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  • Modern Square Handrail Brackets in Stainless Steel
    April 15, 2018

    Modern Square Handrail Brackets in Stainless Steel

    If you are looking for something a bit different in the look of a handrail bracket on a staircase, why not try one our new square designs.

    Manufactured from 316 grade stainless steel, these high polished brackets are great modern twist on the more traditional round designs.

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  • 90sq Treated Timber Roof Finials
    March 22, 2018

    90sq Treated Timber Roof Finials

    Treated timber roof finials (aka gable spires) have been part of our range of products that we manufacture for the past 25 years.

    The majority of them are manufactured from 68 x 68 Pine; but we do make one design that comes from larger 90 x 90 Pine for houses that require something more substantial.

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  • Square Stainless Spigots for 12mm Glass Panels
    January 19, 2018

    Square Stainless Spigots for 12mm Glass Panels

    Spigots are a simple but elegant way of holding 12mm panels of glass; whether for pool fencing and general domestic balustrade.

    We sell a range of square or round designs that can be either mounted to the top of a deck or concreted into the ground.

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  • 30mm Hardwood Dowel
    December 14, 2017

    30mm Hardwood Dowel

    Manufacturing timber dowel use to be quite a challenge for us until we purchased a new machine a few years back. Before we got this machine it was difficult to accurately line up the cutters so that you ended up with a perfectly round dowel. With the new machine this is not an issue, and as a result we have been able to very quickly produce dowels in different sizes.

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  • A Blast From The 1950's
    November 22, 2017

    A Blast From The 1950's

    You may not know this, but when HAMMERSMITH started back in 1946 we use to make Australiana souvenirs for tourist shops our of Mulga wood.

    So "what is Mulga wood ?" I hear you ask. Well Mulga wood is an Australian hardwood that is grown in the more arid areas of Australia. The timber is extremely hard and was used extensively by Aboriginals for the making of traditional hunting tools such as spears and boomerangs.

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