
Choosing straight framing timber at the yard
How I sight along a length, what I leave behind and how I load it in the ute.
I’m Georgie. I build workbenches and shop furniture from pine framing in a tin shed on Kangaroo Island, and I sell the plans for them, a short guide to laying out a shed, and two courses.
I’m Georgie. I build workbenches and shop furniture from pine framing in a tin shed on Kangaroo Island, and I sell the plans for them, a short guide to laying out a shed, and two courses.

November 3, 2026 · 12 min
Newsletter
A short letter every other Friday about one build, one cut and one thing the tin shed taught me.

How I sight along a length, what I leave behind and how I load it in the ute.

Which clamps I reach for most, and which ones I would not buy twice.