Wood Shavings Blog

3 Blog Posts about Spring Trends. With Spring well and truly here in Brisbane, the heaters have been put away (did you even pull them out this year?) and its time to brighten up our homes.  Houzz has an article on "Springs' Hotest Colours" to use to accessorise your home.Homes To...

Mass produced furniture can be a cost effective way of updating your home to suit the latest style. But have you ever thought about the impact this has on the environment, society and social attitudes?   ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Deforestation The biggest cause of deforestation is the production of paper. But...

This long weekend we were at the Maleny Wood Expo and had a great time.  I wouldn't want to do stalls at markets / festivals every weekend but every now and then it is a good experience. Highlights for me included see some incredible wood carving exhibits and watching a...

Dutch pull-out (or draw leaf / stow leaf /refectory tables as they are sometimes called) were popular designs in the mid 1900s particularly in Scandinavia. This style of table has extension pieces that are built into the table and are pulled out from each end. Dutch pull-out tables are a clever design...

Silky Oak timber is commonly used for furniture construction and is popular because of its highly figured and distinctive grain pattern. It can be found in a lot of antique furniture produced in Australia. There are two types of silky oak;- Southern Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta) and Northern Silky Oak...

If you have lived in NSW or south east Queensland you may be familiar Camphor laurel trees, as they exist in large numbers in these parts. As a child growing up on the north coast of NSW I spent hours building forts in these branch laden evergreens that seemed designed...

As a former mechanical engineer, one of the areas that interests me is the strength of the various types of joints used for furniture construction. Joint strength is of critical importance when designing and building furniture. Failure of joints can occur either from excessive deflection or cracking / breaking of the...

Some people are very clever and have way too much time on there hands. Here are some incredible pieces of furniture that will blow your mind. At Uptown Funky Junk we are not nearly smart enough to make any of these, so don't ask! 1. Expanding Round Table To see how...

There is large range of prices you can pay for a piece of furniture. In this post, we'll take a look at the two extremes of the scale for coffee tables and see what you get for your money. The Budget End: this Ikea coffee table for $99 The High...