How's this! Mel's flowing river red river gum table with fish inlay
Mel had a vision. It took 18 months to completeStart with an old river red gum slab from Mal....... with a faultYou need a hammer and a chisel, lots of time and dedication..... and a dogThen work for...
View ArticleHEAD'S UP. ANNUAL TIMBER AUCTION 20 SEPTEMBER 2015. Great bargains
Boutique Timbers will hold its annual timber auction at 10.00am on 20 September 2015 at the Rollands Plains Recreation Ground on Rollands Plains Road, (20kms off the Pacific Highway, turn at Telegraph...
View ArticleCalophyllum. a great general purpose timber. Tables and Bench seats by NKA...
At the forthcoming 'GIANT' timber auction at Rollands Plains Recreation Ground on 20 September 2015, one of the timbers we will have for sale is Calophyllum.It is a North Queensland timber, not well...
View ArticleAUCTION 20 September 2015. 'Hobby' packs
We are planning around 400 lots for the auction.However not everyone wants 100 lineal metres of Queenland maple or a dozen red cedar boards, so following on from the success of 'hobby packs' last year,...
View ArticleWestern NSW timbers for stock and the Auction
Preparation well underway.Have cut some forest redgum and ironbark boards this weekPacks already prepared includeRed cedar from 10mm x 120mm to slabs 3+m x 800rosewood hobby packs and boardsMackay...
View ArticleAuction Lot Photos
Auction preparation continues.There will be a lot of Red Cedar and camphor and many slabs including Hoop pine up to 4,5m long x 1 metre wide, and 8 Redgum slabs up to 4 metres long x 1 metre wideMal...
View ArticleFresh lot photos. Getting close now........
Weather is assisting and we are in good shape in lot preparation. Lot list will be posted around 14th Pictures tell the storyRed\Cedar slabs showing wonderful quiltingHuon Pine lotsSome with a little...
View ArticleMore Lot Photos
8 days to go.We hope to post the Lot List on the website tomorrow evening.A short summary after the photosOver 400 lotsFlame Mackay Cedar inch boards x 5Flame Mackay Cedar closeup showing colourRed...
View ArticleBoutique Timbers Auction 20 September 2015 Lot List Nos. 1-200 (200-260 spare)
BOUTIQUE TIMBERSAUCTIONLOT LIST20 Sep 15Lot No.SPECIESAPPROX. SIZEApprox. volumeSlab BdLxWxH Cubic metre No.1Huon pine pack inch boardsVarious to 2.1m x 300-350mm72Ebony (Borneo) boards2.7m x 150mm x...
View ArticleBoutique Timbers Auction 20 September 2015. Lot Nos. 260-755 (Note total lots...
Lot No.SPECIESAPPROX. SIZEApprox. volumeSlab BrdLxWxH Cubic metre No.260Hardwood pack mixed boards, Bloodwood, Red Mahogany, Bluegum. Dressed1.4 to 3.7m x 60-230mm x 12-50mm. 0.26626261Unknown boards...
View ArticleShowground and Slab Photos
Pity you weren't here today. The light rain showed off the colour of the timber.But it didn't affect our preparations........Tomorrow morning we will have all 400+ lots ready for inspection.I'll post...
View ArticleAUCTION FINAL LOT PHOTOS
Photos showing camphor and colour of all the timbers.Hope to see you tomorrowGreg and Mal
View ArticleCooktown Ironwood and Auction day photos
Cooktown ironwood is a very hard dense timber, used for musical instruments, furniture, knife and other handles and general pupose furniture where dense timber is required.It hails from far North Qld....
View ArticleBack at it. A big ask
Sometimes the orders get a bit extreme.9.3m long x 300mm x 150mm. part of a large deck refurbishment.Bloodwood.... with difficulty, but another satisfied customer
View ArticleYou've never seen a table like this!
Several years ago, we posted a video showing a Mark Holt's house and surroundings in Rollands Plains. (Check it out if you haven't looked)At the recent auction, Mark bought the 'Giant' red cedar slab....
View ArticleBlackbutt. flavour of the month and some nice cedar
Blackbutt log on the mill. 3m x800mm slabsFirst cut, looking goodHad to cut the top off to fit through the mill This is how we want the slabs to come outSometimes, they come like this. One man's...
View ArticleFresh stock for 2016
Another year almost over; are we wiser or just older or more confused?Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you next year at either the Sydney wood show in June, the Auction at Rollands...
View ArticleHigh gloss straight edged camphor table 2.5m x 1.05m with stump legs
Dale from Hunter Cleaning Equipment has been busy.He started with a wild camphor slab, squared the edges and added Tas Oak edges tidy the table edges.Finished with feast and Watson clean varnish, 2...
View ArticleAfrican Mahogany roll top box and Qld maple/Hornbeam guitar
Paul has been busy and remains so.Last week he visited and took some sassafras, red cedar, rosewood, northern silver ash, black bean and forest oak for more boxes and guitars.The roll top box is all...
View ArticleAllan's Camphor Slab Table
Camphor slab tables are one of our most popular items.Legs can either be metal, square 100x100 or whatever with rails or 700-800mm high slabs, rusticated style with a connecting rail across the bottom...
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