Rubberwood

[Andrew Gabriel]

Is is possible to buy rubberwood timber for making things yourself?

What's rubberwood like to work with? Are standard tools such as circular saw and planer viable?

[tinnews]

I don't kow the answer to your first query but as regards the second, yes, ordinary woodworking tools are fine for rubberwood. We have rubberwood worktops which I finished myself using circular saw and router with no problems. It's actually rather good to work with, fine grained and doesn't seem to split or chip easily.

[Guy King]

The message from [e-mail] (Andrew Gabriel) contains these words:

Try looking for parawood, which is what it's often called.