Timbers + Finishes

American Creamy Oak

A sustainably sourced American Hardwood. With blush hues and swirly grain, this refreshing new timber offering entirely unique to Mark Tuckey, is fast becoming a favourite.

American White Oak - Hardwax Oil

A sustainably sourced American Hardwood. Characteristics include, blonde to medium golden brown tones across a swirly grain with the occasional small knot. One of our paler and more uniform timber offerings.

American Walnut

A premium imported American Hardwood. Characteristics include, caramel and dark chocolate tones through a wide swirly grain. American Walnut is a rich timber that can also hold purplish tone. Available in Oil and Hardwax Oil finish.

Australian Messmate

Also known as stringy bark or Tasmanian oak, messmate is a hardwood that dominates the East and South Coast of Australia. It has a moderately coarse texture with sap lines and gum veins. A warm timber with pale brown tones and contrasting light yellows. We use oil to finish this timber.

Australian Blackbutt

Blackbutt is a strong durable eucalyptus hardwood that grows along the East Coast of Australia. The base of the tree is covered in a rough thick bark that chars black in a fire, hence the name “blackbutt”. It’s a rich colour timber in a variety of tones depending upon its source’s latitude and elevation. Clean straight grain and an even texture, the occasional distinctive dark sap lines appear. We use a hard wax oil to finish this timber.

Recycled Hardwood

Using Recycled Hardwood is the origin of Mark Tuckey and for many years we only made furniture with Recycled timbers. This timber is packed full of character. Salvaged from demolished buildings, our recycled Hardwood is a range of Australian Eucalyptus available in up to 60mm thick (very rare, but we have some). Expect to see gum veins, ambrosia beetle marks, dark saplines, pinholes, squiggly markings across golden to brown tones. Finished in oil to emphasise the timbers features. Expect to see nail holes and bolt holes which we fill or plug.

Recycled Oregon

Originally imported from North America, as ballast on ships, we have repurposed this timber from Australian buildings. Being a soft timber, the hardest of all the soft woods, our recycled Oregon often holds the patina of it’s long history. Expect to see nail holes and bolt holes which we fill or plug. Rich in tone, different treatments lighten the colour of the timber. Grain marks vary from tight and straight, to large swirls.

Recycled Oregon - Soap
Recycled Oregon - Sandblasted

Radiata Pine

A softwood that can have large grain variation from quite tight and straight, to large swirls, often large knots. Rustic features are common expect to see splits, holes, dents, staining from sap/knots. Tones are very pale to mid white/grey/gold, streaked with light brown, and darker feature knots.