Assume right thread.
Couldn't find a thread on native timber. Happy to shift if such exists and for others to add to
I work in anything Tasmanian (wood) but we all have timbers with unique qualities.
Some of our myrtle, blackwood and eucalyptus have stunning figure and colours

This is one of our sensational timbers. King Billy Pine

one of the consequences of working wood is shavingsThe ones that come off a sharp plane and beautiful timber are works of art in themselves and have nothing to do with the user, but with the wood qualities, other than a sharp plane that is.
These are King Billy Pine shavings sitting on a board of same species.
It is an extremely slow growing timber only from Tasmania.
Highly aromatic, soft and beautiful timber.
No longer available in large quantities as was once.
I have quite a stash of it and use it as feature timber.
I lined the backside (into the dining area) of our new kitchen cabinet with ¾" King Billy palings bought years ago in Strahan (Bob Crane)

The boards below were from making such and the tightly rolled shaving was straight off the plane.

Bit of blurb about the wood
King Billy pine - Athrotaxis selaginoides


This endemic Tasmanian sub-alpine softwood tree is found high elevation forests within World Heritage Areas and in permanent conservation reserves.
Intermittently some King Billy pine logs are salvaged from Hydro storage lakes, roads or access tracks and are sold to sawmills or in log tenders.


Private stocks of King Billy pine timber milled from legally harvested logs before about 1985 become available from estate sales or auctions from time to time.


Additionally some long established sawmills carry some historic inventory.


King Billy pine timber is soft, light in weight, pink in colour, durable and very dimensionally stable.


It is very durable and has a unique aroma when worked.


Availability:
Rare - intermittently available for sale.

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