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Tawa
Botanical Name: Beilschmiedia Tawa
Source: A traditional New Zealand native hardwood,
predominantly from the North Island.
Availability: Harvested according
to a NZ Govt Sustainable Forest Management
Plan (SFM)
Air Drying Density: 720 Kg/m3
Characteristics: Dry heartwood is
bright creamy brown except for contrasting dark brown to black
pathological heart in large logs. Sapwood is difficult to
distinguish from white heartwood.
Traditional uses: Built-in furniture, internal joinery,
flooring.
Generation-4 Timber Top specification:
Tawa is a valuable and important part of the Generation-4
range.
The Generation-4 finish
presents a dense but flexible, low maintainance finish which
is waterproof, acid and heat resistant.
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