Gidgee – Dressed – 15x70x600mm

Dressed Gidgee timber, 15 × 70 × 600mm, dressed to a true reference face. An exceptionally hard, dense Australian hardwood with deep chocolate to near-black heartwood. Limited stock, ships Australia-wide while stocks last.

Gidgee (Acacia cambagei) from the mulga scrub of inland Queensland and New South Wales. One of the hardest timbers on the planet, supplied dressed and ready to work. Deep chocolate to near-black heartwood, self-lubricating natural oils, and exceptional density.

Dressed to a true reference face. The slow growth of arid-zone acacia leaves a tight, fine-grained section with distinctive natural character.

Why Gidgee

Gidgee grows slowly and dries slowly, producing exceptionally hard, dense timber. The boards on this listing have rested for years before being dressed. They’re stable, true, and ready to go.

Working Properties

• Hardness: Extreme. Among Australia’s hardest commercial timbers. Sharp tooling and patient feed rates are the price of working it well.
• Grain: Tight, interlocked, occasional fine figure.
• Machining: Carbide tooling is mandatory; HSS dulls quickly. Bond with epoxy or fish glue; the oils resist PVA.
• Surface: Supplied dressed with a true reference face. Ready to mark out and 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

Gidgee grows slowly and yields selectively. The dressed Gidgee stock we hold is years in the making. Fixed quantity, no reorders. Listed under From the Stacks. When it’s through, the listing closes with it.

Kiln dried and ready to work

All of our timber is kiln dried to Australian standards, so it arrives stable and ready to be worked.