Andrew MacDonald
Cabarlah, Qld

Rocking Dragon

‘Made from northern silky oak salvaged from garage doors of a beautiful old mansion in Toowoomba. It was being pulled down to make way for a ten storey apartment block and I got three sets of double doors for $20 plus the effort of unscrewing them before the bulldozer arrived. There were numerous nail and bolt holes to contend with, many coats of paint and some white fungus in the open grained timber. This timber has been recycled into many items and fittings in our house and I still have much more left!

‘The dragon was made for my son’s recent first birthday. It is based on a Viking longboat and traditional Celtic designs to reflect his heritage.’