Woodworking Blog

I have waited over half a year to get possession of the building. We finally got the keys for the property on the 7th of December. Plans were then drawn up on what we needed to do on the property. 1st job - remove the old asbestos roof and reroof with...

This Medical, Pharmaceutical and Food Grade, Mineral Oil is food safe for use on chopping boards, bread boards, salad bowls, and all wooden food utensils where you want a natural and safe finish for raw timber. Because of its properties that prevent...

We have introduced the Spring Blossom Rollerball Pen Kit into our range. Introductory Special at only $13.99AUD each. With the popularity of the higher end pen kits, we have been asked by numerous pen turners to design a pen that has the features of an...

We have just introduced 3 new Australian Made pen blanks into our range. Pixie, Crumble Violet and Pearl Opal. These 3 blanks have very striking colour and would be an excellent complement to your pen range...

Fountain pen Cartridges. When you purchase the higher end fountain pen kits (eg. Baron II, Sedona and Roman Harvest Pen kits just to mention a few), you will notice that you get 2 additional parts in the set. The first part is the disposable ink...

I was asked by a friend to go with him to Vietnam because he couldn’t work out why they could supply plywood cheaper than the Chinese. Well this is the plywood plant. As you can see, it like going back into the stone ages. Logs are loaded in by hand...

We have introduced the SN (Senior) Gent Kits into our range. With the popularity of the JR Gent pen kits, we have been asked by numerous pen turners to design a pen that looks similar to the JR Gents but more suited for the larger stronger men who...

After cutting up the Huon pine logs into veneer flitches, we sent them down to veneer slices at Britton Brothers in Smithton. After soaking in the vat for a few weeks to get the fibers nice and soft, they were put through the veneer slicer. We have...

Was experimenting making a Manly Sea Eagles (the team everyone loves to hate) pen for weekend. This is a Roman Harvest without all the engravings. I substituted the engraved bits with resin to attempt to make a maroon and white pen. The acrylic turned...

We have just introduced a small range of EU made pen blanks. We started with the animal skin blanks. I ended up importing about 25 different types. These blanks are a good contrast to the acrylic I currently sell. The vivid colors and striking patterns...

Following our great success with the perfume pens, we have introduced a new range of perfume atomizers into our range. Available in both the full size perfume atomizer and the pocket perfume atomizers. They are both made in Taiwan to very high...

News from the Birds Eye Huon Pine Log. We ended up cutting up over 500m2 of high quality Birds Eye Huon Pine veneer some of which are over 2.4m long. They will make some very nice panels. Received a shipment from Dayacom this week. The perfume pen and...