Coopers Country Store

Timbers & Workshop

There are two very important questions to consider when selecting solid timber furniture:

•    Is the design in harmony with the wood?
•    Does the construction work with the individual characteristics of the timber such as grain, density and movement?

With almost two decades of experience in design and construction of solid timber furniture, Coopers Store is dedicated to fulfilling both these points in every piece we create.

Coopers can offer an impressive range of timbers from Australia and New Zealand for use in our hand crafted furniture:

Tasmanian Oak
A very large hardwood commonly found in the mountain regions of Tasmania and eastern Victoria. It is the largest of the eucalypts. Heartwood pale pink or pale straw. Texture rather course. Grain straight. Gum veins common.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    680
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    4.9


Sydney Bluegum
A large commonly occurring hardwood of the east coast of Australia from Batemans Bay, New South Wales to southern Queensland. Heartwood dark pink to red-brown. Sapwood usually sufficiently paler. Texture moderately coarse and even. Grain straight or slightly interlocked. Gum veins common.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    850
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    9.0


Tasmanian Blackwood
A medium sized hardwood of occasional occurrence in tableland areas in South Australia and all the eastern states but the only areas of considerable volume is Tasmania. Heartwood golden brown, often with narrow bands of darker colour indicative of the growth rings. Sometimes reddish streaks are also present. Sapwood distinctively paler. Texture medium and even. Grain usually straight but sometimes wavy, producing a fiddleback figure.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    640
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    5.9



Jarrah
A large hardwood of the south-west corner of Western Australia. Heartwood dark red. Sapwood pale yellow. Texture relatively course but even. Grain slightly interlocked, sometimes producing a fiddle back figure.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    820
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    8.5


Hoop Pine
A large softwood native to the rainforests of northern New South Wales and Queensland. The majority of Hoop pine now comes from sustainably managed plantations in Queensland. Heartwood pale yellow-brown. Sapwood almost white. Texture very fine and even. Grain straight. Very few knots.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    530
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    3.4



NZ Beechwood
A medium sized hardwood growing on both islands of New Zealand in the heavier rainfall areas but especially on the west coast of the south island. Heartwood pink to reddish brown. Sapwood pale greyish pink. Texture fine and even. Grain usually straight. Not often available outside New Zealand anymore.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    550-700
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    3.2


Blackbutt
A large hardwood growing in abundance in the coastal forests between Bega, New South Wales and Maryborough, Queensland. Heartwood pale brown, northern material may sometimes have a slight pinkish tinge. Sapwood distinctively paler. Texture medium and even. Grain usually straight. Gum veins common.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    900
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    9.1


Eco-friendly timber

Coopers has long been part of a small but dedicated group of furniture makers leading the way with eco-friendly recycled and reclaimed Australian hardwoods.

These timbers are sourced all over Australia, from demolished homes, factories, historic buildings, wool sheds, wharfs and salvaged trees.

This is a growing practice, with consumers appreciating the unique character of these timbers, as well as the benefit of preventing this precious resource ending up in landfill.

If you are looking for furniture that has a story, character and beauty all to itself, a bespoke piece that is as individual as you are, then ask us about these timbers:

Recycled Bloodwood
A large hardwood of the coastal districts of New South Wales and Queensland. Heartwood dark pink to dark red. Texture course. Grain often interlocked. It’s most characteristic feature is the abundance of concentric gum veins.  
Dry Density (kg/m3)    1050
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    13


Recycled Blackbutt
A large hardwood growing in abundance in the coastal forests between Bega, New South Wales and Maryborough, Queensland. Heartwood pale brown, northern material may sometimes have a slight pinkish tinge. Sapwood distinctively paler. Texture medium and even. Grain usually straight. Gum veins common. Recycled Blackbutt colour often a darker honey brown.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    900
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    9.1


Recycled Bluegum
A large commonly occurring hardwood of the east coast of Australia from Batemans Bay, New South Wales to southern Queensland. Heartwood dark pink to red-brown. Sapwood usually sufficiently paler. Texture moderately coarse and even. Grain straight or slightly interlocked. Gum veins common. Recycled Bluegum Colour often a darker deeper red-brown.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    850
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    9.0


Recycled Messmate
A large hardwood of common occurrence in Tasmania and Victoria and also in the tableland districts of New South Wales and southern Queensland. Heartwood pale brown. Sapwood pale yellow. Texture moderately course but even. Grain sometimes interlocked. Gum veins common. Predominately available as a recycled timber only.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    780
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    7.1


Recycled Spotted Gum
A large hardwood of common occurrence on the east coast from the Victoria-New South Wales border to the Maryborough district in Queensland. Heartwood pale to dark brown or chocolate. Sapwood is distinctively paler. Texture moderately course. Grain variable, the frequent presence of wavy grain produces an attractive fiddle back figure. Slightly oily and greasy nature. Gum veins common.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    950
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    11.0


Recycled Redgum
A medium to large hardwood found adjacent to most of the inland rivers of mainland Australia. Mainly in Victoria and south-western New South Wales.  Heartwood red to reddish-brown. Sapwood distinctively paler. Texture relatively fine and even. Grain usually interlocked, often producing an attractive ripple or fiddleback figure. Gum veins common. Predominately available as a recycled timber only.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    900
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    10


Recycled Jarrah
A large hardwood of the south-west corner of Western Australia. Heartwood dark red. Sapwood pale yellow. Texture relatively course but even. Grain slightly interlocked, sometimes producing a fiddle back figure. Recycled Jarrah colour often a deep dark red-maroon.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    820
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    8.5


Recycled Oregon
A softwood most often found in North America. Heartwood yellow brown to pale reddish brown. Sapwood distinctively paler. Grain generally straight with a course and uneven texture. A significant amount of recycled Oregon was shipped out from America in the early-mid 1900’s to use in house and factory construction.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    550
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    5

    
Recycled NZ Kauri
A large softwood whose natural occurrence is limited to a small area of New Zealand, north of Auckland. Now Scarce. Heartwood pale brown, sometimes pale reddish brown. Sapwood distinctively paler. Texture very fine and even. Grain straight. Rarely available outside of New Zealand now. Majority of our Kauri is recycled and was used as flooring.
Dry Density (kg/m3)    560
Hardness Dry (Janka kN)    3.3


WORKSHOP

Since Coopers was established almost two decades ago, we have lived by the belief that locally handcrafted furniture is superior in both quality and finish. So we are proud of our commitment to providing furniture that is Australian made – most of it right here in Sydney.

Our workshops employ highly skilled and qualified cabinetmakers, finishers, and upholsterers, to ensure your furniture will be constructed to a consistent high quality.