I'm an Yank woodworker who visited Australia last month and saw lots of great looking wood that I didn't recognize. For example, the Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay has walls covered with a tight curly veneer that looks a little like maple but darker and more tightly curled - a beautiful wood. What is it? I also saw a lot of a wood that reminded me of Koa from Hawaii but it wasn't Koa - what wood would that be? Also, a lot of wood floors were made of a same type of wood which occasionally had a reddish hint to it. What wood is that? I spent the bulk of my visit in Adelaide and didn't really see many trees down there that looked like they were hardwood lumber type trees. And how come all the electrical outlets have tiny little switches on them?
Thanks,
-Scott