Bib'n Brace
Architectural Products From Recycled Australian Timbers
Our Mission
Bib’n Brace was founded in 2016 to match waste streams with appropriate products and markets. We begin with timber waste as 80,000 Tonnes of timber goes to landfill in Sydney each year. Reducing timber going to landfill, reduces the need for cutting down new trees. It's also gorgeous and often a higher quality than from new trees.
Since 2016 Bib’n Brace has been using salvageable demolition timbers to repurpose into engineered Board products for use as:
Doors
Screens
Stairs
Office, Kitchen and Study Cabinets
Furniture - Consoles, Sideboards, Tables
Vanities
Doors & Jambs
We make a variety of solid timber and composite doors. Primarily out of recycled timbers. All doors are custom made to your desired size and finish.
We can also provide the jambs, weather seals, hinges, locks, handles, finish and installation.
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Screens
Screens define spaces with a fixed element like Shutters, Louvres, Partition walls or as is the case of the image attached a combination of Grey Glass and Mirrors set within a lattice integrated with the Stairs
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Bench Tops and Vanities
Modern finishes and adhesives on the high density old growth hardwoods allow us to confidently provide timber bench tops that will give an effective service life in excess of 10 years when maintained. Being solid timber they are relatively easy to re-finish with our preferred wax oil finishes.
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Furniture
Furniture for us is free standing and is ideally designed and made to be of value to future generations.
Dining tables, Consoles, TV cabinets, Coffee Tables and even Spice racks are all examples of furniture that we have designed and made for clients.
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Features
Recycled timber features add an organic element that provides a sense of legacy or history to any clean modern space.
Ideal Features include Posts and Beams, Bed Heads, Floating Shelves, Mantle Pieces, Mirrors and Furniture
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Product Collections
A Collection of Doors
A Collection of Screens
A Collection of Bench Tops & Vanities
A Collection of Freestanding Furniture
A Collection of Features
Process
Communication, Creation and Completion
1Design
Contact us with your needs/ wants and we will interpret and prepare a Scope recommending materials, finishes and styles for you.
2Budget
From the Scope we will prepare an estimate of cost. If acceptable we will prepare a 3D drawing of your job and finish samples as needed. This gives us an opportunity to ensure we have an optimum design before any timber is cut.
3Make
Your job is then made, based on the 3D drawings and finish samples. We are working with recycled timbers that only reveal themselves when the years of detritus is cleaned off them so no two finishes are ever the same, but will be close.
4Deliver
When the product is finished we send a confirmation photo of the job and discuss times for delivery or installation. Production resources are finite, hence lead times vary subject to work flow.
5Enjoy
Once the product is delivered and installed you will have many years of enjoyment with it.
Wood Working Classes
Back to Basics!
Learn Basic woodworking skills such as material selection, design and safe use of tools and finishes in a set program designed to challenge but inspire anyone willing to give it a go. No prior experience needed!
This class will be starting with a butchers block and 4 x sandwich/serving boards. Classes will have 6-8 students, all working in pairs to complete each project.
This class will cost $520 and we expect it will take 6 hours to complete. The 6 hours will be broken up into two class times to allow for glue to set and harden.
All Tools, materials and tea/coffee will be provided.
As a student develops their new skills, the range of projects and difficulty can grow to include the use of 3D CAD drawing and industrial machinery
For a class to go ahead we will need the minimum number of 6 students to a class. If it looks as if we don't have the full six we will ask if you have a second preferred time or if you are happy to wait until we have the full six. Classes that are available are;
2 x Saturday, 22nd May & 29th May @ 9am - 12pm. Space Available
2 x Monday, 24th May & 31st May @ 5:30pm - 8:30 pm. Space Available
2 x Friday, 28th May & 4th June @ 1pm - 3pm. Space Available
Would like to partake in a class? Sign up using the form below
Places will be limited, get in quick!
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Corrion Prestige
"The door looks fantastic, feels solid, finish is really beautiful, your service was second to none"
Scott
"You have stolen the show. Massive thank you for your work. Everyone loves it"
Bert and Sarah
"We love our new spice rack and chopping board, thank you very much!"
Louise
"Bruce designed a pergola for our back garden and it looks absolutely fantastic... Stunning timber and great design, it creates a unique outdoor space. Bruce and Matt did a wonderfully efficient job installing the pergola... Bruce is great to deal with, he is very committed to his work, a great craftsman."
Leigh
"Thank you so much for your craftsmanship on this job, the pieces you have created are just beautiful and you should be really proud, they look amazing and certainly get a WOW from all who see them"
Blog
Collection of case studies and feedback
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Traditional Values. Modern Efficiencies
Founder Bruce Cottrill, who has been in the manufacturing industry for 35 years, built Bib'n Brace on traditional values he learnt while working with his father who is a Danish Cabinet Maker.
Resourceful/ Sustainable
Our main source of timber is from demolition yards, the framing timbers that get pulled out of a house are still structurally sound to be used as furniture and be given a second chance before it is disregarded.We also source timber through the client themselves. Clients who are renovating or building new from a demolished lot, have some timbers salvaged and would like to have a part of the 'old house' in the new house. This is also a great way to keep costs down.QualityQuality is measured by three factors - price, materials and a product's life span. Most competitors mistake quality for quantity, meaning all of their products are to the same size, design, and finish. We work very hard to make sure the door you are paying for is what you want (down to the finest detail) and it will withstand the test of family use.Trustworthy
We work hard to develop open communication with all customers and build a strong relationship.Client Enquiry Form
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