Students turn hands to furniture building
By gum: students constructed three red gum tables for Bendigo's deck
Medical students took time out from their weekend studies to build three outdoor tables for the cafe at SRH Bendigo.
Past TAFE teacher, John Harvey, collected the redgum from his rural property. He oversaw the work which culminated in an all-day effort one Sunday in August. The finished tables are so heavy they had to be constructed on-site.
A few coats of marine varnish applied by the students between lessons over the ensuing days brought out the classic deep red colour of the timber.
The tables now host patrons of the cafe which shares the ground floot of SRH Bendigo.