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Thor's Hammer salvages timber from demolition sites around Australia, including old houses, factories, bridges, and wharves. We retain and enhance the beauty and history of these timbers as we prepare them for use in your project.

In our joinery we make kitchen bench tops, entry doors and tables from recycled timbers.  We build to last, using traditional joinery techniques combined with the best of modern environmentally friendly glues and finishes.

Care for the environment is of core importance at Thor's Hammer; whether sourcing timbers or choosing finishes and glues.

Thor's Hammer operates our own milling, laminating and finishing workshops.  This allows us to ensure that high standards of quality and durability are met.

Whether your project is large or small, our experience and expertise are available to make it unique, using the character and history of recycled Australian Hardwoods.


Why we recycle demolition timber

Thor Diesendorf

"I first began to work with salvaged timber while working designing and making furniture in the early 1990’s.  I decided to source timber from the demolition of some eighty year old houses nearby, and after sanding back the first piece of timber I was amazed at the fine grain and rich colour.

Having made contact with the local demolition companies I saw how much good timber was going to waste every day.  Once a building is ripped apart with an excavator and loaded onto trucks to be taken to the tip, there is little left among the crushed and splintered remains that is re-usable.

This was the impetus to start "Thor's Hammer".   By helping create and fill a demand for recycled timber, waste going to land fill is reduced and the Australian hardwoods used in old buildings get a second life appreciated for their quality and beauty."

Thor Diesendorf
Proprietor
Thor’s Hammer