Woodworking Blog

We recently got in some Spalted Myrtle. I think the best way to describe it is pretty much being a "diamond in the rough". I love the figures and the deep details embedded in the timber. Some are against spalted timbers but I sure am a fan. What do...

When I am making furniture, I always end up with lots of scrap pieces of timber left over from the project. I neatly file them away and hopefully one day I can use them on another project. Pen blanks is the obvious candidate for scraps but there are...

Check out the progress of the workshop renovation. It's been a long few weeks, and it's finally getting there. Can't wait to get started on woodworking again. What should be my first project? Any ideas?...

This Triton MK3 table saw has been in the family for over 20 years now. It was originally purchased when my father in-law was building his house! I needed a table saw to rip up some rack sticks so I decided to get the Triton out of storage. After 5...

Cleaning up the workshop because I was starting to drown in sawdust. I pushed the dustpan into the saw dust to put it into the bin... What came out looked like a slice of cake!...

This is the Zebrano Desk Pen Set and Letter Opener. I don't think this one is as nice as the X-Cut Zebrano set. As always, sand to 600grit, 20 thin coats of CA. Micromesh all the way then hit it with Brasso, corn flour paste and Automotive wax. The pen...

It's been so long since I have sat in front of a drawing board at Architecture School at the University of NSW. My woodworking designs and workmanship is heavily influenced by the wonderful Architects and Builders that we studied. I worked with Adam at...

I have got to get all the stuff out of the warehouse and diamond grind the floor before I can paint it. Got up on the ladder to show you the other half of the workshop. I think it's going to be a while before the workshop will be where I want it. I...

Been back making pen boxes again.

One of my News Year's Resolutions this year was to get my workshop up to scratch again. Currently it is filled with timber and stuff that I have accumulated over the years. I also have a 20ft container worth of furniture that has still not been...

It's the festive season so I have a few days of rest and relaxation. What better way to spend it than in the workshop cutting up timber. I was give a piece of African Olive that was salvaged by the Western Sydney Woodturner. The salvaged piece was a...

Been cracking in the workshop again. This is a QLD Walnut box set. I got the slab of Walnut from Mal at Boutique Timbers over a year ago. I ripped it up and air dried it for over a year. Here is the result. QLD Walnut box with African Wenge Handle. The...