Australian Blackwood

Australian Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is also known as Tasmanian Blackwood.

The wood is very good for many uses including furniture, tools, boats, and wooden kegs. It is of about the same quality as walnut and it is well-suited for shaping with steam.

Plain and Figured Australian Blackwood is used in musical instrument making, and in recent years has become increasingly valued as a substitute for koa wood.

It is a declared noxious weed species in South Africa.