At Thor's Hammer, we house a curated collection of unique, one-off recycled timbers dressed and ready to go from the racks; and character-rich natural live-edge slabs available rough sawn, lightly dressed or fully sanded back. Instead of these magnificent urban trees going to waste or woodchips, we salvage them to give them a second life.

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Whether you are a professional builder, a weekend DIY enthusiast, or working closely with our custom furniture design team, these slabs and one-off timbers are salvaged, seasoned, and ready to be transformed.

If you’re looking for a particular size or species, please don’t hesitate to drop in to 10 Mildura Street Griffith to peruse the timber racks or see what live edge timber slabs we have available.

Natural edge timber slabs

The natural bark edge of our timber slabs makes a beautiful feature in bench tops, tables and furniture. We source our slabs from salvaged street trees, road works and other farm or backyard trees that have been properly authorised to be removed. The slabs can be sold for your next DIY woodworking project, or we can manufacture the recycled timber into tables, slab bench seats, shelving, mantle pieces, floating shelves or used for wide table tops for tables and desks.

Moisture Content of Slabs

All our slabs are moisture checked and are ready to use for furniture making. A freshly felled tree can be up to 60% moisture content, but for the timber to be stable and usable we have to get that number down to around 10 - 14% depending on the application - and without the timber cupping and cracking.

Our slabs are either kiln dried, or air dried for more than 5 years. When air dried, the green wood is stacked with small wooden spacers ("stickers") between the layers to let air circulate. This slow process typically takes one year per 25mm of thickness to reduce warping and cracking. Before a slab is ready for sale we use a moisture meter driven into the wood to determine the internal moisture content of each slab.

Slabs can be supplied rough sawn, or sanded for your own DIY projects. All slabs can be turned into a piece of feature furniture with our design and joinery teams.

Timber Species

What slab timber species we have available depends on what we’ve been able to salvage. We regularly receive timber species slabs such as Red Gum, Forest Red Gum and River Red Gum. We sometimes see timber slabs in QLD Maple, Elm, Tulip Oak, Himalayan Cedar, and Honey Locust, but these are a lot rarer, so if you’re looking for something specific, the best bet is to make an enquiry or give us a call.

We do have quite a few QLD Maple slabs at the moment that are ready to go. So if you’re keen on QLD Maple, drop by the lumberyard to see the slabs available.

A selection of Slabs available visit us in Griffith to see the full range.

Sizes & Prices

Our recycled timber slabs range from 200mm up to 1000mm wide and 1000mm to 3600mm long. If you’re after a particular size for a table or coffee table top, just let us know and we’ll work with you to provide the slab at the dimensions you require. Slabs are priced via dimensions - the bigger and thicker the slab the more expensive it will be.

The slabs are marked with size and species, please speak to one of the design and sales team who will be able to price the slab for you.

We typically always have a range of slabs available at the workshop, 10 Mildura Street, Griffith ACT. Give us a call or drop by to see what’s currently available, we’re open 8am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to 2pm on Saturdays.

ONE-OFF TIMBERS FROM THE RACKS

Recycled and ready to use dressed timbers

Looking for a unique piece of timber with unmatched character? Our dressed timber racks are stocked with high-character Australian hardwoods salvaged from historical demolition sites across the country. These are the exact, premium-grade pieces processed for our own high-end furniture-making team, now open for you to choose from.

Our customers use these to make a huge variety of projects, including furniture, artworks, chopping boards, guitar bodies, carved spoons, picture frames and much more. The dressed timber racks are located at the front of the workshop, just behind the office. Speak to one of our friendly staff and they’ll direct you.

A Large Variety

Our stocks of recycled Australian Hardwoods in the racks are constantly changing across a large range of sizes and species. See our full guide to structural and aesthetic properties on our Timber Species page.

Custom Processing Available

Find a piece you love but need it altered? We can accurately cut pieces to size or provide a custom quote to professionally dress, profile, or resin-fill a specific piece for you.

The Perfect Finish

To help you achieve a professional, durable finish at home, we supply industry-standard OSMO Natural Timber Oils & Waxes and bio-based epoxy resin fillers, as used in our workshop.

Benchtop Offcuts

Offcuts from our bench top production are great for an easy project to turn into a chopping or grazing board. The benchtop timber is thick, durable and kiln dried, making them ideal for DIY woodworking projects. Benchtops offcuts are usually filled and sanded, and sometimes even coated as well.

See the full list of species we often have in the racks on our Timber Species page.

Give us a call or drop by to see what’s currently available. The benchtop offcuts are located off the Thor’s Hammer office, one of our friendly staff will be able to direct you.

Visit Thor’s Hammer Today

Whether you're searching for a statement live edge slab, recycled hardwoods for your next project, or a premium benchtop offcut ready to become something special, we'd love to help. Every piece in our racks has its own history, character and possibilities.

Visit our showroom at 10 Mildura Street, Griffith ACT, browse the timber in person, or get in touch if you're looking for a particular species, size or application. Our team is always happy to help you find the right piece and offer advice to get your project underway.

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