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11 matches found for: quarter swan
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Elm
Elm: Ulmus spp. Medium to large deciduous hardwoods of Europe, Asia and North America. Also found on many colonial homesteads of Tasmania. Wood pale to darker brown in colour. -
European Ash
European Ash: Fraxinus excelsior. A medium sized hardwood widely distributed in Europe. Wood is creamy white to straw colour with dominant growth rings. -
Jarrah
Jarrah: eucalyptus marginata. A large Western Australian hardwood, dark red, fairly dense, very durable. -
King William (Billy) Pine
King William (Billy) Pine: athrotaxis selaginoides. Salmon-pink in colour, straight grained, soft. Was used for boat building, also sounding boards in musical instruments. -
London Plane
London Plane: Platinus hispanica. Wood salvaged locally. Large deciduous tree growing to 35 metres tall and 3 metres in circumference. Sometimes marketed as lace wood. -
Myrtle
Myrtle: nothofagus cunninghamii. Pink to reddish brown colour, can have a blackheart stain producing a figure known as "tiger Myrtle". -
ned's plats, cutting/serving/cheese boards
This fine, non-laminated, cutting / serving board has been made in the European tradition,spiced with an Australian flavour ! Each of these Ned's plats, cutting, serving, cheese boards, has been made from a single piece of specially selected quarter-sawn timber which helps reduce any tendency to cup. They may also be washed (although never soak ) without fear of de-lamination. To butter the toast on, slice the onion, crush the garlic, place the cheese or whack the blowfly with. -
Sassafras, Blackheart
Sassafras, Blackheart: atherosperma moschatum. 'Default' wood varies from white to a smokey grey. Its low tannin content made it ideal for clothes pegs but, like myrtle, it can have a distinctive stain which is known as "Blackheart Sassafras" and is highly prized. -
about indeco
Patrick and Mieke Senior-Loncin established Indeco in 1992. The workshop is located at Swan Point, West Tamar. The entire range of work is designed and hand made by Patrick, while Mieke takes care of packaging and marketing. The main emphasis is on wooden kitchenware; ladles serving/cutting/cheese boards, salt/pepper/spice mills, coffee grinders and much more. -
Do you make a thicker cutting board than those shown on your website?
'A thicker board ain't necessarily a better board'! In fact the main reason why boards crack is not from manual abuse but from the constant absorption/desorption of moisture from, the atmosphere, fruit, vegetable, meat juices etc. -
quarter sawn timber (lumber)
This article describes the conversion of a log to quarter sawn timber (lumber) and a definition.
