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Haberfield Timber Decoration
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The Federation Housing Style was partly the product of mass production, of bricks, and of timber decoration, with 1870-1900 the greatest period of woodworking machine development. Commercial fretwork became a cheap substitute for hand carving and wood-turning was widely used. There was no shortage of timber, which was readily available, with turning as required by the builder.

Gable ends
In Gothic decoration, prominent barge-boards decorated the edges of the gable and were extensively carved. In Federation style, the barge boards protecting the roof edge are quite plain, with the gable ends becoming extensively decorated instead.













Verandah Timbers
Unlike Edwardian houses of this era in Great Britain, Australian Federation Houses have a verandah. The verandah posts in Haberfield are sawn, often square with 'flutes' in cross-section, not turned (cylindrical) which is typical of Federation Bungalow style, instead.They often have Art Nouveau decorative influence in bracketing or frieze decoration. 1. **Valance** - A decorative strip or panel below a roof verge, between the verandah posts. compare to 2. **Frieze** - a continuous panel of decoration under the edge of a verandah













and combining timber gable decoration with verandah ornamentation (and cute fencing), we have....