611 - Red Cedar

Size is 18mm x 18mm x 120mm.

The pen blanks are dry, they are not enclosed in wax.

One of the largest trees of the Australian rainforests, reported to reach a height of about 60 m and a trunk diameter of 3 m, although trees of this size would be exceptional. One of Australia's few deciduous trees. Bark prominently cracked giving a tesselated appearance. New leaves are pinkish so that early timber getters were able to spot trees in the rain forest. Has long sprays of small white flowers followed by dry fruits up to 2.5cm long.

It is a top quality cabinet and furniture work, interior panelling, veneers, turning and carving, boat building, cigar boxes. Was used in railway carriages when the trees were plentiful.