Andrew Jeavons
Suffolk Park, NSW

Bedroom bench
recycled hoop pine

‘I live overlooking the sea in Byron Bay, in an area once covered by the Big Scrub rainforest. I’ve always been fascinated by the now scarce rainforest timbers and lamented how the area was stripped of the beautiful trees that took so long to grow. I enjoy making furniture from recycled timber for two reasons: firstly it was often from large trees with superior grain and character rarely seen now, and secondly, I hate to see this valuable resource going to waste.’

Hoop pine hall table

‘My daughter Carly graduated from university and I built her a hoop pine hall table to mark the occasion. It is an original design, of slender proportions with a small drawer and showcases the beautiful colour of mature hoop pine.’