Thread: Tassie trip recommendations

Hi Jack,

This might be of interest, went down Tassie about 3 years and enjoyed this place;

http://www.woodenboatcentre.com/

The Tahune Airwalk is supposed pretty good as well but we didn't get the chance to it on our trip. It's sort of wood related I guess, your walking amongst the trees!

Enjoy your trip!

Jarrahfrog

Thanks Jarrahfrog,

I will check out the wooden boat centre.
We did the airwalk last time, it was pretty good.

Cheers, Jack

Is there anything to see at the School of Fine Furniture in Launceston.

I am trying to convince my wife that I need to do the 2 year course there in the future and would be keen to check it out if possible.

Have a look at the tree stump carvings on the NW side of the Huon River bridge - saw the bloke working on them sometime ago and seen the finished jobs since - worth a look!
Ron

When in February will you be there?
The Wooden Boat Festival in on from 6th to 11th and features displays of boat building.
It would be a good time to check out the wooden boat centre at Franklin.

Greg Duncans "wall in the wilderness" is a must IMO,
it's just out of Derwent bridge.

Hi Jack

I would endorse all the above recommendations and also add, in no particular order:

• Design Centre, Tamar Street, Launceston - sells modern furniture. Loosely associated with the Fine Furniture School - their woodwork is spectacular, both technically and aesthetically.

• Fine Furniture School. Ring them and make an appointment to visit. They are most hospitable and will show you around and probably let you sit in on a class and talk to staff and students.

• Island Specialty Timbers, just out of Geeveston, the commercial arm of the state forestry commission. Rain forest timber at good prices.

• Wooden Boat Centre at Fanklin is primarily a school of traditional wooden boat building. Allow sufficient time to absorb.

• Wooden Boat Festival. Second only to Brest in France. Change you tour dates, if necessary, so that you can spend a couple of days here.

• Roger Linnel, Sawmill, Craddock - yep, they are still there - one of the few independent sawmillers left. Excellent quality and prices for larger quantities of rainforest timber - celery top, blackwood, sassafras, myrtle, blue gum, even Tas oak..

• Morrisons Sawmill outside Queenstown. Much better than their tourist trap at Strahan. Mainly huon pine plus celery top and other minor species.

• Huon pine furniture room in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. Spectacular huon pine furniture mainly from early and mid 1800's.

• Galleries in Salamanca Place, Hobart - just browsing. Good spot for lunch, also.

• Wielangta Bridge, on the back road from Copping to Orford. Its well sign posted; nice spot for a short rain forest walk.

Enjoy your tour.

Cheers

Graeme

There are some nice wood galleries in Richmond a township outside Hobart.

All of the above. Also have a look at he furniture retailers in Salamanca Place in Hobart.

Originally Posted by Jack E

Is there anything to see at the School of Fine Furniture in Launceston.

I am trying to convince my wife that I need to do the 2 year course there in the future and would be keen to check it out if possible.

Go have a look.

Simon is a great bloke, just send him an email, and try organise a booking because they new year is due to start soon...I have had a tour, and I must say, very nice, looking forward to it. Some of the work is amazing.

Also, ASFF is/has (unsure as of yet) moved to Inveresk (spelling?), and have joined the Architect School/UTAS University, so be sure to tell me what the new location is like.

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

• Fine Furniture School. Ring them and make an appointment to visit. They are most hospitable and will show you around and probably let you sit in on a class and talk to staff and students.

I tried to send an email to ASFF but the email address on their contact page didn't work.

Thanks for all your tips guys, I will look into them.

Cheers, Jack

Originally Posted by snowyskiesau

When in February will you be there?
The Wooden Boat Festival in on from 6th to 11th and features displays of boat building.
It would be a good time to check out the wooden boat centre at Franklin.

If the boat festival is to the 11th I'll be happy but I think it's only until the 9th.
Unfortunately I arrive late on the 9th.

Originally Posted by Jack E

If the boat festival is to the 11th I'll be happy but I think it's only until the 9th.
Unfortunately I arrive late on the 9th.

Sorry, my mistake. It does finish on the 9th. The 11th is when I fly home