Check out some photos from day one of the Introduction to Furniture Making, our first ever short course held in our brand new workshop! ”I really enjoyed my time on the weekend, the course was amazing and I loved it! I learnt a lot too.Elliot is...
After 6 successful years of being Melbourne’s most popular and respected woodworking and furniture design school, Handsome & Co has relocated to Yackandandah, Victoria. The experienced team at Handsome and Co are dedicated to instructing and fostering an enthusiasm for woodworking in our students. Our...
Check out the work by the talented makers working out of our Handsome & Co workshop. Dan Thomas Douglas Maloney Elliot Gorham - Noddy Boffin Greg Allen - Eco Dad Lana Kagan Josh Carmody ...
I recently completed the Build Your Own Woodwork Workbench short course and Structured Fine Woodworking at Handsome & Co. I thoroughly enjoyed them both, the workbench course is an intensive 3 days with an amazing end result. The Structured Fine Woodworking is a longer more refined...
The educational taster is upon us again at Handsome & Co. This means an opportunity for students to step outside their comfort zone and try their hand at a new skill they may not necessarily encounter working on their own projects. As usual, term 2 is...
First term of 2017 and the Handsome and Co educational taster was for the students to make a pair of pinch sticks. What are pinch sticks? Well, pinch sticks, also know as pinch rods are a very simple woodworking tool that allows for very accurate measurements...
The most valuable tool for a woodworker (besides his two functional hands) is widely disputed amongst furniture makers. We are of the opinion that while hand planes and chisels are the main contender for bright-eyed affection, they would be undermined with out the most important...
"Hi Handsome & Co, I just wanted to properly say thank you for the workbench course and Handsome & Co itself. I've learned a lot since I started at H&Co (I think a year ago?!?) and the workbench course solidified my understanding of some basic woodwork concepts. I...
The winner of the 2016 'H&Co Craftsmanship Award' @ Fringe Furniture Exhibition this year, was Matt Potter for his incredibly well made piece 'Barkeep' With interests spanning many different design disciplines Matt Potter started Minutia Design to reconnect to the hands-on creative process of furniture design. His work...
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