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Many years back we were approached by a customer who had a massive amount of calligraphy nibs that he had acquired, that he felt that if he could add a wooden handle to, then he would be able to sell them as souvenirs at historical tourist locations around Australia. The issue was finding someone who could make the handles at a price that would make the finished product attractive. Lucky for him that he came and contacted us, as we had the perfect machine to produce them on.

A nice wide timber handrail is a perfect spot to put a cold bottle of beer or glass of wine whilst enjoying the view from your timber deck; and wouldn't you know it, but we just happen to produce such a product !

When it comes to Australian hardwoods like Victorian Ash, where the main attraction is to be able to see the grain by putting a clear polish on it, rather than covering it with a paint; it makes sense for the timber to have clean lines and be free of defects. You would think then that finger-jointing this timber would dilute the visual look you are trying to achieve. Well recently we did a job where the results surprised us ...

When gluing timber it is very important that you have the right glue for the process, otherwise the product can come apart (de-laminate). Since the 1990's we have been using Titebond as our preferred wood glue, and we couldn't be happier with the results. In fact we are so happy with the product, that we decided that the next logical step was to sell it !

Since the 1970's we have been manufacturing a range of wooden cabriole legs. These traditional legs are made from plantation grown Radiata Pine and are available in a range of 8 heights from the smallest size of 115mm to the tallest size of 735mm.

Dating back to the 1960's we have been making a range of wooden curtain rings for the Australian market. 

Although our sales have declined over this period due to changing styles and pressure from cheaper imported versions; we have still been able to find a market for Australian made curtain rings, particularly since we opened our online shop a few years ago.

A roof finial is a great way to dress up the gable of a house, carport, pergola or even the humble garden shed !

Manufactured from Radiata Pine and then treated in LOSP; this fancy looking finial would be a nice addition to any garden shed or cubby house.

American Oak is a great timber to work in, and for a while there when the Australian $ was on parity with the USA $, the difference in price was fairly small when compared to Australian Oak. When this was the case, the number of jobs that we got in American Oak was quite strong. One such job was to produce our Heritage Rail profile.

Occasionally you get a request from a customer that makes you scratch your head and think "can we do that ?" . This was the case recently when one of our customers who we regularly make wooden curtain rods asked if we could do a reeded version.