Horizontal Cladding - Sumner Fire Station - Christchurch
Red Iron Bark
Factory coat of clear oil
Red Ironbark (Eucalyptus Sideroxylon) is a very strong Australian hardwood that originated from QLD and NSW. Today Red Ironbark is used for all manner of building construction materials from poles to posts and beams and is ideal for hardwearing areas such as flooring and decking. Whilst being quite hard to work with due to its density and hardness it also polishes to a high sheen and as such is frequently used for furniture, benchtops, bars and even in boat-building.
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Red Ironbark is a very strong Australian hardwood that originated from QLD and NSW. Today Red Ironbark is used for all manner of building construction materials from poles to posts and beams and is ideal for hardwearing areas such as flooring and decking. Whilst being quite hard to work with due to its density and hardness it also polishes to a high sheen and as such is frequently used for furniture, benchtops, bars and even in boat-building. The heartwood is a deep rich dark red to redbrown in colour. The sapwood by contrast is a pale yellow. The timber’s texture is fine with an interlocked grain.
COMMON NAME Red Ironbark
LOOK & FEATURES Highly durable with a medium and even texture
BOTANICAL NAME Eucalyptus sideroxylon, Eucalyptus creba fibrosa
COLOUR The heartwood colour is deep red. Sapwood is very distinctive, being pale yellow in colour
COMMON USES A wide range of external applications including heavy engineering, marine structures, poles, sleepers, framework, flooring and decking
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