Genuine Australian Lacewood - a.k.a. Silky Oak
​Heavy Flake. Really gorgeous.
🚩 Feb 10, 2025: Inventory is currently quite low. 

About our Lacewood, Silky Oak, & Leopard Wood in the USA
​​WHOLESALE DIRECT
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Lumber Specifications Typically Available
  • 4/4" x 7"-8" rw x 8'-10' rl
  • Kiln dried.​
  • MINIMUM order 200 bft.
  • Contact us to buy. 
  • Specs of available Lacewood & Leopard Wood lumber vary throughout the year.
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About Silky Oak - Lacewood

​The species: Lacewood - Silky Oak, and Leopard Wood  lumber are from trees that are native to Australia and Brazil. Also known as Fishtail Oak due to the rippling flecks in the grain, it is prized for its decorative qualities.

Australian Silky Oak - Grevillea Robusta - is a tall tree from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. The Grevillea  family of plants is approximately 360 species of shrubs, prized for their flowers in landscaping,  and some trees.

Silky Oak trees produce the classic flecked wood that is prized by builders and furniture makers.
Photo: Austrlaian Silky Oak tree - Grevillea Robusta. © All rights reserved.
Australian Silky Oak tree - Lacewood. ©.
Photo: Australian Silky Oak tree, in flower. Source of Lacewood. Species: Grevillea Robusta. © All rights reserved.
Australian Silky Oak (Lacewood) tree in flower. ©.

The wood: Leopard Wood, Lacewood, and Silky Oak wood has characteristic flecking that gives this wood its name. The wood color is medium to dark reddish brown with grey or light brown flecks -  like the spots of a leopard. The figuration and displays of flecks are the most pronounced in quarter sawn wood, particularly noticeable in the endgrain. Rift sawn Leopard Wood displays a more lacy, longitudinal figuration in the grain, as illustrated in the photo at the head of the page. Leopard Wood is sometimes confused with Lacewood, but the latter is not as dark, dense or heavy as Leopard Wood.

Uses: The inherent decorative properties of Leopard Wood lumber and Silky Oak lumber make it a prized choice for veneer, cabinet making, furniture, musical instruments, and turned objects.

Sourcing: It is becoming difficult to obtain Australian Leopard Wood - Silky Oak. Since the origins of both the Australian and Brazilian species were a single proto-species - possibly as far back as the times of Pangea - we regularly rely on the Brazilian species to supplement our Australian Leopard Wood lumber inventory.

Hardness: Janka rating - 2,150.