Nash Timbers Product Comparison

NASH TIMBERS Product Comparison
	Species	Visible Gum Vein	Colour Variation	Janka Rating	Durability	Board Width Timber	Fire Retardant
	1. North Coast Blackbutt	More frequent	Cream to honey brown	9.1	2	80mm to 220mm	Best
	2. Western QLD Spotted Gum	Frequent	Brown to dark brown	11.0	2	80mm to 240mm	Best
	3. Coastal Spotted Gum	Frequent	Light brown to brown	11.0	2	80mm to 180mm	Best
	4. QLD Red Ironbark	Rare	Light red to red brown	14.0	1	80mm to 240mm	Best
	5. Grey Ironbark	Rare	Pale brown to dark red	14.0	1	80mm to 180mm	Best
	6. Grey Box	Rare	White to light brown*	15.0	1	80mm to 130mm	Best
	7. Jarrah	Frequent	Rich dark red brown	8.5	2	80mm to 130mm	Not so good
	8. Sydney Blue Gum	More Frequent	Pink to pink brown	9.0	3	80mm to 130mm	Not so good
	9. American white oak	Never	Light brown**	6.0	3	60mm to 180mm	Poor
	10. Tallowwood	Never	Pale straw to dark brown	8.6	1	80mm to 130mm	Not so good
	11. Victorian Ash	Frequent	Pale straw to brown	4.9	4	80mm to 130mm	Poor
	12. Tasmanian Oak	Frequent	Pale blonde to brown	5.5	4	80mm to 130mm	Poor
* mid brown * * some boards may have a pinkish to slight greyish tint © Nash Timbers 2005