Jamen Knighton is a passionate surfer so wanting to design and make his own hollow timber surfboard for his HSC major project was a natural progression.

In this video, Sunshine Coast woodworker, metalworker and photographer Neil Paskin modifies a spade drill bit to cut the round pins and makes various jigs and templates to successfully replicate this rounded variant of a dovetail joint.

To ensure coopered joins were perfect, the compound angles for this chair construction were calculated to two decimal places.

Jigmaking, 3D printing and compound joinery were just some of the skills learnt in the design and making of this complex piece.

For the next three months you have the opportunity to see a large display of work by the Woodturners Society of Queensland.

An opportunity to enter still exists with the entry deadline now extended to October 10.

Arbotech's new dust collection system is a game-changer.

"...more than a movie about amazing wood sculptors of Japan, the movie is about the master-disciple relationship, and how this is still being transmitted in the traditional manner..."

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Veneering, marquetry, laminations and more were just some of the new skills learnt in the design and making of this piece.

Making the board required hollow internal bracing techniques, laminating, fin templating, and hand shaping. My ultimate satisfaction of the board came when I was able to test it out on a small day at a local beach.

Researching bending techniques led to form and jigmaking for this challenging piece which is another entry for Wood Review's Student Awards.

Winners of all Canberra region competitions will be announced at an awards ceremony to be held at the Ainslie Football Club on Thursday November 7.

In 2020 an elite team of tutors drawn from all over the world will teach at New Zealand's Centre for Fine Woodworking.

This video charts the process of making a solid jarrah, frame and panel construction desk, including solutions for some of the problems that were encountered.

Timber industry figure Glen Britton died suddenly last Thursday at the Royal Hobart Hospital.