Golden Sassafras
Atherosperma Moschatum
Golden sassafras is a beautiful pale creamy grey to white timber. Finishing to a grey and golden tone, it is particularly attractive as a veneer or as a solid timber with knots providing figure. If infected with a staining fungus it produces blackheart sassafras which is a distinctive dark brown or black, with even green streaks running through the wood. Also known as Tasmanian Sassafras, Southern Sassafras.
Origin
Tasmania
Density
630
Technical Data
- Density
- 630
- Modulus of Rupture Mpa Dry
- 99
- Radial Shrinkage
- 2.5%
- Hardness (janka) (kN)
- 5.0
- Finish
- Excellent
- Durability
- Non Durable
- Machining
- Good
- Split Resistance Screwing
- Good
- Split Resistance Nailing
- Good
- Gluing
- Good
- Growing Region
- Tasmania
- Specific Gravity
- 0.60
- Tangential Shrinkage
- 6.5%
- Stability
- Excellent
- Susceptible to Lyctus Borer
- No
- Availability
- Limited