Coloured-grade farm-totara sarking over macrocarpa raftersVanity in coloured/sapwood totara. Photo courtesy of John Guy.Totara bed-set, by Natural Timber Creations, Kerikeri.Coloured-feature grade totara floor, by Dundee Interiors, Kerikeri.Cabinet from coloured totara, by Alan Goodhew. Courtesy Natural Timber CreationsTotara chair by Kit Warr. Courtesy Tui Street Gallery, AhiparaColoured-grade of farm-totara timber with an oil finish used for exterior joinery. Photos: Paul QuinlanA totara ceiling by Owen Moselen and a floor made out of coloured-grade totara by Alan Goodhew. Photos: Paul Quinlan135mm wide totara floor boards from feature-grade coloured and sapwood totara by Hamish Cathcart. Photos: Paul QuinlanKitchens made by Natural Timber Creations out of coloured and sapwood grade farm-totara timber. Photos courtesy Natural Timber Creations, KerikeriFarm-totara bathroom vanity and table tops glued by Roger Browning. Photos: Paul QuinlanMark Astill finds totara sapwood bends and laminates well. It has also been used in boat-building for interior joinery. Photos: Paul QuinlanBathroom unit from farm-totara and tall-boy drawers out of feature-grade farm-totara by Roger Browning. Photos: Paul QuinlanFarm-totara table and chairs by Roger Browning. Photo: Paul QuinlanHeart totara carvings by Paul Marshall, at Piri kit e Paatu marae (left) and Te Whare Marino at Kaitaia Primary school (right). Finished with acrylic paint. Photos: Paul QuinlanThe Totara Float, designed by David Trubridge for Design Moebel - presumably out of clear totara heartwood (left). A detail of a chair by Kit Warr, courtesy of Steve Crouch at the Tui Street Gallery, Ahipara (right). Photos: Paul QuinlanA totara side table by Richard Davies-Colley and a totara bowl made by Mark Astill. Photo: Paul Quinlan Farm-totara table and kitchen bench by Natural Timber Creations. Photo: Paul Marley
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