WWI Bridge-Layer Tank Wheels

We have a never-ending commitment to preserving timbers and bringing them back to life. Kenney Pierce Timber was part of an amazing project that gave us the opportunity to not only preserve some gorgeous timber, but also preserve a part of Australia's history.

We were tasked by the Australian Army Tank Museum with the incredible job of restoring these World War I Bridge-Laying-Tank wheels.

This is how the wheels were brought to us deteriorating with age and damage. We replaced the small wheels with Queensland Spotted Gum and the large wheel with a Turpentine Pier Post.

The following 8 photos are the progressive stages of machining the Turpentine Pier Post.

The second set of 14 photos shows the smaller wheels coming together. These are made in Queensland Spotted Gum.

We are so proud of the skills and knowledge that Mark the Director, and Kaya our Joiner and Production Manager have put into this project. Below are the finished wheels. In the first photo are the finished small Queensland Spotted Gum Wheels and the second photo is the larger Turpentine Pier Post Wheel.

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