The Banksia seed pod is porous soaking up essential oils, releasing the aroma through its pores. Because the seed pod is not as dense as timber it has the ability to soak up essential oils and slowly released through the holes of the pod.
Do not wash your wooden boards with harsh detergents. Hand wash in warm soapy water and towel or rack dry.
Regularly oiling your cutting boards and other wooden items will help them last longer. It's a good idea to only use one side of the board when cutting food.
Sassafras has the most variable dynamic colouring of all Tasmanian timbers. The bark, sap, and oils smell like cinnamon and its leaves have a strong sarsaparilla scent.
Rich red to reddish-brown coloured heartwood, paler sapwood separated from the heartwood by a zone of an intermediate colour. The grain is straight to slightly interlocked, sometimes wavy and the texture is fine and uniform.
The unique aroma of Huon Pine is unforgettable evoking the serenity and the stillness of rainforests thousands of years in the making. Located along the riverbanks of South Western Tasmania these trees take 500 years to reach maturity with some being more than 3,000 years old. Colours vary from light yellow to golden or reddish-brown.
Blackwood is definitely an 'appearance timber' with a heartwood that is a rich golden brown. It's colours range from light golden brown to deep brown with a straight or wavy grain.
