Latest news from Hammersmith

A couple of years back a timber retailer in QLD found us over the internet and expressed an interest in using our range of pyramid fence post caps. As well as the standard sizes that we make; 90 x 90mm, 100 x 100mm, 115 x 115mm and 135 x 135mm; they also were keen on getting us to make some special sizes to suit the various sized timber posts that they sold. Read more...

Wire cable balustrade has been around for many years now, but only recently have we got involved in the products required to produce this style of balustrade. We stock a range of wire cables in both 3.2mm and 4.0mm sizes, and also have a range of fittings that both professional installers through to a DIY'er can make use of. Read more...

As a wood turner, you can't get a much simpler request from a customer than when you are asked to produce a tapered plug. Over the years we have done hundreds of different plugs in various lengths, diameters and degrees of taper. One shape that we have been doing for many years is sold to the local water company, and is used by their contractors when out on site to block leaking pipes. Read more...

A local hospital here in Adelaide was recently upgraded, and we were asked to quote on supplying a timber bump rail. We put in a price and won the job. Manufactured from Victorian Ash, the rail finished 190mm wide by 30mm thick, and is attached to the walls of the hospital, so as to protect the plaster work from being chipped by patients hospital beds. Read more...

Although it might seem slightly macabre to some, the wooden handle in the photo below is actually used on a coffin. It was originally designed for a different use, but a number of years back I had a request from a coffin manufacturer as to whether we had any handles that were different to the traditional turned ones that we have always done. Read more...

Did you know that we now have over 50 different handrail brackets to choose from ? Well we do, and the good looking bloke in the picture below can prove it ! Read more...

Wire cable looks great when used as part of a balustrade on a deck or balcony. If the drop is greater than 1 metre (from the deck to the ground) then your handrail must be at least 1 metre high and the spacing between cables can't be any greater than 80mm; which means you need 11 cables. We have a pre-drilled stainless steel support post that fits these specifications. Read more...

It is funny how history tends to repeat itself. Back in the 1960's we were regularly manufacturing simple turned tapered legs for use on various pieces of furniture; and here we are now 50 years later doing the same thing again. Following on from a number of requests from our customers, we are pleased to announce that we now also have a range of vertical and angled leg plates (as well as T-nuts) to make using these legs even easier. Read more...

We have recently added a range of ready-to-use stainless steel balustrade posts to accompany the other stainless steel balustrade fittings that we sell. Read more...