Dundas mahogany is a small to medium-sized tree, up to 20 m tall and 0.7 m diameter, with a short bole and lightly branched crown. Its limited natural occurrence is around Norseman, extending about 100 km, with best stands around Lake Dundas to the south. It is found in open forest and woodlands, often associated with salmon gum, Dundas mahogany, Goldfields blackbutt,black morrel and merrit.

Wood description [more info]
Heartwood is brownish-red with straight grain.

Wood density [more info]
Green density is about 1260 kg/m3, and air-dry density about 1085 kg/m3.

Shrinkage [more info]
Tangential and radial shrinkage are estimated as about 5.0 and 4.0 per cent respectively.

Workability [more info]
Goldfields craftsmen rate Dundas mahogany as good for boring, screwholding, stability and gluing, and excellent for turning, machinability, sanding and finishing.

Durability [more info]
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Strength group and properties [more info]
Green and dry strength groups are (S2) and (SD2). The brackets indicate conservative provisional ratings based on the air-dry density. The more important strength properties based on the strength group are given in the table below.

Uses [more info]
The timber has considerable potential for woodturning and general craftwork.

Availability [more info]
Limited availability because of the scattered nature of the resource.