Contents
Introduction 7
Why use timber? 11
Key to Native Forest Types — 12
Native Forests — 13
Plantations: Pine [Softwood] — 14
Eucalypt [Hardwood] Plantations — 15
Timber and the Environment: — 17
A key to common timber usage 21
Timber for projects and hobbies 25
BOATBUILDING — 25
CASUAL FURNITURE — OUTDOOR — 27
BOOKSHELVES, CUPBOARDS, SHELVING — 28
TIMBER FENCES — 29
CLADDING — 33
FURNITURE — 34
NATURAL FEATURE HARDWOOD — 37
FLOORING — 38
MOULDINGS — 40
TOYS — 49
TURNING — 50
TIMBER DECKS AND PERGOLAS — 51
TIMBER IN THE ROUND — 53
POLE FRAME HOMES — 54
Planning your projects 57
Council permits — 58
More information — 58
Getting it right — Structurally 61
Buying and selecting timber 65
Working with timber — safely! 67
THE ‘MACHO’ IMAGE? — 68
THE SAFETY OF OTHERS — 69
Striking a balance — 71
Commercial timbers from Australian native species 73
Regional native species 95
Commercial plantation timbers 101
Commercial imported timbers 105
Engineered and Reconstituted timber products 129
Engineered timber products — 129
Reconstituted timber products — 133
Botantical to common names 135
Glossary of Timber Terms 141
Species Index 157
General Index 163
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