Tasmanian Oak is light in colour, varying from straw to reddish brown with intermediate shades of cream to pink. It is recognised for its excellent staining qualities, which allow ready matching with other timbers, finishes or furnishings.

Tasmanian Oak is a warm, dense and resilient hardwood. It works extremely well and produces an excellent finish. It can be used in all forms of construction as scantlings, panelling and flooring, and can be glue-laminated to cover long spans. Plywood and engineered products are available. It is also a popular furniture timber, and Eucalypt fibre is sought after for reconstituted board and production of high quality paper.

The name Tasmanian Oak was originally used by early European timber workers who believed the eucalypts showed the same strength as English Oak.

Qualities
Tasmanian Hardwood is warm, dense and resilient. It is a versatile timber perfect for flooring, panelling, architraves, skirtings, window reveals, cupboard doors, stairs - in fact any application where strength, beauty and durability are essential.

Uses
Since the days of settlement Tasmanian Hardwood has been recognised and sought after as a strong durable timber suitable for a wide range of applications. Timber used in some of the early homes and buildings is still as strong and beautiful as it was when they were built over one hundred years ago.

In recent years there has been a resurgence in the use of solid timber products. Seasoned to a moisture content of approximately twelve percent it is also very stable for use in flooring and furniture. Consumers recognise not only the natural beauty of timber but also its renewable nature and the health benefits of timber when used as a flooring.

Gunns Timber produces a wide range of hardwood timber products in order to maximise the value of Tasmania's forest resource.

Flooring for a variety or Residential and Commercial applications.

Sports Floor systems and components.