Thread: Advice needed about tassie timbers please.

My brother in law bought a sample pack of Tasmanian timbers a while ago, when he was on his honeymoon. No idea why because he has absolutely no woodworking skills, nor any real desire to develop any at the moment. I think he liked the idea at the time of making something but then realized he had no idea where to start.
He asked me if I would be able to make something up with the timber and I accepted the challenge. It's a mixed bag as seen in the photo. They are all between 500mm and 600mm long. Left to right Huon Pine, Sassafras, Myrtle, and Blackwood. The Myrtle and Sassafras are 140mm and 120mm wide, and the Pine and Blackwood are 75 to 78mm.
I am thinking that I will use the Sassafras or Myrtle for the bottom of a serving tray, resawing to about 5 or 6mm, with the blackwood as the edging. I may laminate some Huon Pine to the Blackwood to make the handles on the ends.
Whatever is left might turn into one or two Japanese lamps.
My question is about the gotcha's I might have to look out for. My skill level is okay, but my experience is pretty raw. I can take my time with everything but advice on which timbers might move more than others as a tray base, which work best and finish best, any that don't finish well at all, and any other things to look out for with these timbers would be very welcome as I have never worked with them before.