Grey Box (eucalyptus microcarpa)
A large hardwood of eastern Victoria ,and the southern and central
coast of NSW. Heartwood pale brown, sometimes with a tinge of pink. Sapwood
distinctively paler. Texture relatively fine and even. Grain usually interlocked.
Often producing an attractive fiddleback figure.
Green Density about 1180kg m3. Air dried
density about 1100kg m3. Due to Grey Box density it sands and polishes to a superb finish. Slow to dry.
Shrinkage about 4% radial, 7% tangential.
Feature |
Standard |
Select |
Fiddleback |