The venue will be Earthwise in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia.
As well as the usual favourites like "Carve a Wooden Spoon", "Make Kitchen Spatulas and Salad Servers" there are a few new ones: "Make a Traditional Saw Horse" , "Make a Pencil Box with a Sliding Lid" and "Unlock the Mystique of the Dovetail Joint". Then there are the workshops for kids on the weekend.
Brief details of the workshops are listed below:
The workshops can be divided into 3 types:
1. Workshops for people aged 12—112.
The best companion to every hand saw is a saw horse. Learn to cut the joints and enjoy making this wonderfully functional item. Use it as a small bench, as extra seating at a BBQ, let the kids ride it like a horse, even keep it in the lounge room if you wish — and use it as an indispensable aid to woodworking.
Carve a Wooden Spoon
So much fun, and one of the best ways to get to understand how to work with wood rather than against the grain, as you go from the initial design to the finished product. Learn to use a gouge and mallet, various saws, spokeshave, scraper and rasp. Not only is it a functional item, each spoon is a unique reflection of it’s maker!
Make Kitchen Spatulas and Salad Servers
Stunning and beautifully functional salad servers and cooking spatulas are easy to make and lots of fun too. Get your creative juices flowing as you design and then shape your utensils. Learn to use a range of hand tools as you create these wonderful objects. Make several of them as you get quicker at it...
Make a Pencil Box with a Sliding Lid
Use a range of traditional hand tools to create a lovely lidded box. So simple really, once you know how!. That’s the trick, really.... So be ready to be taken on a journey of discovery as we create these useful little boxes with sliding lids.
Unlock the Mystique of the Dovetail Joint
For thousands of years the dovetail joint has been used to effectively join pieces of wood. In this workshop we will look behind the mystique and discover how simple it really is to make. So let’s learn to cut some dovetails! They are a joy to make...
Make a Small Picture/Photo Frame
Here’s a great chance to learn to use a number of traditional hand tools, including wooden moulding planes, to create a beaut little picture/photo frame. A very satisfying project.
2. Workshops for people aged 6—12.
Woodworking for Kids (Make a wooden stool)
Using recycled wood, after a bit of free creative play making stuff we will do a great little project—we will each make beaut little wooden stools, using a range of hand tools.
Woodworking for Kids (Make a useful carry box)
Not just an open box with a carry handle, but also a great way to learn and apply skills with a range of saws, planes and other hand tools and fixings. Great for storing tools, gardening gear, magazines, and so much more. You’ll reckon it’s too good to use!
3. Workshop for parents and kids together. (minimum age 6)
Make a Cajon Drum
Brilliant! We’ll each make one of these drums and then play them together! Cajon drums are an Afro-Peruvian instrument, which you sit on to play. Versatile, awesome, and great fun to play. Learn and use a few basic woodworking skills to create your drum, including hammer and nails, glue, saws, brace & bit. Making your drums is a great experience to share in together. Take your drums home and get jamming!
