How many times do you look at an old timber bridge and just marvel how old it is, wonder who built it, what species of tree it is, how many floods it has endured in its lifetime, and so on?

When I’m not making furniture, I love to go searching for old barns, wharfs and timber structures. It's often the timber I use in my own custom furniture. You really never know what you’ll find, who you’ll meet or what will inspire you.

If you’ve ever wondered what goes into a custom furniture project at The Wattle Road, read this post.Based on the making of a beautiful custom side cabinet, this post deconstructs the entire process from taking the brief, the plans, collaborating, making the cabinet and everything in between.

In short, our WHY is to make beautiful furniture and not kill the environment.

When we leave this planet, we hope to leave it better than we found it. By then we’d like to think there will be thousands of people admiring our furniture daily knowing their choice made a difference.

Do you ever look at a piece of timber furniture and wonder what kind of tree it is, how tall, wide and old it was? Me too. Here's a video adventure of some recently rescued timber.

The saying "one mans trash is another mans treasure" couldn't be truer. I love the adventure and process associated with finding and rescuing old timber and creating a new chapter for it.