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February 21, 2022

Unique Verandah Fretwork
I always love it when customers come up with a use for a product that it was not intended for. This was the case recently when a customer sent us some photos of a verandah bracket that they had purchased from us.

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February 7, 2022

Cat Run Using Galvanised Fittings
We all know that people love their cats, so what better way to treat your cat than to build an outdoor cat run, so that your cat can enjoy the fresh air without escaping their confines and doing damage to the local wildlife.
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January 24, 2022

Tulip and Gumnut Balusters
If you have an older style home that has a front verandah that you would like to enclose with a timber balustrade, then you may want to consider using one of our 2 design of floral motif cutout balusters.

The two designs are the Gumnut (which can be seen in the photo) and the Tulip. Both of these designs are 930mm in length, 90mm wide and made from 19mm thick LOSP treated Pine.
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January 10, 2022

Timber Dowel Shelving
When we added timber dowel to our range of products to sell we had some ideas as to what customers may use them for, but we have been constantly amazed by the different products that customers have created from them.
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December 20, 2021

Legs, Legs, Legs
We love it when we get photos from customers of items that they have made using our products.

In most cases the intended use of the product matches the item that has been made ..... but not always.
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December 6, 2021

Corbels For A Mantel Piece
A customer sent us a photo of a mantel piece that they had built using the timber corbels that we sell.

As I started writing this blog, it got me thinking, why is it called a mantel piece ?
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November 22, 2021

Timber Dowel Lighting
Who would have thought that the simple timber dowel could be used in so many applications.

When we introduced timber dowel into our range a few years ago we were assuming that its main use would be as a handrail on stairs, but what we quickly found out was that it is used in many different scenarios.
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November 8, 2021

Stainless Fence Post Capital
A few years back we introduced a range of metal fence post capitals to suit 90x90 posts. We had one in a black finish, another one that was copper and a final one in stainless steel.

The black ones have appeared in a previous blog post, but up until now the other 2 styles have not.
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October 25, 2021

Before and After Staircase
Staircases in Australian homes only became a common thing from the 1970's onwards, due to land prices increasing to the extent that it became cheaper to build up rather than build out.
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