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  • 6 New Wooden Corbels and Carvings Added
    August 20, 2017

    6 New Wooden Corbels and Carvings Added

    We have just added 6 new wooden corbels and carvings to our range. 3 of them are based are based on the 1 design, but in different widths of 175mm, 85mm and 70mm.

    Then there are 2 detailed carvings that would be a great addition to a fire place or kitchen mantle.

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  • Tapered Wooden Plugs
    July 19, 2017

    Tapered Wooden Plugs

    Tapered timber plugs are used in mainly to plug the end of pipes, particularly water pipes. Until recently most of the plugs we had been making were for pipes that were 50mm in diameter and less; but following a request from one of our customers, we have gone larger .... much larger.

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  • Turned Timber Baluster For A Grand Staircase
    July 12, 2017

    Turned Timber Baluster For A Grand Staircase

    Hammersmiths have been manufacturing turned timber balusters since the 1980's. Durning this time we have produced 100's of different designs in a large array of different timbers. Although not as popular as they use to be, we do still get a demand for large job lots.
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  • A New Addition To The Office .... Hunter
    July 7, 2017

    A New Addition To The Office .... Hunter

    We are pleased to announce that we have a new addition to our team in the office ..... Hunter. Hunter is a miniature long haired Dachshund who at the time of writing is only 15 weeks old.

    This little fellow has settled into the office like a duck to water (apart from a few toilet accidents !).

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  • Shopping Trolley Bay Using Galvanised Fittings
    July 3, 2017

    Shopping Trolley Bay Using Galvanised Fittings

    Whilst at the local shopping centre the other day I came across a shopping trolley storage bay that made use of some of the galvanised pipe fittings that we sell.

    The big selling point of these fittings is that they are easily fixed in place with the simple turn of an hex key, which means that no welding is required. This is particularly helpful with these sorts of structures where they can get damaged by cars driving into them, and therefore can be more easily repaired.

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  • Wire Cable Tension Gauge
    May 28, 2017

    Wire Cable Tension Gauge

    When installing stainless wire cable balustrade it is important that you get the correct tension on the cable so that it can comply with Australian building regulations. Up until now this required either guess work as to how tight you needed to make the cable or you had to invest in a measuring device that was worth hundreds of dollars.
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  • Treated Roof Finials
    May 13, 2017

    Treated Roof Finials

    A turned roof finial is a great addition to the top of a gable on many traditional Australian homes.

    For the past 20 odd years we have been manufacturing a range of different sized roof finials from LOSP treated Pine.

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  • Stainless Glass Standoffs
    April 23, 2017

    Stainless Glass Standoffs

    Glass is currently one of the most popular materials used for balustrade in new Australian homes. There are a number of different ways the glass can be fastened to form a balustrade, with glass standoffs being one style.

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New Zealand Customer?

We now ship a selected range of products to New Zealand. Orders are dispatched from Australia via Australia Post's international postal network.

Please note that only products within our New Zealand range are available for delivery.

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