Same as 'Mountain Ash' on the mainland - tallest tree in the world
(if we hadn't cut them all down in the 1870's!). Still the tallest
hardwood. Not an Ash either, of course - names were handed out on the
basis of the look of the wood.
Can't remember the latin at present - Eucalypts are actually members
of the Myrtle family although what the Tasmanians call Myrtle is
actually Nothofagus, the primitive southern Beech also found in South
America.
Jarrah - that is very tough stuff indeed. Planking the verandah with
it at the moment, a coupla hundred bucks worth at a time. It will
outlive me be a considerable margin. Every nail hole has to be
predrilled.
Seal by precoating all over and then run a bead of silicon into each
groove - assemble wet, cramp it.
Now a polished earth floor sealed with blood - that's tricky!
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 22/04/2006, at 9:24 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>
>> What really drove me mad about this kitchen was its
>> _beautiful_ wooden floor. A hard-wood floor for a kitchen.
>> Difficult to keep it tidy, I guess.
>
> Hardwood flooring is not a problem in kitchens as long as they are
> correctly
> sealed. We've used both Jarrah and Tasmanian Oak (it's not really
> an Oak -
> some king of Eucalypt actually) without any problems, easy to
> clean, not too
> hard to work/walk on for long periods.
>
> ...Wayne
>
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