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Unit in Kingston/ recycled Timbers

I was asked to furnish a 50m2 passiv solar unit in Kingston. The brief was to use as much recycled materials as possible. I was able to supply flooring of old stock (about 40 years old), I machined Architraves and

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Creating a Kitchen with me

I have created kitchens for more than 25 years. They are a passion of mine. I try to create kitchens that last longer (thanks to a ‘timeless’ design and the use of solid, best quality materials.) The most important part is

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399, 400… Forget it, this is very old and rare timber! Got any ideas?

I recently bought these beautiful slabs of King Billy Pine (athrotaxis selaginioides),  a tree that only grows in Tasmania, its very rare, and grows in similar regions and to a similar age as Huon Pine. These logs were milled in a private forest

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Maria Island: Challenges of restoring the past

Jenni Burdon, from Parks and Wildlife, approached me last year about refurnishing the commissariat store at Maria Island. This place functions as a visitors centre/ shelter for tourists visiting to the island. We quickly agreed on using recycled timbers where possible and

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Ten years on I revisit my enduring work

I designed and built furniture for a Clifton Beach house about 10 years ago and was asked by the owners to re-sand and oil their furniture. It was  (and still is) one of my biggest jobs. I fitted the kitchen, bathrooms,

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Modern kitchen built from an ill-wind 130-year-old salvage

The brief for the kitchen in this modern house was to keep it simple, no handles and clean straight lines. It meant that I got to work with the best quality ply available to me. It is fully made of

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Recycled pergola timbers make lovely table

My latest project was to convert old Tasmanian hardwood timbers salvaged from a pergola into an outdoor table. A Lunawanna client demolished a pergola that had been standing for about 50 years. Stunning hardwood timbers were used originally as patio

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Cache of extinct timber enthuses me

This week I took delivery of some beautiful, historic timber from a collection that has been put together on Bruny Island during the past 25 years. In amongst it was a cache of Australian red cedar, a coastal rain forest

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Huon pine table returns for makeover

Furniture by Bruny Island cabinetmaker, Bernd Farasin.

We just re-sanded and oiled this Huon Pine table that I made about 6 years ago. The table seats 12  easily, the top is 1100 wide, two slabs of beautiful timber. The base is Stainless Steel.

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Old timbers added to my stash

I just bought a great collection of beautifully-matured Blackwood and Myrtle. The timbers were milled about 20 years ago in Deloraine (best timber country in Tassie!). It all comes seemingly off just a few logs, so very even grain and matching colours.

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