AT STEEL ROAD CUSTOM FURNITURE… we make functional designs with exceptional craftsmanship.
Steel Road Custom Furniture was founded by Elliot and Louise Gorham in 2019, after relocating from Melbourne to set up a world class furniture making workshop in Yackandandah.
“With over 15 years experience, we have in-depth knowledge and skill in timber manufacture. Specialising in solid timber construction, we manufacture and supply all areas of the industry, servicing both residential and commercial, supplying both loose furniture and architectural components.”
Each Steel Road piece is custom, made-to-order, carefully manufactured by hand using the best of modern and traditional woodworking techniques. We exclusively use sustainably sourced timbers species and the finest materials and finishes.
Steel Road aims to deliver low-volume and limited edition pieces with a distinctive superior quality that exceeds customer expectations in its design and construction. We continue to earn respect and trust from our customers, suppliers and industry peers.
“We are passionate about what we do and look forward to working with you.” – Elliot and Louise Gorham.
For your next custom project, please get in contact.
Steam Benders provide a number of different timber bending options to suite a range of applications, from furniture and lighting, to much larger architectural requirements.
services:
Steam bending
Often associated with wooden boat building where it is used in the shaping of hull’s ribs and lapboards. Steam bending timber is the process of using steam to heat timber, allowing it to bend it into curved shapes. It is an impressive technique, offering seamless, durable components
The main methods used for producing curves in timber are steam bending, laminating and cutting from solid pieces. Of these methods, steam bending is the
one most often used because it offers simplicity, economy and no reduction in strength due to the absence of joins and or short grain.
Our steam bending services assist in the manufacture of curved or arch shaped structures for window heads, furniture components, architectural fascias, curved handrails, arch shaped doorways and contemporary design pieces.
Key Points:
- Steam Bending requires a tool or former to bend around, this will incur an initial one-off expense.
- Some timber discolouration may occur.
- Where larger thicknesses or tight radius’s are required, a combination of steam bending and laminating will be necessary.
- Curves require a spring-back allowance; this should be considered and reflected in the design.
- The lead-time for steam bending will require time for drying/setting timber parts into shape. Keep in mind when planning your next project.
- Steam bending is not suitable for all timber types.
For more information or to plan your next bend, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
email: [email protected]
website: https://steambenders.com.au
Laminate bending
A laminated wood component is a marvel of lightness and strength and it will conform to the required shape equally well to a similar bend, made in a solid wood piece.
When making tighter curves and or when you require thicker timber sections, it is best to laminate several layers using thin strips of wood to form these curves. Sometimes referred to as cold bending, the curve is achieved by cutting the timber into thin strips and then gluing these thinner, more flexible pieces together around a former to create a strong and permanent shape.
Key Points:
- Laminate Bending requires a tool or former to bend around, this will incur an initial one-off expense.
- Glue seams/joins will be visible, especially in lighter colour timbers.
- It requires more processes than steam bending. There is a lot of machining prior to bending and cleanup following the bend.
- Curves require a spring-back allowance; this should be considered and reflected in the design.
- Suites all timber types.
For more information or to plan your next bend, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
email: [email protected]
website: https://steambenders.com.au
We are dedicated to providing fast efficient steam bending and laminating service for the whole of Australia. You can be certain when you entrust your next project to us we will do everything in our power to deliver a quality product on time.
Our Heavy Duty, ‘Tough’ Dustpan is designed for durability and made for industrial, rugged use. More than suitable for all types workshop, gardening, outdoors use, and large working areas.
Extra strong large metal dustpan, Folded from 16 gauge steel, welded seams and finished in commercial grade powder coating, the ‘Tough’ Dustpan is built to endure a lifetime of use.
Where its plastic counterparts will decay, crack and break easily, the ‘Tough’ dustpan is guaranteed to outlast and outperform.
350mm wide with a deep carrying capacity, this is one off the largest and strongest dustpans available in Australia.
more, and more, and more, and…. more….
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Inspired by camping tents glowing at night, the ‘Tent Lamp’ brings the outdoors indoors in a playful, almost nostalgic way.
This is for individuals who are less outdoorsy and more adventurous at heart. Disregard the realities of camping, as this familiar tent form and its warming glow, conjure only the most romantic memories of camping.
Beautifully detailed and designed, the lamp looks great as a room sculpture during the day and as a table or shelf lamp during the night. Measuring 10cm height, 22cm length and 18cm width, the lamp has been made from a thin porcelain that picks up all the subtle shapes of a tent.
Specifications
Dimensions of lamp: 10cm height x 22cm length x 18cm width
Length of cable: 100cm
Material: Porcelain
Safety information: CE Certified LED Fixture
Approximate life of LED: up to 50,000 hours
Heat Generated: No heat is generated from the tent lamp.
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See images below of each makers work and be sure to follow the links provided, to find out more about each individual designer / maker and their furniture making practice.
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One of the most promising design brands to choose Den Fair as its launch pad next week is, Melbourne furniture brand Apparentt.
The impressive first collection will launch with 12 brand new pieces of furniture and lighting, developed by the founding team of Managing Director – Elliot Gorham & Creative Director – Louise Gorham.
The Collection of products hinges itself on a simple but potent ethos: simple and durable ‘, and there’s certainly simplicity and strength, with an accompanied beauty of form.
Navigating the minefield of a fledgling business can be tricky – Teaming up with Handkrafted, Apparentt will be on show along side some of Melbourne’s top emerging designer/maker brands.
“Apparentt is a creative collaboration between a designer and a maker to create and be resourceful. “Established in 2016 by Managing Director and furniture designer/maker, Elliot Gorham, and Creative Director, Louise Gorham.
Based in Melbourne, Apparentt is a furniture design studio, working to develop attractive and innovative solutions for residential and commercial interiors.
The driving philosophy is to create exclusive products that are beautiful, simple and durable. Each product is hand crafted using the highest quality materials, coupled with credible methods of construction to ensure that each piece is made to last.”
A selection of furniture will be on show at Melbourne’s Den Fair– where the brand will make its official debut (2-4 June 2016) – while the full collection is also available to view and order via Apparentt’s website.
Check it out here: www.apparentt.com.au
Many of our birds and other animals rely on tree hollows to live and breed in, but trees with hollows are a dwindling resource. Hollows only form in very old trees, at least 100 years old, so with widespread clearing for farming, timber production or development, many old, hollow-bearing trees are simply not there any more.
Unfortunately, most of the available man made birdhouses in Australia don’t meet the ideal needs of the birds. Their structures and designs are taken from a European model and few are modified to suit the Australian wildlife.
Inspired by the above text, a concept birdhouse & counter-weight was developed, with the purpose to be thrown/flung over and hung from power lines (tree limbs are also suitable). To substitute the common sight of shoes hung from above, replacing it with something that will act in a much more productive and environmentally positive way, providing nesting sites for a selection of native animals in urban areas.
Amendment: However as a reflection after manufacture, the combination of material and size have made the product too heavy to throw and therefore it would need to be revisited in a different material and or size to function in this particular way. It is still habitable and suitable for trees, where a ladder is required for installation.
In nature the factors of the hollow such as entry size, shape, wall thickness, how protected and how high it is, up off the ground determines who moves into it.
Tree hollows, and therefore nest boxes, are used by a wide variety of birds, from tiny Striated Pardalotes and Tree Martins up to Powerful Owls, and including most parrots, and by many mammals as well, such as phascogales, gliders, bats and possums. As they come in all different shapes and sizes and have different specific requirements, no nest box will suit them all.
Turned from a large laminated blank of timber, the birdhouse features thick insulative walls, 2503mm internal space and a 60mm diameter entrance. Making this particular birdhouse suitable for Bats (Chocolate Wattled, Gould’s Wattled, Lesser Long – Eared), Small Possums (Sugar Glider, Ringtail), Australian Owlet Nightjar, Striated Pardolote, Rosella and the White Throated Tree Creaper.
Amendment: A QR Code has been placed on the bottom of the counter weight and directs intrigued individuals to a webpage of relevant information (like this one). The QR Code could be implemented by councils to relay information about the native birds that nest in the area OR a way to advice the placement and suitability of the birdhouse to certain areas. Either way it’s hoped that it will catch the eye and intrigue onlookers enough to scan.
