Day 209
July 28, 2010This is the bark of the Jarrah tree and is the leg of a table we had shipped back from Australia this year. The wood is very durable, even in wet and weathered situations, making it a choice structural material for bridges, wharves, railway sleepers, ship building and telegraph poles.
Felling of Jarrah trees is now forbidden and there is a large amount of reclaimation of the wood. Even in some cases where it has been in the sea supporting jettys for over 100 years.