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Brush Box
Wood Flooring Species
Scientific Name:
Lophostemon confertus
Other Names and Species:
Box Scrub
Brisbane Box
Pink Box
Queensland Box
Vinegartree
Origin:
Australia
Appearance:
The sapwood of brush box is a pale grayish brown, while the heartwood ranges from a reddish to pinkish brown. The grain is curly and interlocked, and the wood is even in texture. This species has a glossy appearance.
Properties:
Brush box is naturally resistant to termite attack and moderately resistant to decay. The wood is reported to have no noticable odor. Brush box requires some care in drying, as warping or checking has been reported to occur when ample time is not taken for the process.
Janka Hardness: 2135
Brush box is a hard and durable wood flooring species. It is just over one hundred thirteen percent harder than teak, about forty-seven percent harder than hard maple, roughly twenty-four percent harder than African padauk, a little over seventeen percent harder than hickory or pecan, almost identical in hardness to pradoo’s ranking of 2170, and is close to ninety-seven percent as hard as santos mahogany’s ranking of 2200.
Workability:
Brush box can be moderately difficult to saw properly. Nailing can be difficult in this species, and as such should be pre-bored before installation.
Principal Uses:
Brush box’s uses include flooring, construction, and ship-building.
