TIMBER SELECTION PROCESS

Our artisan craftsmen use only the best sustainable timber from the hinterlands in the mid north coast of Australia. We use hardwoods like red cedar, blackbutt, tallowood, silky oak, red gum, she oak, brush box, blue gum and bloodwood so you can choose whichever timber you love the most and would suit your home, office, business the best.

The first step in creating our signature timber dining tables involves felling a selected tree. The log is the cut into slabs of different sizes where the tree is felled.

The second step is to transport the cut slabs back to the work site, where the timber is stacked and battened to dry.

Natural drying time can take up to 2.5 to 4 years, but we can shorten the timber drying process by up to 80%. We air dry the timber then kiln dry it to get the moisture rate down to 10% – 12% making it ready for manufacture; this taking our timber drying time down to less than 5 months.

Your timber is then selected from the dried stacks for milling into your requested furniture piece. Your timber slab is then planed by an overhead router then sanded all over with dry sand paper 7 times starting at 40 grit (a very coarse sand paper) and working our way up to a 400 grit (a finer sand paper) We lovingly sand your timber slab to eradicate any little imperfections making it smooth and perfect for oiling.

Our first coat of tongue oil is then applied to the timber and left for 24 hours to be absorbed. Sanding of your slab in is the commenced again using 500 grit wet and dry sand paper. The process of sanding and oiling is then repeated another 7 times.

A natural resin forms over the wood which is then rubbed into the timber to provide a smooth and protective finish.

It may seem a lengthy process, however the final result is an amazing refined glass mirror finish which is smooth and soft. The natural beauty, smell and feel of the timber is preserved, so the soul of the tree is not lost.

Quality timber slab furniture made in Sydney, Northern Beaches NSW Australia.

Timber Species Available
• Red Cedar
• Blackbutt
• Tallowood
• Silky Oak
• Red Gum
• She Oak
• Brush Box
• Blue Gum
• Bloodwood