woolstore factory post.
Dense Browns post - ground and brushed