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It's our pleasure to announce the shortlisted entries for all four categories of Maker of the Year 2020!

Krenov at 100

As a commemoration of what would have been James Krenov's 100th birthday, The Krenov Foundation is hosting a virtual JK100 exhibition on their website.

A new exhibition celebrates the best of handcrafted furniture and objects in wood, at a time when there's more attention and appreciation for fine Australian design and craftsmanship.

It's time for a laugh – meet Jesse Horne, founder of North America’s only, premium, handcrafted firewood manufacturer.

As if a lifetime cattle droving and battling fires, floods and drought in Queensland’s Gulf Country weren’t challenge enough for author Kerry McGinnis, many years ago she began woodturning the temperamental timbers of the Top End.

There's no gathering but you still get a discount.

Brendan Bernhardt Gaffney’s new biography of James Krenov represents years of research involving over 150 interviews and features historical documents, press clippings and historical photographs.

Some equipment not only makes the job easier, it also produces a higher quality job.

Innovating with timber and ways of transforming it was the brief for students at the Melbourne School of Design, explains David Fedyk.

Vale Vic Wood

Sad news came yesterday of the death of an Australian woodworking icon.

This fixed base router allows for precise and easy adjustment of cutter height without cutter length loss below the table and suits Incra Mast-R-Lift, Jessem and many other router lifts.

It's enjoyable to watch as Joey Chalk makes a stereo/audio unit from New Zealand kauri. There’s some nice tips on frame and panel joinery, and he discusses how a design sometimes has to be adapted to the constraints of the material in hand.

This video gives an interesting insight into building a bandsawn box using templates and also showing how to create a lid with a decorative leaf vein pattern.

Entries for Maker of the Year awards are now closed. It's time to meet the four judges.

In a video to inspire garage workshop dwellers, Sean Evelegh shows how to create and install a complex inlay banding.

This 26 minute long video shows one man’s incredibly productive lock-down experience.