Aviation · Joinery, furniture and components
Light, exact and made to fly.
Cabin furniture, galley joinery, refinishing and lightweight components for aircraft owners, operators, completion centres and interior designers. Made by Australian craftspeople in our Hemmant workshop, to the approved drawings, weights and installation requirements for your aircraft.
Emerald Air Surveys aerial survey aircraft, carrying the camera housing built by Marxcraft
What we make for aircraft
Where every kilogram
and every fixing counts.
An aircraft interior asks the same questions as a performance yacht: how light, how strong, how it is reached, fixed and cared for. We have been answering them in timber, veneer and composite since 2001. For aircraft, we bring that discipline to the drawings, materials and weights your aircraft's design team has approved.
A Diamond DA62 in the hangar.
Cabin
Cabin furniture and cabinetry.
Tables, storage, panels, doors and integrated cabinetry, made to the approved drawings, weights and installation requirements for the aircraft. The lightweight methods we use on performance yachts keep mass low without losing the feel of fine joinery under the hand.
- Tables, credenzas and integrated storage
- Panels, doors, latches and hardware
- Prototypes and full-size mock-ups for fit, finish and interface review
- Veneer selection, book matching and colour toning
Illustrative image: a veneered lightweight door on the bench.
Galley
Galley joinery.
A galley has to give crew everything they need in very little space, then close quietly and stay closed in flight. We resolve the cabinetry with the approved designer and completion team, then design the details, build, assemble and install it with our own people.
Nearly 600 labour hours
Our most recent aviation galley, for a private jet, was designed, built, assembled and installed entirely by Marxcraft, with the cabinetry made in our Hemmant workshop.
- Compact galley cabinetry and storage
- Doors, drawers, latches and hardware integration
- Work surfaces and service interfaces, coordinated with the responsible trades
Care
Refinishing within approved scope.
When an interior is sound but tired, careful repair can bring it back without replacing it. We offer veneer repair, colour matching and refinishing, carried out within the scope agreed with the engineers and authorities responsible for the aircraft.
- Veneer, edge and substrate repair
- Colour toning, polishing and sheen matching
- Hardware adjustment and replacement
- Controlled finishing in our Hemmant spray booths
The camera housing beneath the Emerald Air Surveys aircraft, in the hangar.
Materials
Lightweight veneer and
composite components.
Light substrates, veneers and composite parts, made where every kilogram and every fixing counts. For Emerald Air Surveys, whose aerial survey aircraft support marine conservation and survey work, we built the entire housing unit and case that carries and protects their high-tech camera in flight.
- Lightweight panel and honeycomb substrates
- Timber veneers, book matched and colour toned
- Carbon fibre and fibreglass components
- Custom housings and cases for specialist equipment
Selected aviation work
Two aircraft, two very different briefs.
Private jet galley
Aviation interior
Private jet galley
Galley cabinetry for a private aircraft, taken from design through construction, assembly and installation by our own team.
Scope
Design, construction, assembly and installation
Made
Hemmant workshop, 2025
Labour
Nearly 600 hours
The camera housing and case, built by Marxcraft.
Aerial survey aircraft
Emerald Air Surveys
The housing unit and case for the high-tech camera on an aerial survey aircraft that supports marine conservation and survey work, including the study of whales.
Client
Emerald Air Surveys
Scope
Complete camera housing unit and case, in composite and fibreglass
Year
2026
A Diamond DA62 in the hangar.
The Emerald Air Surveys aircraft in the hangar.
How we work with aviation teams
Clear responsibilities
from the first drawing.
Aircraft work begins with the approved design. Our job is to make it well, make it light and fit it without surprises.
01
Understand
We review the approved drawings, materials, weight targets and installation requirements. We confirm who holds design, engineering and certification responsibility.
02
Resolve
Details, fixings and finishes are tested with samples, patterns or full-size mock-ups before material is committed.
03
Make
Components are made in our Hemmant workshop under controlled conditions, with regular photo and progress reports.
04
Install and hand over
Our own team installs and adjusts the work, then hands over the records the responsible engineers need.
We do not hold aviation design or certification approvals. We work under the approved design of the aircraft's designer, engineers or completion centre. We coordinate with them at every stage.
Why yacht craft translates
Built with the
weight discipline of
performance yachts.
Twenty-five years of lightweight yacht interiors taught us to count grams, plan every fixing and leave access where the next person will need it.
Illustrative image: custom-made lightweight honeycomb panels for aviation.
Measured first
3D laser scanning and Rhino modelling capture the space, so parts are resolved before timber is cut.
Made light
Lightweight panels, veneers, carbon fibre and fibreglass, chosen to meet the approved weight.
Finished in house
Two CNC routers, joinery machinery and our own spray booths, alongside long-serving craftspeople.
Recorded
In-process inspection, material records and photo reports, ready for the responsible engineers.
Also for aircraft
Shared skills, same standard.
3D laser scanning and Rhino modelling
Existing spaces captured and modelled, so parts are resolved before timber is cut.
Mock-ups and prototypes
Full-size or partial mock-ups to test proportion, access and finish before manufacture.
Stainless steel and carbon fibre components
Fabricated and composite components made alongside the joinery they connect to.
Spray finishing
Controlled finishing in our in-house spray booths, from satin timber to high gloss.
Mobile installation teams
Our own people install, adjust and hand over, across Australia and internationally.
Every service we offer
Marine, commercial, residential and specialist vehicle work, from the same two workshops.
Contact
Tell us about your aircraft.
Share the approved drawings, a weight target, photographs or simply the problem you need solved. We will come back to you with a practical next step.
Hemmant headquarters
50 Barku Court
Hemmant QLD 4174
RQYS marina workshop
578 Royal Esplanade
Manly QLD 4179
Anywhere
Mobile teams for interstate, remote and international work