Victorian Ash
Natural Colour
Vic Ash
- Pale Pink to Brown Straw
Attainable Colours by Staining
- Unlimited
Common Uses
- Furniture, Joinery, Linings, Flooring, Staircases
Alternatives (similar natural colour)
- Eastern States Blackbutt, American White Oak
Features & Benefits
- Dimensionally stable timber as is cut quartersawn
- Internal use
- Veneers readily available
- Machines well
- Readily accepts stains and paints
- Can suffer from surface checking
Botanical & Other Names
- Eucalyptus delegatensis & Eucalyptus regnans, also known as Alpine or Mountain Ash or Goodwood
Origin
- Victoria
Certification
- AFS/PEFC certification
Grain
- Victorian Ash features a moderately course texture and has a predominately straight grain, although it may be wavy in parts resulting in a fiddleback appearance. Gum veins are also a common appearance feature.
Workability
- A strong and stable timber, Victorian Ash offers good all round workability. It planes, sands, finishes and glues well, and will readily steam and bend. This makes Victorian Ash a perfect timber for internal applications and furniture.
Resistance
- Termite Resistance Not Resistant
- Lyctid Susceptibility Sapwood not susceptible
- Marine Borer Resistance <5 years
- Bushfire Bal 12.5 & 19. All AS3959 required applications
- Fire Properties Group 3 – Slightly combustible
Stock Sizing
- Sawn thickness 25, 38 & 50mm
- Set widths 50-300mm in 25mm increments
- Straight line gauged
- Available laminated and or finger jointed
- For finished dressed and profiled products contact us.