Leaning Tree Slabs (Milled June 2014)

Leaning Tree Slabs (Milled June 2014)

Leaning Tree Slabs The Leaning Tree grew in a clearing on the far side of Hurdle Creek. It was so named because when the tree  fell in 2011 it fell into the boughs of a neighbouring tree & was saved from hitting the ground. The tree was estimated to be ~ 60 to 70...
Funky T Log Slab (Milled June 2014)

Funky T Log Slab (Milled June 2014)

Funky T Log Slabs The Funky T Log was located on the far bank of Hurdle Creek. Its origins are shrouded in mystery, where it grew, when it came down, & therefore the actual age of the timber is inestimable.  The log lay on the river flats and was subjected to, and...
Fiddleback Slab (Milled 1950’s)

Fiddleback Slab (Milled 1950’s)

Fiddleback Slab In the late 1950’s/early 1960’s teams of Timber Millers toured the floodplains of Oxley in North East Victoria, milling Red Gum timber into 4 x 4 fence posts for sale in Melbourne. In those days Red Gum was valued more for its durability and toughness,...
Iron Maiden Tree Slabs (Milled June 2014)

Iron Maiden Tree Slabs (Milled June 2014)

Iron Maiden Tree The Iron Maiden Tree was located on the near bank of Hurdle Creek & was named because of the extraordinary hardness of its timber. Its origins are shrouded in mystery, where it grew, when it came down, & therefore the actual age of the timber...
Boar Tree Slabs (Milled June 2014)

Boar Tree Slabs (Milled June 2014)

Boar Tree Slabs These extraordinary slabs were milled from the ‘Boar Tree’ on our property, estimated to be ~200+ years old (from the diameter of the tree) which is growing on the near side of Hurdle Creek. ~Forty years ago one limb broke off the tree...