Trees are affected by wildfires, years of drought and attack by insects.

Flood and strong winds stunt their growth with each piece showing nature’s signature.

Deep red gum veins formed by fire, ambrosia beetle marks, pin holes and squiggly worm marks are all evident.

Also known as Southern Blackbutt, Chestnut.

A blend of Australia’s most durable and attractive eucalyptus species, the subtle colours and tonal variations of Australian Chestnut Flooring belie its durability and strength.

Tough and hard with a distinctive colour palette, the natural beauty of Australian Chestnut Flooring is proving popular with architects and builders.

Australian Chestnut requires very little maintenance beyond the initial coating
and will stand the test of time in a variety
of situations.

Sizes

Tongue & Grooved Secret Nailed End Matched
19×85

Tongue & Grooved End Matched
19×130

Tongue & Grooved Overlay
14×85
14×130

Ridgewood Timber can supply matching stair componentry and stair treads.

American White Oak Is on attractive, pale timber with a straight groin and pronounced growth rings. It takes a variety of stains and polishes to a high standard finish, which adds to its versatility.

It is highly-prized for its hardness and glues and screws very well. It is often used In high value cabinetry and panelIing.

American White Oak flooring exhibits a modern, dean look and perfectly complements contemporary home design. It is also a favourite among architects and designers for modem commercial fit-outs.

Sizes

End-Matched Standard
19×85, 108

End-Matched Wide
19×130, 150
20×155, 175, 180, 200, 210, 220, 230
21×155, 175, 180, 200, 210, 220, 230

Overlay Standard
14×100

Overlay Wide
14×130, 180

Ridgewood Timber can supply matching stair componentry and stair treads.

Similar in colour and appearance to European oak.

The sapwood of American white oak is light coloured and the heartwood is light to dark brown.

White oak is mostly straight grained with a medium to coarse texture, with longer rays than red oak. White oak therefore has more figure.

Also known as Northern White Oak, Southern White Oak.

The sapwood is creamy white with a slight reddish brown tinge and the heartwood varies from light to dark reddish brown.

The amount of darker brown heartwood varies. Can contain pith fleck.

The wood has a close, fine texture and is generally straight grained, but also occurs as “curly”, “fiddleback”, and “birds-eye”.

Also known as Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Black Maple.

The heartwood varies from rich red to reddish brown and will darken on exposure to light in contrast the sapwood is creamy white.

The wood has a fine uniform straight grain, smooth texture, and can contain brown pith flecks and small gum pockets.

Also known as Black Cherry

The sapwood is creamy white, heartwood is light brown to dark chocolate brown, occasionally with a purplish case and
darker streaks.

Walnut can be supplied steamed, to darker sapwood or left unsteamed. Generally straight grained, but sometimes has attractive wavy or curly grain.

Also known as Black Walnut, American Walnut.

Marri’s yellow to pale brown heartwood and paler to white sapwood contrast beautifully with the dark red gum that features on the tree’s trunk. It has a coarse but even texture with slightly interlocked grain. The finished timber is honey-coloured with a distinctive vein structure.

Tasmanian Oak flooring has a reputation in Australia and internationally as a durable, stable and attractive product. Tasmanian
Oak is a warm, dense and resilient timber. As a flooring choice, Tasmanian Oak is without peer.

Harvested from the sustainably-managed and PEFC certified temperate forests of the north-west region of the state, Tasmanian Oak’s light shades of pale straw to light brown make it a favourite with architects, builders and designers who are looking to inject a modern, crisp feel to their building and design projects.

Tasmanian Oak flooring is machined and dried at Britton’s state-of-the-art Tasmanian mill to ensure hard-wearing and high impact resistance which makes it particularly suitable where durability and strength are paramount.

Board Widths

Up to 160mm (wider boards on request)

Covers

12mm Overlay – 65×12,85×12,108×12,133×12

Secret Nailing, End-Matched

65×19,65×21,85×19,108×19,133×19,160×19

Heartwood is a rich dark brownish red, sometimes marked by short, dark brown radial flecks on the end grain and boat shaped flecks on flat sawn surfaces which enhance it’s decorative value.

The grain is usually straight but often interlocked or wavy. The texture is even but moderately coarse.

Also known as Western Australian Jarrah

Jarrah’s deep-pink to reddish-brown tones make it a highly sought-after timber with architects and designers now choosing it to complement modern design elements such
as glass, granite and steel.

Jarrah’s high density makes it a very hard-wearing timber suitable for a variety of flooring applications. It’s even grain and lustrous texture adds an undeniable richness and depth to residential and commercial interiors alike.

Ridgewood Timbers carries stocks of Jarrah Flooring at its Adelaide warehouse for immediate delivery.

Sizes

Tongue & Grooved Secret Nailed End Matched
19×80
19×130

Tongue & Grooved Overlay
13×85
13×105

Ridgewood Timber can supply matching stair componentry and stair treads.

Heartwood dark red. Sapwood pale yellow.

Texture medium and even. Grain interlocked.

Heartwood colour varies from pale brown to dark chocolate brown and also dark red.

Texture moderately coarse and even. Grain usually interlocked.

Heartwood pale yellow brown, darkening with exposure. Sapwood creamy and distinctive.

Texture coarse and uneven. Grain usually straight. The large ray figure of the radial surface is often referred as silver grain.

Slower grown wood is comparatively soft and is more suitable for furniture manufacture and veneer.

Also known as French Oak, English Oak.

Heartwood pale yellowish brown, sometimes with a pinkish tinge. Sapwood often hard to distinguish from the heartwood.

Texture very fine and even. Grain straight. No figure. Free of brittleheart.

Also known as East Indian Kauri, Indonesian Kauri.

Heartwood dark pink to red brown. Sapwood usually sufficiently paler to be readily distinguished.

Texture moderately coarse and even. Grains straight or slightly interlocked. Gum veins common.

Also known as Sydney Blue Gum.

Heartwood pale brown, but northern material may sometimes display a slight pinkish tinge. Sapwood distinctively paler.

Texture medium and even. Grain usually straight. Gum veins are common.

Heartwood pale to light brown in colour with a pinkish tinge. Sapwood is pale yellow, usually distinguishable from the heartwood.

Texture moderately coarse but even. Grain sometimes interlocked.

Growth rings visible but not prominent. Gum veins are common.

Also known as Messmate

Blackwood flooring is setting the mark for designer interiors. The rich texture and tones of the timber grown in north-west Tasmania’s temperate rainforests is attracting interest from architects and designers nationally and internationally.

Traditionally a favourite for fine furniture makers, Blackwood flooring is now appearing in homes and commercial installations where warmth and a welcoming feel are paramount.

Blackwood flooring is a high-end product that brings a unique richness and depth to domestic and commercial projects. Renowned for its stability, and machined and dried to the highest standards, Blackwood stands the test of time.

Board Widths

Up to 160mm (wider boards on request)

Covers

2mm Overlay – 65×12, 85×12, 108×12, 133×12

Secret Nailing,End-Matched

65×19, 85x×9, 108×19, 133×19, 160×19

Heartwood golden brown, often with narrow bands of darker colour indicative of the growth rings. Sometimes reddish streaks are also present.

Grain usually straight but sometimes wavy, producing a fiddleback figure.

Also known as Blackwood, Black Wattle.

Heartwood pale to dark brown or chocolate. Sapwood is distinctively paler but there maybe a zone of intermediate wood.

Texture moderately coarse. Grain variable, the frequent presence of wavy grain produces an attractive fiddleback figure.

Slightly greasy nature. Gum veins common. Northern material is usually slightly denser, stronger and more durable than southern.

Also known as Lemon Scented Gum.

Heartwood is pale to mid red-brown. Sapwood yellow, pink or grey and usually distinguishable.

Texture coarse but even. Grain interlocked, usually giving a ribbon or strip figure to the radial surface.

Heartwood can be either golden brown or a dark blood red. Sapwood pale yellow.

Texture medium. Grain variable.

The freshly cut wood has a fragrant odour often highly figured.

Also known as New Guinea Rosewood, Solomon Islands Rosewood.

Sapwood is well defined and pale yellow in colour. Heartwood is yellowish to orange brown when fresh, weathering to brown or dark red brown.

Grain is interlocked. Texture is coarse but even. Growth rings are distinct.

Vessels are often filled with a yellow or a white deposit. which is conspicuous on surface. The dark brown gummy substance readily leaches out in water.

Also known as Kwila.

Australian Wormy Chestnut is as individual as you are. The harshness of life deep in Australia’s south-eastern forests is etched in to the grainy heart of every Australian Wormy Chestnut floorboard.

Attacks from blistering bushfires, the parched years of drought, the ravages of insects and the sand-blasting of relentless winds shapes a bespoke wood perfect for today’s modern design requirements.

Wormy Chestnut is aptly named: squiggly worm trails, ambrosia beetle holes and deep red veins reflect its struggle for survival in the savage beauty of the Australian landscape.

This is a low maintenance wood that makes a statement and is finding favour with designers and architects nationally and internationally.

Sizes

Tongue & Grooved Secret Nailed End Matched
19×85 

Tongue & Grooved End Matched
19×130
19×185 

Tongue & Grooved Overlay
14×85
14×130

Ridgewood Timber can supply matching stair componentry and stair treads.

Heartwood is reddish brown, paler in colour than Jarrah when fresh, but maturing to a more uniform brown.

The grain is interlocked with some wavy grain, the texture is even and moderately coarse.

Karri is a Western Australian member of the eucalyptus family known for its hardness and earthy, deep red to pink tones.

A versatile timber, its colour palette works well alongside iron, steel and gloss, asv well as more traditional materials.

Karri flooring adds a touch of class to interiors and has become a popular choice among leading architects and designers.

A Janka (hardness) rating of 9 means it is extremely tough, making Karri flooring an ideal choice for commercial applications where good looks and durability are paramount.

Sizes

Tongue & Grooved Secret Nailed End Matched
19×80

Tongue & Grooved Overlay
14×85
14×105

Ridgewood Timber can supply matching stair componentry and stair treads.