Woodworking Blog

By developing woodworking skills humans were able to hunt more effectively, create shelters, build boats and make life easier. Furniture, bowls and spoons were created by wood and were also produced as art. Woodworking led to the advancement of society

Choosing the right cordless drill to but can be a daunting task for the woodworker. Here are a few things to consider.

Jigsaw blade selection can make a huge difference to the performance and cut quality of any jigsaw, but with so many available types - how do you choose the right one? In order to make it a bit easier to find the right jigsaw blades for your next project.

Step by step instructions and videos on how I make a Baron II Pen.

This series of videos is for these pen boxes that I make. I make a fair few of them, about 50 to 100 at a time. They are very popular in the galleries, they have also been featured in the front page of the Australian Wood Review.

When I have a full day behind the computer, I usually feel like I need to make something or do something with my hands before I go home. This makes my day satisfying. If I have about 20 minutes spare (sometimes even during the lunch break), I sneak...

Turned a natural edge bowl out of African Olive. Really happy with this piece. The branch of the piece stayed on - super happy with that. Started like this. Had to take a fair bit of material away because of the pith. There...

Every year I try and spend some time with a wood master to improve and hone my skills. The 5 day Woodturning course was offered by the Sturt School of Wood again so I quickly enrolled again. This would be the 5th of 6th time that I have done this...

I normally press my veneers on with clamps. This time round I wasn't having as much success as I use to so I decided to switch over to using the vacuum press. It's is surprisingly easy to use and simple to get thing where to where they need to go...

The cabinet is all done so I am now fixing on the veneer onto the MDF that will be the cabinet doors. It's going to be a frameless door so I can't use solid timber. Solid timber will warp and distort so it is unsuitable for a frameless door. I use a...

Ok I'm back. I know it's been a long time since my last post. I was side tracked with my store moving premises and have been focusing in on Instagram and Facebook rather than blogging Well I am back into it so you will see me blogging regularly again...