Purposeful use of timber

Converting trees from the waste stream into a valuable resource.

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Timber for a purposeful community impact

 

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Quality lumbar, sourced from exceptional sources within the urban forest and processed for a higher purpose.

Arbor re:use is a division of Arborcraft Tree Services and is dedicated to the maximum utilisation of trees to create valuable wood for the use in community projects and value added services. Our goal is in converting timber from the waste stream into a valuable resource.

Beyond mulch or firewood, an existence that provides extensive purpose for years to come.

melbourne_urban_forest-1Melbourne's
urban forest

 

Greater Melbourne has over 8,800 km2 of open space and an estimate of over one million trees that constitute the urban forest.

We aim to capture and utilise as much of this resource as possible into a quality purpose driven resource when it is required to be removed.

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Salvage Timber
– our resource

 

Arbor re:use will utilise salvage timber from trees that have fallen or are required to be cut down for a variety of reasons:

  • Structural concerns

  • Clearing sites for government infrastructure

  • Storm affected trees

  • Hazardous trees

  • Trees at the end of life.

Our Process

Our in-house carpenter oversees the entire process from the reservation of trees to final outcome.

  • Evaluate tree

  • Mark tree and designate to retain

  • Remove trees with nominated section

  • Propose usage

  • Cut to size and length to utilise trunk barrel

  • Store, then create.

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Milling Process

Once we have removed the tree the barrel and usable sections are transferred to the mill.

  • Cut logs into slabs

  • Control of process to cut to width and emphasise character inherent in wood

  • Maximise usage of inherent value

  • Less viable wood still used for garden purposes.

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Store & Process

Once sawn the slabs are stored and prepared for use.

  • Air dried for 9-12 months

  • Kiln dried to below 10% for high value slabs

  • Like timbers grouped for related project harmony

  • Processed to meet project long term objectives.

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Purposeful use of valuable felled tree resource

 

All the wood processed by Arbor re:use is intended to be utilised in the utmost method to get a final product that maximises the inherent value of the wood, creates community impact and provides a useful outcome that assigns a value the resource deserves.

  • Purposeful products created

  • Work with specialised crafts people to ensure quality outcomes

  • For cultural sensitive scar trees work with local indigenous communities to ensure compliance and respectful outcomes.

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Processed felled timber used and crafted to aid community engagement and participation:

  • Planter boxes

  • Outdoor furniture

  • Outdoor seating for community surrounds

  • Raised edging for path designation

  • Dividing barriers.

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Park Furniture

Extensive hardwood barrels to be transformed into large slabs that are suitable for outdoor exposure and rougher treatment.

Slabs can be used for:

  • Bench seats

  • Post and rail fencing

  • Dividing walls

  • Planters and bollards

  • Compost Bins and bin enclosures.

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Wildlife Habitat

Suitable hollows and lower quality wood to be used to create habitat boxes for various species to encourage wildlife population redevelopment.

  • Bird houses

  • Possum hollows

  • Insect homes

  • Bee hotels.

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Quality Hardwoods

Suitable hardwoods sawn into structural lumbar that can be used in engineered projects.

The story and heritage will be placed on display to explain the origin story and the grand heritage of the structure.

  • Waterside decking

  • Piers and landings

  • Structural garden walls.

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Public Sculpture

Arbor re:use has many points of exposure to trees within the urban landscape. When opportunity arises to encounter highly characteristic trees and versatile structures we will reserve these trees where applicable.

With the pure raw structure of wood that is available we will provide suitable tree barrels to local artists to create public sculpture that harmonises with a parks theme to create introspection and exploration.

  • Totem poles

  • Chainsaw sculpture

  • Representative statues.

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Time to add community impact and purposeful reuse to your next project?

 

If your next project could benefit from incorporating environmental stewardship and impactful community outcomes to achieve a greater long term purposeful advantage then Arbor re:use would be happy to discuss how we can contribute to your goals and assist your endeavours.