Wormy Chestnut Timber Flooring

Once readily available this lumber has been in shorter supply recently so please call for current inventory.

Wormy chestnut timber flooring.

Just arrived from a barn salvage project this wormy chestnut will make some beautiful furniture or flooring. Ridgewood has been importing wholesaling and distributing timber panel and forestry products to the australian market for over 30 years. As hardwood timber flooring it differs from most other timber species. Australian wormy chestnut eucalyptus obliqua eucalyptus sieberi eucalyptus fastigata.

Timber species wr timbers stock over 45 australian and international timber species to assure you will find the right wood for your needs. With a wormy chestnut floor no two boards will be the same. Technical data density 800 modulus of rupture mpa dry 118 radial shrinkage 3 5 hardness janka. Tasmanian oak is a commonly used for timber flooring.

Australian chestnut brings together three distinct eucalyptus species messmate southern beech and silvertop black ash native to the south east of australia. These trees stunt their own growth to cope with drought occasional flooding wildfires and winds. We import species from canada europe south east asia usa and new zealand whilst also holding agencies and procuring local species from western australia tasmania queensland new south wales and victoria. The timber is extraordinarily straight grained harvested from australia s tallest hardwood species the texture is uniform generally straight open and even but sometimes coarse grained or fiddle backed.

The resulting tracks of the chestnut timber worm are more commonly known as shot worm holes. It is not just beautiful and full of character it. It is a very durable blend designed for decades of use. Wormy chestnut is found in the forest of south eastern australia.

Ask about this timber australian wormy chestnut data sheet. Feature standard better sold as. The shot worm holes are the defining characteristic of wormy chestnut millions of board feet of standing deadwood chestnut were harvested for industrial residential furniture and construction purposes. Australian wormy chestnut timber.

Australian wormy chestnut flooring will not collect dust or conceal dirt making it a natural choice for asthma and hay fever sufferers. With each piece of timber left with a mark from nature you will see deep red gum veins which are formed by fire where a suitable coating can be used to bring out the grain and. The timber is named for its characteristics rather than its species and comes from a blend of eucalyptus obliqua eucalyptus sieberi and eucalyptus fastigata. Australian wormy chestnut timber for sale.