Classic Huon Pine Bread Board finished with Blackwood end sections,
Huon Pine only grows in the wet, temperate rainforests of South West Tasmania – on the whole planet! ‘Lagarostrobus franklinii’ (its proper name) is not actually a pine and is the only member of its family, growing extreamly slowly, averaging just 1 millimetre in girth per year.
Add to this the fact that they do not start to reproduce until 600 to 800 years of age and you have a very special tree whose timber also has remarkable properties. Probably the most durable of Australian timbers due to the presence of the essential oil, methyl eugenol, which gives Huon pine its unique preservative and anti-bacterial qualities.
Designed and handcrafted at our Bonbeach workshop from the following Timber:
Host Timber - Huon Pine Australia's oldest living tree and one of the oldest on earth, growing only in the South West Tasmania where individual trees have been known to reach an age of 3,000 years.
The rich creamy yellow wood is soft, durable, smooth, oily and light weight. Huon pine has been prized as a timber since the early 1800s and was widely logged by “Piners” until the felling of green Huon Pine trees stopped completely by the 1970’s.
End Sections of Timber - Edge Grain Blackwood - Although called ‘Blackwood,’ the wood is really a rich golden brown. This is sometimes complimented by reddish streaks or a narrow band of darker colour, indicative of the growth rings. The sapwood is much paler in appearance.
Dimensions: 260 mm long x 400 mm wide x 31 mm thick.
Weight: Approximately 1.9 Kilos
Finish: Every Bonnie Timber Board is repeatably fine sanded in between coats of a high quality, food safe, hard wax oil, then finally hand sanded with extremely fine sandpaper and hand buffed with our wood butter, a small can of which is included with the Board you purchase.
Please note: Each Bonnie Timber Board is a one of a kind. Wood is a natural material and may have knots or grain variations that are not depicted. These variances should not be viewed as imperfections, but as qualities that make each piece unique.
