It's been a good year and I'm proud of what I’ve seen accomplished in our workshop; on the benches of our residents, built by our students and the efforts of support from our tutors. I’m excited by the growth and change in the workshop this past...
Formed things and thoughts live a life of their own, they radiate meaning...
What a fabulous weekend had by all. Our September Introduction to Furniture Making saw 12 budding woodworkers take home a beautiful bread board, made by the students from scratch. This short course is jammed packed with information and is a fantastic way to learn the...
We are so excited to be partnered with Fringe Furniture this year, to support local makers and designers by offering and awarding a ‘Craftmanship Award’ to those individuals exhibiting in the Fringe Furniture exhibition. We are pleased to announce that our 2015 award has been...
Spoon carving, what a delightful way to spend a morning. “You wake up in the morning and you look at your old spoon, and you say to yourself, Mick, it’s time to get yourself a new spoon. And you do.” – Mick Jagger There is something quite...
To cooper is the traditional craft of creating wooden ‘staved’ vessels for the transportation of goods, were a stave is the term given to each piece of timber which makes up the coopered vessel. Advances in material technologies such as plastics and cardboards has seen...
Over the Christmas break, during a period between terms when 'Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse', we had the opportunity to invite an artist into the workshop, with intention to liven up one of the biggest and whitest walls in the building. Putting out...
Huon Pine Skatedeck by Noddy Boffin - Resident and Tutor, Elliot Gorham. The Huon pine Lagarostrobos franklinii is a conifer and is endemic to Tasmania. It is the only member of the genus Lagarostrobos. Related species from the family Podocarpaceae, originating from the ancient supercontinent Gondwana,...
It was an intensive weekend of woodworking, we covered everything from timber movement to the basics of sanding in two days. At the the end of the course, students left with an information overload, but we sincerely hope that the information will be utilised (especially...
