Solid hardwood furniture, made to order in Fremantle
Jarrah, marri and Tasmanian oak, joined by hand and made to your size in 8 to 12 weeks.
- Making furniture in Fremantle since
- 2008
- Pieces made, each signed and numbered
- 2,640
- Of our jarrah is salvaged
- 70%
- From 496 owner reviews
- 4.9
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Four pieces in solid jarrah, marri or Tasmanian oak
Each one is named for a place on the Western Australian coast. Choose a timber to see the piece in it, and its price.
Three Australian hardwoods, and where each one comes from
Every piece is made in the timber you choose, from boards picked for it in the workshop. Choose one to look closer at its grain.
Deep red-brown and the hardest of the three. It darkens towards burgundy over the years.
Burgundy growth bandJarrah runs from brick red to burgundy across a single board. Oil brings the bands out, and years of light deepen them.
- Where it comes from
- Salvaged beams from Fremantle wharf sheds, wool stores and demolished homes
- With age
- Deepens to burgundy
- Character
- Very hard, close grained
15 cm of each timber, oiled, posted in two days. The $20 comes off your order.
Salvaged jarrah and storm-felled marri, never cut for us
About 70 per cent of our jarrah has been a building before. Our marri comes from farm trees brought down by storms or cleared for fences, milled by one family in the Blackwood Valley.
How a Kerf piece is made, by one maker from start to finish
The maker who cuts the first joint fits the last wedge, then signs and numbers the underside.
Chosen
Salvaged jarrah beams and storm-felled marri, planed back to see what is inside.
Cut
Every joint marked with a knife and cut by hand, so the parts fit to the shaving.
Jointed
Tenons, wedges and dovetails, glued and pinned with timber. No screws in the frames.
Oiled
Three coats of hardwax oil, rubbed in by hand over three days.
Delivered
Wrapped in blankets and carried in by the makers across Perth.
Joinery you can see, and no screws in the frames
Each piece is held together by its joints. We leave them showing, so you can see exactly how it is made.
Made to your size, or drawn for you from scratch
The Hamelin table is made to any length from 160 to 300 cm at the same price per centimetre. For anything else, a desk, a longer bench or a twelve-seat table, send us the room and we draw it.
- Hamelin, any length
- $15 a centimetre, before the timber
- Commissions
- from $2,400, drawn and quoted in a week
- Made in
- 8 to 14 weeks, in the timber you choose
Furniture for the dining room, the living room and the hall
Founded in Fremantle in 2008 by a boatbuilder and a heritage joiner
Tess Arden learned to steam and fit hull planks in the Fremantle boatyards. Callum Reid spent ten years restoring old buildings, and saw how much good jarrah went to the tip. They opened Kerf in an 1890s limestone warehouse in the West End, to turn that timber into furniture.
Our storyWe would rather make fewer pieces, and have every one of them outlive us.
Visit the workshop in the West End of Fremantle
Walk round the benches, sit at every table and choose the boards for your own piece. Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm, by appointment.
Book a visitReviews from Kerf owners across Australia
4.9 out of 5 from 496 reviews, every one from a verified owner.
We ordered it at 240 cm after measuring the room with the sizer. Ten adults sat at it on Christmas Day with space to pass the plates.
Priya and Sam O.North Fremantle, Hamelin dining table in jarrah
Verified owner, September 2026
We bought the marri one that was ready to ship and had it in our living room inside a week. The dovetails are like jewellery.
Alice M.Cottesloe, Swan sideboard in marri
Verified owner, August 2026
The arm takes a full mug and a paperback. The leather has gone soft and dark in a year, exactly as they said it would.
Graham P.Margaret River, Leeuwin lounge chair in jarrah
Verified owner, September 2026
Reviews, ratings and press on this concept store are written for the demonstration.
- Made to order
- Built for you in 8 to 12 weeks, with one piece of each design kept ready to ship.
- Free delivery in Perth
- We bring it in ourselves, place it and level it. Freight elsewhere is priced on each piece.
- Timber samples
- All three timbers, oiled, for $20, taken off your order.
- 25-year guarantee
- On every frame and joint, with a free re-oil in Perth after the first year.
Questions about Kerf furniture
How long does a piece take to make?
Between 8 and 12 weeks from your order, depending on the piece and the timber. One piece of each design is kept ready to ship, and leaves the workshop within a week.
Will my piece look like the photographs?
Close, but every board is different. Jarrah varies from brick red to deep burgundy, marri carries its gum veins wherever the tree put them, and Tasmanian oak ranges from straw to pale pink.
Is salvaged timber as strong as new?
Yes. Old jarrah has dried slowly for decades and is often harder and more stable than new timber. We cut away any split, borer or bolt hole before it reaches a piece.
Can I have a different size?
The Hamelin table is made to any length from 160 to 300 cm, at the same price per centimetre. Other pieces can be made to measure as a commission.
Do you deliver outside Perth?
Yes, across Australia. Perth metro is free and we bring it in ourselves. Regional WA and interstate freight is priced on each product page, crated and carried in by a furniture carrier.