Australian Wood Review

Australian Wood Review is Australia’s premier woodworking and woodcraft magazine. Step-by-step projects and articles on technique for all skill levels offer up to date knowledge on designing, joining, carving, turning, decorating and finishing wood. Our stories are authored by Australian master craftspeople and wood artists. Each issue includes reviews of all the essential hand and power tools and machinery, specialist fittings and products that woodworkers need to successfully complete projects. Australian Wood Review also profiles local and international makers, giving an insight into their working methods. Australian Wood Review is a magazine for all woodworkers and people who love wood.

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The Merged Table • Widening a live-edged slab with another piece of timber was a practical solution that resulted in a decorative and yet subtle visual contrast. US maker Craig Allison explains how the two were brought together.

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Telling Stories • How do you create things that reflect the history, relationships, traditions and concerns of their makers? Perhaps the answer is simple: start talking.

Carving with Flat Plane Techniques • ‘This highly intuitive carving technique can be very revealing and freeing,’ explains Carol Russell, as she shows how to carve a small dog portrait.

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Not Your Average • Andrew Lowe leads a team that specialise in creating furniture for high-end designers, architects and corporate clients.

Laser Cut Marquetry • David Lim finds a low cost and compact laser cutter that makes it easy to add marquetry motifs and inlays to your work.

Three Easy Gifts to Make • Simple items to make to give, sell or to learn basic woodworking skills with.

Joining Curves • David Haig takes us through his technique for insetting curved parts into any given edge.

Folding Phone Stands • Charles Mak shows how to streamline the making of a batch of his campaign style phone stands.

Built in Kind • There is a how and why of woodworking, but it’s also about who we are, and who we make for. Through collaborative projects, Hannah Cheetham applies her skills to building communities.

Working with Wattles • Commonly known as wattles, Acacias are one of Australia’s most common groups of tree species. Ian Wilkie writes about some of species he has sampled for his woodwork.

Hidden Showcase • Richard Vaughan shows how to cut blind mitred dovetails with a combination of hand and power tools.

Tools to Inspire • Devon Campbell is creating a new marque of fine Australian hand tools.