BurntWood Furniture

29/10/2026

A great year at 80b Rutherford st.
Thanks to all the people that help making an old garage into a workshop and gallery.
Thanks also to all the people that trust me with their woodwork needs. It is very much appreciated.

This year saw quite a few new designs and ideas taking shape.
The coming year is going to be even better!

23/10/2026

The last bit of the puzzle for the library.
The wide angle lens makes it look a bit more dominant than it is. The owner of all these books is compiling his PhD in water quality in Canterbury so I added some light patterns to the sides of the ladder that resemble water flow out of cherry timber. I'll take a close up pics the next time I'm there.

Enjoy the Sunny long weekend (if you are in NZ).

21/10/2026

I'm out of lights! It was a successful couple of weeks with these creations.
So it's time to make some more. As each is one off design it takes a little bit of thinking and timber combination to get it right.
The next couple are going to be the wavy style with Meranti and Totara for one and Walnut and cherry as the for the other.
I am having a great week and I hope that your week is going well as well!

13/10/2026

A bit of philosophy for the day. If a man built a thing and there is no one around to praise him. Is the thing actually built at all?
Maybe it's just me and my fragile ego 😅.
Lucky I have a very supportive daughter.

Anyway, the center of the trunk drifted along the slab and I thought it looked a little like a series of pics of the moon rise.
Any thoughts?

09/10/2026

Few items at the Makers Market hosted by Good Form .
On my way to Auckland I figured out that in the last decade I was more times in Bangladesh than our biggest city. Cool city to visit, so I should come here a little maybe often.
Have a great weekend. I intend to have one!

07/10/2026

Three new lights going up to "big Mac" in Paraparaumu
(Not the burger joint!) .
These still need oiling so they look a little anemic until tomorrow when they become a fountain of timber glory (cedar, walnut, meranti &elm).

04/10/2026

I took part in a charity run today.
The littlest and oldest bike on the run...
I kept with the big boys and girls on the tight roads but the motorway was a bit of a challenge....
Fun this way or another and my wife allows me to think about a new motorcycle.... Only think though!

New Zealand Spinal Trust

04/10/2026

03/10/2026

A quick snap of the final bit of the library.
There are two pillars to this build.
First, functionality, it has to accommodate books of predetermined sizes (depths, height and the number of each size).
Second, it has to look a bit odd. I took my inspiration from post apocalypse science fiction architecture, in particular Blade Runner and Altered Carbon.
Both have these buildings that seem to grow asymmetrically out of necessity rather than design.

The biggest problem is weight bearing over the asymmetrical structure.

Anyway, before I bore people off. Have a good weekend.

19/09/2026

Second stage of the book's shelves is resting on stage one waiting for installation.
While the whole thing looks random, there is a lot of thinking about weight bearing, anchor points to the wall and shelving openings that accommodate the listed different book sizes.
It is 2.2 meters now and when finished will be over 3.2 meters. So not far from to go.

The timber is recycled Rimu from Musgroves

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