Our Students make beautiful furniture ...

Over the last two Saturdays , our budding woodworkers worked diligently to create their beautiful hall tables.

During this time students are taught, the fundamentals of what makes a good design , introducing knowledge of various timber species and their appropriate application.

Then comes the fun part where our students get their hands dirty - and begin the wonderful journey of creativity.

Learning the safe and proper use of the drop saw , biscuit joiner and other associated woodwork machinery is an integral part of the workshop.

These skills will be for life and make the difference between a so so woodworker and a competent safe one.

The importance and proper utilization of adhesives and abrasives is practically taught in these two days also .

The finish of a piece of furniture is as important as the construction and our students discover this for themselves during the construction of their table.

Its a very productive, fun two days that see our students achieve a great deal.

And its the very best feeling leaving with your own custom made piece of furniture

Our Introduction to Woodworking Class

We recently had the pleasure of conducting our 2 Day Introduction to Woodworking Class held over Friday and Saturday October 18 and 19 at our Boondall Workshop.

Our students chose various timber and design choices according to their personal preferences and to match their existing decor.

Chris chose American Ash for his hall table

Rolf opted for Tasmanian Oak Top and Rosewood legs

On the first day , our enthusiastic students made the parts for their hall table.

Milling all the timber, cutting to the desired length and jointing the rails to the legs

They then finished their first day with biscuiting the top together and cutting the top to length.

It was an intense productive day, where new systems were learnt and information overload for our enthusiastic team players.

Day two Saturday sees our woodworkers

Check all their measurements of

*legs

*top

*rails (check twice cut once )

Cut all these to desired length

Biscuit the top together

Glue the underframe

Tighten joints if necessary

Clean up

and apply a Lacquer finish for a stunning end result.

Chris setting the hall table top

Rolf inspecting his great work on the hall table top

After these two days , our students have been given a great grounding to continue on their woodworking journey.

They have created a beautiful piece of furniture (heirloom) that they should be so proud of

A ver proud Rolf ( and rightly so) what a beautiful Hall table

Wonderful workmanship from Rolf with his Tasmanian Oak and Rosewood Hall table

Congratulations Chris, beautiful workmanship on your hall table

Beautiful lines in the American Ash Hall table Chris made in our 2 day intro to woodworking

We thoroughly enjoyed teaching our wonderful students the joys and intricacies of woodworking.

We can’t wait for our next class !

Designing Wooden Surfboards

There is nothing like first hand experience, and through many a surf, some good sessions some not so good times we have refined and evolved our Wooden Surfboards.

We have curated our boards to encompass the various surf conditions and to accommodate the individual characteristics of the surfboard rider.

The Dawn is a classic all rounder. (so named after the Legendary Dawn Fraser )

The Dawn will simply handle everything that is thrown at it; from the almost non existent wave to the holy grail of a clean six footer.

A good paddling board makes for easy wave catching, great sharp turning and fast trimming

The Dawn is the ultimate package.

Made from Paulownia and Cambia Ash The Dawn is the ultimate package

The Gould (aptly named after the one and only Shane Gould is a cleaned up older board that takes its origins from the 1970’s.

With a single fin its a point and shoot board that behaves like a dream.

Its a low entry rocker with a flat bottom and chimed rails.

The Gould has a fuller nose outline compared to other boards compared to modern boards, but dont let its retro vibe fool you, this board can take all sorts of conditions and is suited to all types of surfers.

But dont take our word, come down to our Woodworking Gallery and see first hand how these boards are designed and made with the utmost care.

Of course you can alway take yourself on a creative journey and make one of these beautiful boards yourself . Here’s how you can do it .

We love the curious types so dont hesitate to contact us with a question on our Bywater Design Surfboards

Our Dawn. Loving the 70’s is a good thing