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Tasmanian Blackwood, Acacia Melanoxylon, is the perfect
timber for the creation of elegant fine furniture. It is a
hardwood that is easily worked ; stable and long lasting; and radiates
subtle beauty . The variety of tonings - ranging from light golden-brown
to deep brown, sometimes with a reddish tint and occasionally showing
black streaks - makes Tasmanian Blackwood a classic furniture timber.
Further individuality is contributed by the grain. Sometimes it is
straight, but sometimes wavy, producing a fiddle back pattern on an open
and uniform texture, always with its own natural lustre.
Tasmanian Blackwood occurs sporadically across a broad
range of vegetation types. It ranges from the far north to the very
south of Tasmania, regenerates easily and, as a young tree, grows
quickly.
Nearly all Tasmanian
Blackwood comes from the so-called Blackwood Swamps near Smithton in the
north west, where almost pure stands of black wood trees occur. Here,
the harvest is strictly controlled and the forest is managed on a
70-year rotation. This program protects the continuity of the limited
resource and guarantees a small but reliable supply of excellent mature
logs each year. More importantly, this cyclic harvest, combined with
natural regeneration, guarantees the unique Tasmanian Blackwood resource
will be here always.
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