Locally Grown, Locally Made
Developing urban timber sources and fostering markets for bespoke sustainable timber goods.
Day 1 Session 2 Workshop Schedule PDF
Day 1 Session 2 Focus Questions and Summary Notes PDF
Public Lecture: Wood from the City: The Future of Urban Forestry
David Barmon talks how to better utilise the wood from urban tree removals and plan for the future so that we can intentionally grow wood in the city.
Presentations:
- Ashley Eriksmoen (School of Art and Design, ANU) – Presentation PDF
- Gordon Smith (Fine Furniture Craftsman, ACT)
- David Mac Laren (Bungendore Wood Works Gallery)
Brainstorming
Day 1 Session 2 Brainstorming Notes PDF
Discussion Topics
Complete List of Discussion Topics from Session 2 PDF
| Brainstorming | |
| Keep emphasis on bespoke/artisan market due to unreliablity of supply/commercial quantities | 3 models: buy logs & mill spec; mill for ACT contract; harvest/mill for boutique market (value added) |
| Establish local group to harvest/mill | Include contractors in planing (including plant and equipment |
| Urban tree renewal to focus on trees with marketable future | Follow specifications to prepare timber and to client request |
| Different to commercial forestry | Quality European trees – no longer available in Europe |
| Linking into existing events – eg. Design Canberra | Lessons from Tasmania, eg. high value speciality products |
| Identify all markets | Government spepcifications |
| Value | Market – Requires a management System |
| Re-use as homes /hollows | Re-use & recycle trees into wood product |
| Sacramento example | Replace species |
| Community | Timber grading |
| Education | Green waste |
| How do hollows form? | Carbon |
| Urban wood | Amenity |
| Ecology | Nature play |
| Story/architecture/cultural value/aesthetic | Designer/maker |