COMMON NAMES:   Beefwood

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DURABILITY1:   Very Good

SOURCE:  Western Australia

DESCRIPTION:   Beefwood is dark reddish brown with prominant figure when radial sawn. Medium hard and heavy. Used for craftwork including inlays and marquetry. Extremely limited availability due to limited number of trees (found in desert regions) and restrictions on harvesting.

1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.