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- 5.1: Photo Showcase Making Ancient kauri Products
- 5.2: Ancient Kauri Kingdom Artists
- 5.2.1: Alby Hall
- 5.2.2: Joe Waru
- 5.2.3:
Shane Buchanan
- 5.2.4: John Tatnell
- 5.3: Certificate of Authenticity
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SHANE BUCHANAN — Wood Turner
Shane Buchanan was born in Hamilton in November 1957 and has lived in many spots throughout the North and South Island. He has been settled overlooking the tranquil estuarine waters of the upper Hokianga harbour since 1985.
A full range of interests - from swamps to Ellerslie Garden Show
Shane’s interest in wood over the years has been varied. He has been involved with timber extraction from rivers, harbours and swamps providing himself and others with raw material for many interesting projects. He has dabbled in the building industry with woodturning, traditional wooden boats, chainsaw carving, sawmilling and the creation of freeform furniture. Shane was also responsible for the prop work done in Zenith Succulents, two successful outdoor garden entries in the Ellerslie Garden Show.
Freeform Ancient Kauri products
Since 2001 Shane has been working at the Ancient Kauri Kingdom in the freeform department. His work there involves supervision of staff, manufacture of furniture, chainsaw carving beautiful wooden couches from the root balls of the Ancient Kauri tree and gathering raw materials for his department from the peat swamps of the Far North.
Shown in a range of media
Images of Shane’s work have appeared in New Zealand growing and gardening magazines, in the recently published book on the Ellerslie Garden Show and on Television.