Doug McGregor and Rachel Hogan have been transforming everything from felled trees to old church pews into handmade homewares in their workshop nestled in the Warby Ranges of north-east Victoria.
You might have heard of fast fashion, but what about fast furniture? Sustainable woodworking aims to up-end that.
With some gluing, sawing, and sanding, Mr McGregor will turn this into a cheese or chopping board to be sold at their farmers market stall."For me it's important we're not chopping trees down … so our business model is based on using up what we've got," she said. "So I figured it was time to re-energise the pens and children's toys my dad was making and focus on products which would both sell and last long.
"There's a growing frustration with our throwaway society where things like fast fashion and fast furniture aren't made to last," he said.Ms Hogan said there were multiple benefits of using salvaged wood.
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