Handcrafted in Australian timber
A rosary made to be held for a lifetime
Beads turned by hand from Blackwood, Jarrah, Huon Pine and other timbers of this country — each one warm, weighty, and meant to be prayed with.
The timber guide
Six timbers, six characters
Every Heartwood rosary begins with a choice of timber. Colour, weight, scent and grain all differ — and each carries its own meaning.
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Tasmanian Blackwood
The warm, honeyed timber of Tasmania’s wet forests. Blackwood takes a deep polish and glows in the hand.
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Jarrah
The famous red hardwood of the south-west. Dense, heavy and long-lived, Jarrah darkens beautifully over years of use.
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River Red Gum
The great tree of the inland rivers. Red Gum is lively under the tool, full of character, and never quite the same…
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Sheoak
A quiet, unassuming tree that hides an astonishing lace figure. Sheoak beads flash with rays when they catch the light.
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Spotted Gum
The tall, straight-trunked gum of the east coast. Hard, strong and quietly handsome, with a soft grey ripple through the grain.
The craft
Fifty-nine beads, one pair of hands
Each bead is turned on a small lathe, sanded through six grades and finished with oil and wax so the timber stays open to the touch. Nothing is stained; the colour you see is the colour of the tree.
The decades are strung on waxed cord or fine chain, with a centrepiece and crucifix chosen to suit the timber. A rosary should feel right before it looks right — so the first test is always in the hand, not on the bench.
From the workbench
Rosaries ready to send
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Spotted Gum Rosary$119.00 -
Sheoak Rosary$129.00 -
River Red Gum Rosary$119.00
“To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ.”
St John Paul II, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 3
Commissions
A rosary for a baptism, a wedding, a jubilee — or for yourself
Choose the timber, the crucifix and the centrepiece medal; add a name or date to the pouch. Tell us the occasion and we will help you make it fitting.