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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Nothofagus moorei Trade Name Antarctic beech Family Name Fagaceae Synonyms Fagus moorei Common Names Antarctic beech, Australian nothofagus, Negrohead beech Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia Common Uses Broom handles, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Decks, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Heavy construction, Paneling, Plywood, Textile equipment, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative Heartwood Color Brown Black Yellow Red Orange Green/grey Pale red to pink Reddish brown Red Brown Sapwood Color White to yellow Grain Even Closed Straight Interlocked Figure Wavy Distinct (figure) Straight Wavy Interlocked Distinct figure Texture Fine Medium Fine Luster Medium High Natural Durability Durable Susceptible to insect attack Perishable Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-durable Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Durable Toxicity Some toxic effects Drying Defects Internal Honeycombing Possible Checking Collapse Distortion Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Slowly Figure Occurrence is variable Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries slowly Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 10-20 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to glue Mortising Easy to mortise Moulding Easy to mould Nailing Nails hold poorly Difficult to nail Planing Planes to a poor finish Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to Work Easy to machine Difficult to machine Routing & Recessing Finishes poorly Sanding Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turns with moderate ease Easy to turn Polishing Fair to Good Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 46 lbs/ft3 Weight 45 36 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 737 kg/m3 References Anderson, R.H.,1947,The Trees of New South Wales,New South Wales Department of Agriculture Australia - N.S.W. Forestry Commission,1968,Working Properties of some Native and Imported Timbers,Forestry Commission of New South Wales, Technical Publication No.8 Australia - N.S.W. Forestry Commission,1988,Furniture Timbers of New South Wales,Forest Commission, N.S.W., Aust. Tech. Publication No.1 Boas, I.H.,1947,The Commercial Timbers of Australia - Their Properties and Uses,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Melbourne Cause, M.L.; Rudder, E.J. and Kynaston, W.T.,1989,Queensland Timbers Their Nomenclature, Density, and Lyctid Susceptability,Queensland Department of Forestry, Technical Pamplet No.2