Sustainable Wood Options for Timber Furniture
Creating sustainable furniture from Australian timber
At Bombora, we craft our beautiful wooden furniture and timber vanities using Australian hardwood timbers such as Messmate, Blackbutt and Tasmanian Blackwood. Instead of using stains, we celebrate the natural beauty of each timber with a clear finish that enhances rather than hides and ages gracefully. Each species of wood has been chosen for its unique tone, character and hardwearing nature. All of our wood options are sourced from local family-run timber yards and are either recycled or certified sustainable.
Messmate
The tones of Messmate timber range from a pale to medium brown to a light peach. A quintessential characteristic of this timber is the regular gum veins, well-defined rings and coarse grain. The tone of sustainably harvested Messmate is more consistent in comparison to the recycled Messmate.
Recycled Messmate
With light to medium brown tones, recycled Messmate timber has the benefit of being reclaimed as well as markings such as nail and bolt holes that tell the story of its previous life. In comparison to sustainably harvested Messmate, the recycled has more variations of tone.
Australian Chestnut
Australian Chesnut timber is a collection of several Victorian Eucalyptus species. This timber is a select grade that has minimal to no black sap line markings. It is a light brown to cream tone.
Blackbutt (select grade)
Blackbutt timber is a species of Eucalyptus native to southeastern Australia, Blackbutt is creamy with a pink undertone. The timber is a select grade so it is hand-picked at the timberyard to have minimal black markings.
American Oak
Native to Northern American, this American Oak timber has a beautiful wavy grain pattern that is completely unique. The tone ranges from creamy blond to light brown.
American Black Walnut
A newly harvested timber from the Juglans Nigra tree native to Northern America, American Black Walnut timber is stunning and unique with swirling grain patterns and rich chocolate to latte tone.
Tasmanian Blackwood
Tasmanian Blackwood timber is a species of Acacia native to Australia. This wood has tones of cream, brown and red within the same stick of timber.
