Woodworking Blog

Was a wet weekend last weekend, so the Cricket was cancelled. Stayed home and had fun doing some casting. Raced to the art shop to get some Chiyogami Paper and to Bunnings to get some Clear Casting Resin. Had lots of fun experimenting with the whole...

Made 10 Clickers that is going to a high end wood gallery. Next on the list is 10 Cigar Pens. Timber on the pens are (top to bottom) Huon, Huon, Tiger Myrtle, Tiger Myrtle, Burl Red Mallee, Burl Myrtle, Burl Eucalypt, Spaulted Myrtle, Fiddleback...

I would love to renovate my Dining Room to look like this. My wife however does not like the look because there is too much timber. Hopefully I will one day get around to renovating the room. Hope it inspires you...

A friend of mine is getting married! This is a pair of SN Gent kits in Red Mallee Burl that is heading his way. Hope he likes it and uses it for the Marriage Certificate. Finish is 20 Thin Coates of CA. Micro mesh as the buff, then brasso and...

We finally got some of our own woodworking smocks in. In the past, I had a few enquiries about sizes up to 5XL. Well... we finally got them in. Sizes range from Medium and 5XL. Check them out on our website...

Loving our new blanks which we just got in. Got a mix of Aussie Made - Poly Resin blanks for you NRL fans, we got the NSW and QLD themed blanks. And acrylic blanks, the new colours are Tabasco and...

It was a busy Christmas and start to the New Year, so I'm glad things are starting to full back into routine. I've been looking at new projects for this this year to get me back into the workshop. First off the rank, a dinning table for home. I opted...

Here is a taste of what's to come... Our newest timber pen blank Bimble Box. It is found in central and coastal Queensland to northern New South Wales in Australia. It can reach up to 25 metres tall and forms extensive open-forest...

It's been sometime ago since I started this cabinet. Let's say, 2 years or so! I finally finished this project off the other week. I'm a fan of Blackwood, so I used this timber for the main frame work and doors. To add some feature to the cabinet...

Project: Simple Timber Clock Video 1 I found a few great pieces of Tiger Myrtle, some of which are too small for boxes and too big for pens. Here is a quick and easy project for you. A great and simple way to showcase timber with amazing grain, such as...

I don't know about you but from time to time I grab a good book and have a solid read. At Timberbits, we're constantly ordering new books across all Woodworking topics. Our library now has over 100 books across the topics of Woodworking Fundamentals...

I've had a few customers come through and complain they are always losing their bushings. With so many pen kit options - I don't blame them one bit! See I was once also losing my bushings and tubes here and there. I was looking around and saw a...