Thor’s Hammer
WOOD
7 NOVEMBER 2026
Day + Time | Saturday | 10am – 4pm
Location | Thor’s Hammer, 10 Mildura Street, Griffith
Facilities | Wheelchair accessible*, bathroom available, off street parking, EFTPOS + cash accepted
* Ground floor only, no lift access to level two
Step inside Thor’s Hammer and discover what happens to Australian hardwood timber after it has been salvaged from demolition sites.
Our workshop tours take visitors behind the scenes of our timber recycling, joinery and furniture-making operations, following the journey from raw demolition timber through to finished pieces. Visitors will explore our timber yard and recycling area, see how timber is de-nailed, sorted, identified and graded, and learn about the challenges involved in giving old timber a new life. The tour then moves through our dressing and joinery workshops, where our staff will show you the machinery and processes used to transform salvaged timber into architectural products and furniture. The tour finishes upstairs in our Mixing Room Gallery and showroom, where you can see finished pieces and learn more about the design thinking behind our work.
Three tours will run across the day. Bookings are essential.
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Thor’s Hammer is a Canberra-based timber recycler, joiner and furniture maker, founded by Thor Diesendorf in 1994. After seeing valuable Australian hardwood being sent to landfill during demolitions, Thor began salvaging timber and using it to make furniture. What started as a small recycling operation has grown into a team of timber recyclers, joiners and furniture makers working from our workshop, showroom and gallery in Griffith.
Today, Thor’s Hammer salvages Australian hardwoods from demolition sites around the country, giving old timber a new life as flooring, cladding, decking, doors, benchtops, posts and beams, as well as custom furniture and joinery. Our work combines traditional making skills with modern machinery and thoughtful design, with the aim of keeping quality timber in use for as long as possible.
More than 30 years on, the idea remains simple: keep good timber out of landfill and make beautiful, sustainable products from it that people will use and love.
Images | Thor's Hammer 2024 | Photos by 5 Foot Photography