Pomatia – Dressed – 2 sizes

Pomatia (Taun) dressed board in two lengths, warm reddish-brown Pacific hardwood with a true reference face. The timber that has carried Pacific cabinetry and joinery for generations. Ships Australia-wide while stocks last.

Pomatia (Pometia pinnata), known across the Pacific trade as Taun, Island Mahogany, and Pacific Lychee, dressed to a 40×130mm joinery board with a true reference face. Warm reddish-brown heartwood, straight to slightly interlocked grain, fine texture. The timber that has carried Pacific island furniture, flooring, and joinery for generations.

Available in two lengths. Both carry the same cross-section and dressed face, choose by the project’s length requirement.

Why Pomatia

Pomatia is a widely-grown Pacific hardwood from PNG, Fiji, and the Indo-Pacific basin. In the Australian specialty market it travels under its botanical trade name; in the Pacific it’s Taun, and in some markets Island Mahogany. The character is consistent regardless of the name: warm reddish-brown heartwood, reliable working behaviour under hand and machine tools, and the quiet density of a hardwood that has been holding floors and cabinet joinery in humid tropical climates for centuries. Australian-imported Pomatia at dressed-board widths is uncommon, most island stock is consumed locally or sold as flooring offcuts. We hold cabinetmaker-grade pieces for the builders who specifically want Pacific hardwood character.

Working Properties

• Hardness: Medium-heavy. The weight of a Pacific hardwood built for flooring service. Holds clean edges for joinery and mouldings.
• Grain: Straight to slightly interlocked, fine texture. Flat-sawn faces show subtle figure.
• Machining: Machines and hand-tools cleanly without notable tooling issues. Glues and screws well.
• Surface: Supplied dressed with a true reference face. Ready to mark out joinery, glue-up, or template.
• Finishing: Rustins Danish oil brings up the reddish-brown tone without flattening the figure. Oil or lacquer both work.

Shipping & Pickup

Ships Australia-wide via Australia Post or Aramex. Pickup from our Mulgrave NSW location Mon–Fri 9am–4pm, Sat 9am–12pm. Call (02) 4577 5277 or email sales@trendtimbers.com.au.

Limited Stock, Once It’s Gone

Cabinetmaker-grade Pomatia at dressed-board widths is uncommon in Australian supply. Fixed quantity across both lengths, no reorders. Listed under From the Stacks. When a length sells through, that variation closes.