USING NATIVE TIMBER SUSTAINABLY

Timber from Western Australia's native forest timbers is valued for its strength, hardness, durability and of course, an excellent appearance.

Timber from Western Australia's native forest timbers (eg jarrah, karri, marri, sheoak and arid land species), display a range of valuable characteristics including strength, hardness, durability and of course, an excellent appearance.

Today's value-added timber products include high quality furniture, flooring, joinery, veneers, craft wood and paper and cardboard.

Western Australian forests and woodlands have the advantage of an array of tree species capable of producing outstanding timbers. It is therefore not surprising that our exclusive forest trees provide a vast range of spectacular timber colours and grain. The colours found in our magnificent hardwoods range from pink to red blush, cream to honey, golden tan to rich chocolate as well as various shades of sunburnt orange.

Jarrah is a premium timber used in the manufacture of world-class furniture. The lustrous hues, attractive grain, as well as its strength and durability combine to ensure that jarrah remains a much sought after material for use in the finest of furniture pieces. Beautiful timbers such as Western Australian sheoak and marri are also crafted into exceptionally fine furniture.

Natural timber features are marketed for their unique qualities. These features, such as gum streaks produced as a response to fire or wood borer attack, are all part of the rich history of a forest. Designers and manufacturers work together to create exciting new furniture pieces using natural feature-grade Western Australian hardwood.

Exquisite timbers from the arid areas of the State, such as sandalwood, beefwood and gimlet are used for delicate inlays in quality furniture designs, parquetry flooring, intricate wood turnings and other craft items. Some of the densest timbers in the world originate from the harsh, dry conditions of the outback where annual rainfall is less than 250 millimetres per annum.

Many diverse musical instruments have been crafted using the unique characteristics of western myall, mulga and other arid species to produce brilliant musical tones. More than 50 different species of eucalypt are found in over 3.6 million hectares of Goldfields woodlands.