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Wetlands Creations

Locality: Pomonal, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5356 6309

Address: 443 Long Gully Rd 3381 Pomonal, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.grampiansparadise.com.au

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24.01.2022 The pictures (with explanatory captions) in this post tell the story of making a 6 by 10 inch Yellow Box Eucalyptus hardwood post to shield and hide electrical conducts running up to the bottom of an outdoors switch board. The pictures feature a custom chainsaw mill setup that is powered by electric chainsaws, and a router mill that can achieve tolerances of 0.3mm (12 1000's of an inch) over 2.9 metre long timber beams. I hope these pictures explain the process, and are of some interest. Aidan Banfield

23.01.2022 Layer by layer, from under the rotten, unevenly cut and warped surface is reveled solid Australia River Red Gum. This slab (one of a pair) I cut by chain saw with no mill in the late 1990's. From then to now, for 20 years, it sat outside under my English Oak Tree, slowly drying and warping. Today, with the Torque Work Centre, I was able to recover a pair of usable 3 inch thick slabs.

22.01.2022 This is a wonderful example of a frame built using large live edge milled beams and braces... and interesting posts.

19.01.2022 An interesting video showing early Australian timber building techniques using only hand tools and the trees that were avalable.

15.01.2022 Working with wood with my 91 year old father. A couple of weeks ago while visiting Mum and Dad, Tom (dad) wanted a hand to cut some plywood for a little project he was doing... Nothing special in its own right, but it was very special for me to once again to work with my farther. It was because of him introducing me to wood working and building, that I'm now passionately involved in traditional timber framing, chain saw milling and creating with wood. While non of us have had... a career in wood working Toms father (my Grandfather) also worked with wood. I have his Australian made Titon chisels (pictured in the this post), and his Disston saws - now restored, sharp and in use. My dad's saws are now off being restored and sharpened. Their plates will be back in great condition, with sharp teeth, ready for use the next time he needs them. A few of the tools pictured, even date back to one of my Great Great Grandfather's, Edmund Enwright, a Ships Carpenter that emigrated to Australia in 1853. The large 1-1/2 inch Ward and Payne chisel, and most likely the two unmarked hatchet heads. The story of Edmunds emigration to Australia is one of love and intrigue, but that's a story for another time that I'll tell on my @wetlandscreations page sometime in the future. Back to my father. The building frame pictured was a 18 by 18 foot single room building I built with dad out of 100 year old recycled Australia hardwood when I was 12 years old and he 53 (I'm now 50). I remember school holiday after school holiday pulling out rusted nails from wood as hard as iron. I do also remember the fun bits... assembling and raising the wall frames. Dad will tell you that he inititated this project, as I wanted a "museum" to house our family history things, and his and my mineral and rock collection. Apparently I was eyeing off a falling down shed for the purpose that was well beyond restoration, and now long gone. The building dad and I built, still stands and is now my wifes Massage Studio - Innerji Sound and Massage. So thanks dad, grandad and all before you. You have give my something that brings creativity and additional meaning to my life.

15.01.2022 HOW TO MILL LARGE CURVED BEAMS: The first 4 photos show the evolution of my equipment and techniques, which has lead to a capacity to be able to mill large curved beams for traditional timber framed structures. The 5th photo is of a timber framed bridge with 4 beams from two storm felled large Australian Eucalyptus hardwood (Yellow Box) trees that were milled with this equipment in 2018. This bridge frame (an ongoing project) can be see at our Grampians Paradise Camping and C...aravan Parkland. The following photos (with descriptions) give more detailed on the evolution of the equipment and the process. If you are interested in learning the ins and outs of milling beams (particularly curved beams), and can get to the Grampians, Victoria, Australia, I'm often looking for an assistant to help with milling. The exchange would be me teaching, for your helping. There's no better way to learn, than by being involved with the process. If interested please personal message me (Aidan Banfield) or message Wetlands Creations. Smaller trees may only take a couple of days to mill into beams. Big complicated beams, requiring the fully supported rail set up, typically take a week from start of prepping and assessing the tree, to set up of the support rails, milling and through to competing of clean up.

15.01.2022 How is the Fobidden City survived so many earthquakes? here is a test of Magnitude 10.1, this is a fabulous prove of the genius of the Chinese traditional architectural. [ video in English ]

12.01.2022 Such an amazing old machine. Worth watching

12.01.2022 Costa Rica 2019 Reciprocal Pavilion Timber Framing Workshop The Reciprocal Pavilion workshop in Nosara, Costa Rica, is coming up in just a little over a month a...nd we are very happy to announce that Kohei Yamamoto, Japan's top rated master temple builder, has cleared his path, and schedule, to join us as an honored guest instructor. I had an opportunity to meet and to work with Yamamoto during our 2017 TF workshop in Okayama, Japan. As you may imagine, the experience of working with a master craftsman of his talent, training and experience was truly inspirational. The vision of building a multi-tiered reciprocal pavilion on the beachfront site in Nosara, Costa Rica, has been percolating in my mind since the first moment I stepped foot on the property. After three days of getting to know and working with Yamamoto, witnessing him in what seemed an effortless act of hewing and joining the 30 foot long cedar trees into top plates, along with his approach and complete mastery of wood, I was convinced he needed to be a part of the pavilion workshop when it in-fact came about. By good fortune, the gods have been with us and we are very happy to announce that Yamamoto will indeed be joining us as a guest instructor for the full workshop process in Nosara, Costa Rica, from October 27-November 13. At this time we still have a few spots open for what may be one of the most exciting Fox Maple workshops to date. If you would like to take part in what will be a truly exceptional and inspirational educational timber framing experience, I highly recommend that you register today to reserve your spot. Vive Yamamoto san, Steve Chappell For more info check out our website at www.foxmaple.com

12.01.2022 This is a great set of animated drawings and 3D models. It makes it easier to understand how these timber framing joints come together.

11.01.2022 A wonderful example of live edge braces within a heavy timber frame.

09.01.2022 From tree to beams to bridge. In 2018 the timber from this 150 year old tree (lost to a storm in 2011) went on an amazing journey to be incorporated in the frame of a bridge we hope will last for 800 years. For the story see the captions to the photos.

05.01.2022 If anyone is sitting on the edge of taking the Fox Maple Timber Framing Workshops (and can get to them in Maine USA), at the time I shared this post there are 2 spaces left. The Introductory workshop starts 17th August 2020... I can highly recommend these workshops. The Introductory and Avanced workshop I took in 2017 transformer my understanding of the craft and has propelled me down an exciting journey of traditional timber framing. For pictures from the 2017 workshop (and the Australian October 2018 workshop) see Wetlands Creations