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Black sassafras
Black sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum)

Family: Monimiaceae

Common names: Black sassafras, Southern sassafras, Tasmanian sassafras, Victorian sassafras

Distributed in: Australia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Door, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Handles: general, Moldings, Musical instruments, Paneling, Toys, Turnery

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isWhite, White to creamand the sapwoodBrown, White.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Non durable, Perishable

Drying Defects: Slight collapse and honeycomb

Ease of Drying: Easy

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Steam bending: Very good

Turning: Easy to turn

Polishing: Good; Staining: Finish is generally good ;

  • Numerical data Metric
  • Numerical data English
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 592 kg/m3
Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 275 449 kg/cm2
Hardness 752 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi
Density 37 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1658 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3916 6397 psi
Shearing Strength 2205 psi
Weight 36 28 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium

Audas, J.W.,Native Trees of Australia,Whitcombe & Tombs PTY. LtdBoas, I.H.,1947,The Commercial Timbers of Australia - Their Properties and Uses,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, MelbourneBolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1963,The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers,C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.25Francis, W.D.,1951,Australian Rain-forest Trees,Commonwealth of Australia - Forestry and Timber BureauThomas, A.J.,1955,Tasmanian Woods,Forestry Department Tasmania, Bulletin No.1
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