Gidday! This year, 2019, marks ten years since the Joy of Wood began. It is 10 years since I started running hand tool woodworking workshops...

What delights me most these days is the way my two great passions come together: working with wood and working with people. Almost every day...

Spoon Carving. It seems to be taking the Western World by storm.  What is driving this phenomenon? I believe there are several things conv...

Creating things with our hands is good for the body, mind and soul. It's good for the brain too. In a former life, I was a Youth &...

At last, I have completed the plans for the awesome MkIII Shaving Horse and Bowl Carving Bench Combination.These plans are now available for...

Senni Makes a Spear Experiencing the Joy of Woodworking at the Heritage Woodcraft Centre,   October 2017 The Heritage Woodcraft Ce...

Thanks to all our readers around the world! Even though the blog has been a little neglected of late, I have been informed that  ...