www.thewoodturnersstudio.co.nz

Welcome to

The Woodturners Kauri Gallery and Working Studio

home of Master Wood turner Rick Taylor

Dargaville, Kauri Coast, Northland, New Zealand

(note new location just around the corner from the "old" gallery

now at 71 River Road, Dargaville )

we can accept payment by Paypal or credit card for those customers who cant make it to our gallery/studio and for those of you who come to visit - eftpos facilities, cash, credit card accepted. Note we dont charge extra for credit card etc.

open daily from 10am

A great group of people came to visit our workshop and gallery recently

our gallery on the left and the workshop on the right at the back

only 2 1/2 hours drive north/west of Auckland

50 minutes west of Whangarei

and 1 hour south of Tane Mahuta - the giant kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest

Rick is usually in the work shop adjacent doing some turning

our "shop now" is always open on this website

We have more ancient kauri pieces in our gallery - around 45 pieces from Toki, pens, candle holder, bowls, platters and hollow forms. We can take photos of more pieces and email the photos to you so you can make your selection

We can courier/post your purchase.

If you require any further information on a particular piece just email us kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz

If we post your purchase home to an address outside New Zealand you get the tax of 15% deducted

Dont miss out!

some history about us

we opened The Woodturners Kauri Gallery (our first gallery) in Rotorua in 1987

In 1992 we moved to Orewa and operated our home gallery for 5 years then in 1997 we moved to 4 Murdoch St, Dargaville .

In November 2021 we relocated our gallery to 71 River Road, Dargaville (just around the corner from the previous gallery)

We have opened the previous gallery/workshop as a 2 bedroom cottage for accommodation for our students and other travellers - you can stay one night or longer. You have the sole use of the cottage which can sleep up to 7 guests. Own bathroom with shower/toilet, kitchen has basic cooking facilities ie electric frypan, toaster, jug, microwave, air fryer, rice cooker, slow cooker and fridge/freezer. TV and free wifi and airconditioning - cool in summer and nice and warm in winter. All linen supplied. Bookings via Air BnB - Dargaville Cottage Accommodation

We also operate the Dargaville Park Over for self contained motorhomes/rvs $15 per night per van or $13.50 per van for NZMCA member. (per motorhome not per person)

Stay one night or longer. Space for larger vehicles and great views of the Northern Wairoa River

Dargaville

below - master wood turner Rick Taylor finishing off a beautiful fiddleback grain ancient kauri platter

100% New Zealand grown Ancient Kauri

100% harvested from swamp land here on the Kauri Coast, Northland,New Zealand

due to new government regulations we wont be recovering any more kauri from swamp lands as no more permits are being issued

100% created here in New Zealand in to stunning pieces

100% New Zealand owned gallery/studio

Only the very best workmanship, design and coloured grains

you wont be disappointed

for real New Zealand made visit us at the studio.

All prices are shown in New Zealand dollars and include the gst (tax) of 15% which is deducted if we post your purchase to an address out of New Zealand

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Rick and Sue Taylor

The Woodturners Kauri Gallery

71 River Road, Dargaville

Kauri Coast, Northland, New Zealand

Ph+ 64 9 439 4975

mobile 0274 489 652 (best to use)

email kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz

www.thewoodturnersstudio.co.nz

RICK HAS DESIGNED WOODTURNED HATS AS FAR BACK AS 1986

AND NOW WOODTURNED HATS ARE "OLD HAT"

ALL HIS HATS HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS

The object of this website is to give you an insight in to woodturning in New Zealand
as well as a little about Rick Taylor and the wonderful pieces in his gallery that you can purchase. We are open most days

If you are making a special trip to visit us please check first to make sure we will be open

We offer 1 day or longer individual woodturning tuition here at our gallery.

Book in for your day now - see our tuition page

Turn some of our ancient kauri wood, learn some of Rick's "new wave" turning techniques, see and purchase his special woodturning tools (only available from us) and get inspired by what you see.

We will show you some of the kauri pieces in his gallery, how the kauri is recovered from local swamplands, beautiful kauri bowls, magnificent kauri hollow pots, stunning kauri platters, kauri lidded treasure boxes, kauri pens etc all hand made by Rick.

Check out the gallery pages for bowls, platters, clocks, pens, tool pages etc.

You can purchase directly from us.

COMMISSIONED TO HAND CRAFT FROM ANCIENT KAURI

CONDUCTORS BATONS

Kevin Friedrich President of the ( C I A )

Conductor Batons

hand crafted by Master craftsman Rick Taylor

To Conductor Joan C. Sommers of Kansas city USA

And Gary Daverne Conductor from Auckland New Zealand

At the World Accordion Orchestra Concert in Dargaville 30th August 2009

Joan C Sommers and Gary Daverne with the presented Batons

Artist Rick Taylor:

Rick has been woodturning for over 40 years and invites you to share his love of woodturning.

You will see the many colours and grains of the Ancient Kauri wood featured in the turned pieces shown in our gallery.

We can now offer some of our wonderful ancient kauri to other woodturners and woodworkers.

We can ship/post your purchases home. Overseas visitors can get the GST (tax) of 15% off the purchase price. This helps towards the postage costs.

For fellow woodturners we offer information on woodturning tools available at our studio (we can post worldwide).

This is individual tuition for 1 day or longer. Use Rick's tools, learn his "new wave" methods and have some fun as well.

Learn how to enjoy your woodturning.

We hope you enjoy our site - remembering that Rick is the woodturner and Sue looks after the Gallery and we are just learning about the art of making our website. Your comments are most welcome.
Tell us if you want more information/photos etc on this site.
Thanks, Sue and Rick Taylor.

The Woodturners Kauri Gallery and Working Studio

71 River Road, Dargaville Northland New Zealand

email kauri4u@xtra.co.nz

phone us (00 64) 9 439 4975 or cellphone 0274 489 652