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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.
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.…