We supply hardwoods from the forests of the South West of Western Australia. These are milled sustainably by operators using up to the minute equipment, and wringing every usable piece of timber from a log. This stuff is too precious to waste. Our main aim is to supply the finest grade timbers, suitable for flooring and for furniture that will become heirlooms. From time to time you may find second quality timbers available. Keep an eye out for a bargain, or contact us direct.

Most of our timbers are kiln dried. We will have some in stock and we’ll be able to custom cut more unusual sizes. Whatever you want, there’s a good chance you can have it from us.

Jarrah – Eucalyptus Marginata. This was the state’s first significant export, and was a mainstay of our South West economy for a long time. Deep red, dense, hard timber suitable for furniture or floors. As it happens, most of the team at South West Timbers are walking on Jarrah boards at home every day, and at more than fifty years old these floors still look great.

Marri – Often known as redgum, Marri is a timber that has been largely overlooked for years. In recent times the gum lines that led to it’s rejection as a fine timber have been seen as a feature, and furniture makers have begun to use Marri in extraordinary ways.

The tree grows more quickly than Jarrah and combined with its historic status as the less valuable cousin to Jarrah, that has led to more timber available. Sap lines or gum lines mean that it is still difficult to get large structural timbers from Marri trees. Marri is lighter in colour than Jarrah and Karri, and could be compared to, say, Tasmanian Oak. If you’re planning to use it for furniture, expect great features to come from its irregularities.

Sheoak – Casuarina species that is harder to get, from a smaller tree than both Jarrah and Marri. Sheoak timber is somewhat easier to work than the more dense wood from the bigger gum trees, and in colour it is generally darker than Marri but much lighter than Jarrah. The grain of the Sheoak could be said to be more complex than Eucalypt wood, and that patterning offers exquisite character to pieces made from it. Expect to find Sheoak turned and used in a range of craft pieces, but as more value adding has become part of the way we harvest our forests, keep an eye out for some splendid, innovative furniture and joinery uses.