We've spent 5 years building our new farmhouse. Almost all the timber (or lumber) came from trees we planted, pruned, harvested and milled on the farm. You could say it took us 38 years to grow our homegrown home!

In this podcast I talk about growing and building the timber framing, boardroom concrete fireplace, stairs, lining, cabinets and flooring using a range of species we've grown on our own farm including Radiata Pine, Eucalypts, Redwood, Oak and Blackwood.

To achieve the log size and wood quality I had to carefully manage the trees by pruning and thinning, and the milling on the bandsaw had to focus on quartersawing.

Links:

Our website: https://www.agroforestry.net.au/

Landline story showing the harvesting and milling of the tree we used for the stairs: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/programs/landline/2023-02-26/forestry-foresight:-reaping-the-rewards-of-agri/102025432

Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bambraagroforestryfarm4008

Wood information: https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/wood-species

Melbourne Books - purchase a digital copy of "Heartwood - the art and science of growing trees for conservation and profit" by Rowan Reid: https://melbournebooks.com.au/products/heartwood

Music by Mountain Grey.

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