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...

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...

This table is a reminder of the majestic refectory tables that were once found in monasteries and boarding schools from an era long...

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...

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...

.." we work as a team, and share our thoughts, and feelings.." It is our differences that keep us together. A common love- beautiful...

We recently acquired some old hardwood, that was delivered to us by the company that was developing an old industrial site. On the...

"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...

This 19th century mortising-machine is solid cast-iron, and "weighs a tonne." Melbourne has a long industrial heritage, and relics like...

Early timber workbenches were used in many different industries: woodwork, engineering, the rag trade, etc. They were often of large...

Our photographer started to name our tables after famous singers. Her caricatures were so amusing that I couldn't help myself from giving...

Following on from my post "Getting my hands dirty". It was the silly season - Christmas 1999. I was on my hands and knees, frantically...

My grandfather would say to me: "Work with your hands, not with your head." He was professor of history at Calcutta University; and he...

Old floors carry the impression, the history of the folk who have walked and danced, and stomped and stamped... In the olden days, floors...