Coachwood is commonly used as a joinery and cabinetmaking timber, and is also used for turning, skirting, mouldings and internal panelling. It is found in plywood, as a decorative veneer, in gunstocks, shoe heels and sporting goods. Coachwood is also used in carriage construction and boatbuilding (spars and masts).
Is Coachwood a hardwood?
Ceratopetalum apetalum, the coachwood, scented satinwood or tarwood, is a medium-sized hardwood tree, straight-growing with smooth, fragrant, greyish bark. … Ceratopetalum apetalum.
| Coachwood | |
|---|---|
| Family: | Cunoniaceae |
| Genus: | Ceratopetalum |
| Species: | C. apetalum |
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Where does Coachwood grow?
Coachwood trees are Australian native plants that grow in warm temperate rainforests along coastal NSW. Also known as scented satinwood, the mottled grey bark of the coachwood has horizontal markings and a delicate fragrance.
What does Coachwood mean?
1 : either of two Australian trees of the family Cunoniaceae: a : a medium-sized tree (Ceratopetalum apetalum) with grayish bark and dry hard fruits surrounded by winglike calyx lobes. called also leatherjacket.
Does Sassafras grow in Australia?
Atherosperma moschatum, the southern sassafras or blackheart sassafras, is an evergreen tree native to the cool temperate rainforests of Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales in Australia.
Why is sassafras banned?
Safrole and oil of sassafras has been banned as a food additive by the FDA due to carcinogenic concerns, and should not be used to treat medical conditions. Sassafras is a perennial tree native to Eastern United States.
Is sassafras wood toxic?
Allergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Sassafras has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions include nausea and respiratory effects. Oil extracted from the roots and wood of Sassafras has been shown to be toxic and weakly carcinogenic if ingested.
What is Tasmanian sassafras commonly used for?
Renowned in furniture use as a solid, a veneer or a laminated board, Sassafras is used for panelling, mouldings, joinery, veneers, cabinet-making and turnery. Sassafras grows as an understorey species in lower altitude wet forests throughout Tasmania.
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