Fine Woodworking

Kauri

Tall Clock

October 24, 2012

Betteridge fashioned this clock from New Zealand kauri, madrona-veneer side panels and a maple-burl veneer face.
Building a Mystery

February 18, 2012

Building a Mystery The rich colors of kwila and makore give this sideboard a quiet yet commanding presence in the room. The veneers were carefully sawn from planks and arranged…
Walnut and Ancient Kauri candlestand

December 20, 2011

This is made of ancient kauri - 30,000 - 50,000 years old, with "whitebait" spalting. The legs are walnut from a tree that we had to take down on our…
Japanese shoji folding screen

May 9, 2010

This was a folding screen I made for the 2010 Studio Furniture Competition in Australia. It contains four different kinds of kumiko pattern: asa-no-ha (hemp leaf), sakura (cherry blossom), gomagara...
Heart Box

November 19, 2009

This little box is made from ancient Kauri. The wood is over 50,000 years old and was recovered from a bog in New Zeland. It is finished with hand rubbed…

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