timber feeling team.
Jun 2, 20191 min read
Behind Barn doors
There's a barn door in Western Australia that is 12 foot by 12 foot! I kid-you-not. Old wool sheds were famous for these magnificent...
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timber feeling team.
May 1, 20192 min read
"...if you build it they will come..."
In the fabulous 1989 film " Field of Dreams" Ray Kinsella, a corn farmer,[ played by Kevin Costner], is about to lose his farm to the...
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timber feeling
Feb 9, 20191 min read
Refectory Table
This table is a reminder of the majestic refectory tables that were once found in monasteries and boarding schools from an era long...
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timber feeling
Feb 9, 20191 min read
" Melbourne, the richest city in the world."
A theme of ours is the preservation of the history of our city. We try to recycle and rejuvenate timber that was once part of the...
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Timber Feeling
Jan 25, 20191 min read
Bigger is Better!
Not everyone can house a monster table. But people tend to gravitate towards them. It's probably a primal thing. It's not just the length...
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timber feeling team.
Dec 13, 20181 min read
2018- .."A year of living and breathing TIMBER "
.." we work as a team, and share our thoughts, and feelings.." It is our differences that keep us together. A common love- beautiful...
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Timber Feeling
Jun 23, 20182 min read
Iconic Melbourne Timber
We recently acquired some old hardwood, that was delivered to us by the company that was developing an old industrial site. On the...
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Timber Feeling
Feb 25, 20181 min read
Old Melbourne Town
"Melbourne is a graceful city; one of a few places in the world that has retained it's Victorian heritage. The timber that supported the...
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Timber Feeling
Jan 12, 20181 min read
Mortice and Tenon: Old-school joinery
This 19th century mortising-machine is solid cast-iron, and "weighs a tonne." Melbourne has a long industrial heritage, and relics like...
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Timber Feeling
Jan 10, 20181 min read
Feature piece: Re-purposed workbench
Early timber workbenches were used in many different industries: woodwork, engineering, the rag trade, etc. They were often of large...
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Timber Feeling
Jan 1, 20181 min read
Tables with personality!
Our photographer started to name our tables after famous singers. Her caricatures were so amusing that I couldn't help myself from giving...
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Neel Dey
Dec 17, 20173 min read
My Richmond Relics Days
Following on from my post "Getting my hands dirty". It was the silly season - Christmas 1999. I was on my hands and knees, frantically...
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Neel Dey
Aug 31, 20173 min read
Getting my hands dirty
My grandfather would say to me: "Work with your hands, not with your head." He was professor of history at Calcutta University; and he...
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Timber Feeling
Nov 8, 20161 min read
From Floors to Furniture
Old floors carry the impression, the history of the folk who have walked and danced, and stomped and stamped... In the olden days, floors...
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