Recently acquired by Re-Tech is the “exotic” Australian Spotted Gumwood.

The Australian Waterfront, Walsh Bay is currently undergoing refurbishment. Some buildings are currently being dismantled, others restored leaving the façade to capture Sydney’s history, and bring it into the 21^st century.

Australian Spotted Gumwood has been used throughout Australia for nearly two centuries. These years reflect a cross section of urban and maritime uses over the decades. The history of this wood and the cultural significance as a “Precinct of the Rocks” which the illustrated “Register of The National Estate” describes as arguably Australia’s most historic place. Spotted Gumwood was mainly used in engineering construction i.e. shipbuilding, ag machinery, flooring and plywood and main species for high impact forces like axe handles. It is mainly located in New South Wales and Queensland. The source of these beams is mostly warehouses and related industries from Walsh Bay, which forms the northern boundary to Sydney on Sydney Harbor between Inlets of Sydney Cove and Darling Harbor.

As recyclers, it is Re-Tech’s privilege to be able to attain the Spotted Gumwood. Offering a unique exotic wood in reclaimed beams from the most historical sites in Australia. A hardwood, pale to dark brown, with frequent presence of wavy grain produces a beautiful fiddleback figure.