and the crowds came to listen…Ian Phillips of Boatcraft Pacific holds forth on his company’s range of adhesives and finishes.
Bob Crosbie, President of The Traditional Tools Group and demonstrated dovetailing, using spokeshaves and more.
Charbel Chalhoub, 9, keen student of pole lathe turning, under Greg Miller’s watchful eye.
Gathering around for Sawstop safety demo.
SawStop sales force for Carbatec, l–r: Dave Stanton, John Madden, Toby Pond (USA), Grant Oxenbridge (NZ).
Greg Miller from WA demonstrated traditional skills for Timbecon.
Bobby manned the Wood Review stand.
Adrian Clarke and Karen on the Trend Timbers stand.
Dave Reid on the right and ‘Skeeta’, Central Coast Woodturners.
How to get in touch…
Early morning arrivals to man the TTTG stand, l–r: Rick Mitchell, Peter Tierney, Jack McQuillan, Fred Murrell.
Luke Reurich (left) and Paul Riley from All Class Timbers.
Michael Twemlow (left) and Cameron Cook, Sydney Woodturners Guild.
Before the crowds, Wayne Goodfellow (left) and Ed Jobson from SBD–DEWALT, on the VEK stand.
DeWalt are running a skills challenge.
Check their website for where to participate.
Maori carvings by Kapene Alexander for Carbatec.
John Madden holds the SawStop safety brake mechanism.

Festival of Wood in Sydney

16 June 2015

Friday morning, 10am, and exhibitors at this year's Sydney Timber & Working Wood Show were caught up in a sea of humanity as lovers of wood and woodwork flooded through the doors.

It truly was hard to move through aisles jam-packed with visitors, and school groups in particular seemed to be present in increased numbers, all of which energised the first day of this annual woodfest. The vibe continued throughout the weekend.

The next Timber & Wood Show takes place in Melbourne at Caulfield Racecourse, September 11–13 (note the changed date and venue). For more info see this link.

Below are some snaps we took. Hover over them to see some names and info, or click on one to arrow through.