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25.01.2022 And Jerry has shown how the violin ribs are attached to the corner and end blocks

25.01.2022 Hi Guild members - does anyone have experience working on live edge projects? I'm looking for a shelf like the photo attached. Thanks!

24.01.2022 More from members: Nat is part our Bush Craft SIG and is keen to share the joy of spoon carving from green wood using hand tools. Nat says:... A friend prompted me to post which are the spoons I've made that we actually use in our kitchen. Top one is a chonky handled deep scoop spoon made of banksia I got from friends in Eden - I styled it to suit a particular sautay pan I use all the time. Next is a wierd style of spatula I designed fit for purpose and just love (breaking up mince as it cooks for bolognese or chilli) made of black locust which Brendan had small bits of after processing Next is standard "cooker" (as spoon nerds call them) made from Elm that Charlie obtained for me Bottom is a deep bowled spoontula with a curved handle made from cherry which is probably my favorite wood to carve - it's soooo beautiful. This one sits just beautifully on the bench with the nice curve in the under side of the handle. See more

24.01.2022 Has anyone seen a stick of Huon Pine roughly 1.5m x 50mm x 25mm kicking around the shed somewhere? If youve seen it, itd be much appreciated if you could let Evan know via [email protected].

24.01.2022 Some pics we just received of the drainage repairs and concrete slab construction last month.

23.01.2022 Hi Guild Members, I am interested starting a End Grain chopping board project. Was wondering if anyone has experience in this area as I would love to problem shoot some ideas before getting started. Thanks for your help.

23.01.2022 I'm heading to Moruya tomorrow. Are there any wood suppliers down that way that I should check out?

23.01.2022 Kelly Mullen turned this beautiful fruit bowl from claret ash aquired from Richard Raffan's recent sale.

23.01.2022 From the archives Robin Cromer came 3rd in the 2012 exhibition with this beautiful box.

23.01.2022 Here are a couple of photos Ray took yesterday of Ian working on installing the roof on the shed extension. Thanks Ian, and thanks again to all helping with the shed upgrades!

23.01.2022 Richard delivered an ad hoc workshop on re-chucking and re-turning bowls, working with natural edges, different ways to use scroll chucks and jam chucks and turning bowls between centres.

22.01.2022 We were sent the wrong parting tool by Carrols. If any member would like to buy this from the Guild for its list price $51, please contact Rod Tier or Craig Pennifold in the next week. If there is no interest we will return to Carrolls for a refund.

21.01.2022 Thats the first of the frame glue ups completed. It was very satisfying hammering the wedges in! The proud bits will be flushed off to the face of the leg nex...t (and squeeze out chiseled off on the insides edges). Then the shelves and uprights will be joined to these side frames in the next glue up. See more

21.01.2022 The Bush Craft SIG met this afternoon at the shed. Graeme talked the group through the maths and angles of chair legs; final touches were made on Simone's shave horse; Kel has finished her stool; Nat started making a spoon and spatula; and Ray watched over us all :) If you are interested in traditional forms of woodwork using hand tools and both seasoned and green wood, check out the Bush Craft SIG.

21.01.2022 (C) I'm not sure if this post fits within the rules - but I want to draw Members' attention to some YouTube videos of woodworking in the 60s and 79s (Germany).... All hand tools, and quite interesting in their approaches, benches, and tools. The links are: Hamenmacher (harness-making) - Part 1 1977 making saddle racks &c for draugh-thorses is the woodwork episode www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsnxD6h_10E&t=90s Part 2 - the leatherwork 1985 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=gllTdtRCQDg Part 3 - finishing off the hames - www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4lhJugGdoo Making wooden rakes 1967 ( a specialist 's workshop) - Herstellen eines holzernen Rechens - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqJIk4yPQ9c Schindelmacher (shingle-maker) 1940s - I LOVE the first guy's shavehorse! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgFizwau3Kk Schindelmacher (shingle-maker) (2) 1967 - and this guy has a lounge in his workshop - or a workshop in his lounge! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wNa7n5i6Rk

20.01.2022 Anyone bought from TopVeneer before? Are they any good? Thanks!

19.01.2022 What do do with the saw dust from your shed. Make compost for your garden. This batch is two weeks old andhas about two weeks to go.

18.01.2022 Our annual exhibition is coming up - please share this event far and wide :)

18.01.2022 Couldnt bring all the tools to Diamond Head so got a draw knife and carving knife and tried a bit of whittling

18.01.2022 Charlie was commissioned to make this: This is a Mufraka...it's a Sudanese kitchen stirring utensil. Sudanese people use it as we use our wooden spoons. ... Sudanese mums use it the same way as Aussie mums to discipline naughty children hahaha.

17.01.2022 The first two coats of oil are on the bedside tables that Im making. Im loving the colours of the Jarrah and Huon Pine together

16.01.2022 A productive evening with the Musical Instrument Makers group last night. David showed his completed dulcimer, and work progressed on guitars, and Jerry and Michael worked on new violin moulds, based on the dimensions of Guarneri del Gesu instruments Guarneri instruments rival those of Antonio Stradivari. It will be fun seeing these take shape over the next few months. The moulds form the internal shape of a violin body, and are removed just prior to the final fitting of the top or back. They maintain the shape of the sides during construction.

15.01.2022 The Musical Instrument Makers group met last evening with good progress being made on the two violins and a guitar. One aspect of violin making (which also applies to guitars, or even fancy curved boxes) is bending the thin pieces of wood for the sides, or ribs, of the instrument. Jerry Everard's setup is pretty basic, but it works well, and he made a short video to show us how it's done...

15.01.2022 Come and visit the annual ACT Woodcraft Guild members exhibition and sales event 2020. Discover the finest work of the ACT Woodcraft Guild, meet the members and see them in action in a variety of woodworking demonstrations. The Guild is an organisation of people based in the ACT and surrounding region who love wood and love to make things with it. Free demonstrations throughout the exhibition including: ... turning green bowls spoon and stool carving wood carving pyrography (the art of burning designs into wood) scroll saws musical instrument making There will be a large range of hand-crafted items for sale, including: Turned pens Furniture Chopping boards Bowls Toys Boxes and much more https://facebook.com/events/s/treasures-in-timber/234827494558451/?ti=cl

14.01.2022 Last Tuesday evening the Musical Instruments SIG met to advance projects for the exhibition. Jerry made progress on his violin adding linings to provide more strength and glue area for the top. A key step in this process is modifying clothespegs to improve the grip on the linings while the glue sets up.

13.01.2022 Gidgee, leatherwood and Victorian ash with a sea shell trim from Murrays Beach in Jarvis Bay

13.01.2022 Saturday 28 Nov - Turning cross-grain boxes workshop with Richard Raffan and Craig Pennifold. Limit of 10 For more details and booking info - https://www.woodcraftguild.org.au//turning-cross-grain-bo/

12.01.2022 My newest piece! Made from American walnut with an unidentified timber for the features. Finished with shellack and wax.

10.01.2022 From the guild archives Fred Buckley came 3rd in the furniture section of our 2016 Exhibition with these beautiful chairs.

10.01.2022 Hi crafters. I would like make a swift. And I am repurposing timber from a chair. I need help with lap joining what were the back legs. And making the legs/sta...nd. See pic A swift is a device to hold skeins of yarn as you wind them into balls. In the past, husbands hands were used to hold the skein. See an Armish swift pic. Would there be someone who wants a challenge willing to help me?

07.01.2022 Lots of timber was processed at the Shed today. Here are about 40 bowl blanks in Blackwood with prices ranging from $4 to $8 each. Available in the turners shed

06.01.2022 So Ive been making a new workbench for my dad (as I stole his old one) and Ive been using a bunch of traditional joinery and LOTS of hand tools. The vice cutout pictured last was done entirely by hand (even the 3 drilled holes using a ratcheting brace)

06.01.2022 This is Allen Jones' first box. It was made as part of the the Zoomer's isolation box group during lock down. Congratulations Allen and look forward to more boxes from Allen.

06.01.2022 ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR THE 2020 RNCAS SPRING CHALLENGE. It is a bit like the Canberra Show but smaller. I am new to this but am stewarding so forgive me any errors. PLEASE GO TO rncas.org.au or https://entries.rncas.org.au/ for more information.

05.01.2022 It was a busy day at the shed. The box makers SIG met this afternoon. More work was happening on the shed renovations. Harry took a couple of members through a bandsaw accreditation. Graeme taught a few of us to put a good burr on scrapers. And work was progressed on a hand carved stool. (And many many other projects not captured on film).

04.01.2022 Fitting the drawers to the bedside tables. Smooth as silk

04.01.2022 Now this is what I call a lathe

04.01.2022 Another Iso Box has emerged as a result of the online Zoom sessions with Ray Halpin and Robin Cromer. This is Jane Jones's creation using blackbutt (she won't use that again!) and finished with Osmo oil.

04.01.2022 Selling a boxed set of 4 sanding drums for $50. The drums are 80, 65, 55 and 25mm in diameter and all are 80mm long. For use on a Lathe or drill press. The 55mm drum has been used once. They are now surplus to my needs.

03.01.2022 Some pics of the sharpening workshop held at the guild this weekend.

01.01.2022 Richard Raffan ran another excellent Cross-Grain Box turning workshop at the shed yesterday and was ably assisted by Craig and Rod. These cross-grain boxes involved a wide range of facework and chucking techniques whilst offering infinite design opportunities.