Often found sitting on platforms in groups of five, the music is good but the scene distressing as several of the performers are missing limbs. These are the survivors of the Khmer Rouge or land mine contamination in Cambodia.

The V-chisel, or parting tool is shaped like a “V” with two flat sides. It is one of the more challenging carving tools to sharpen and the one most often used.

Learn to sharpen your carving gouges by following Mary May's personal step by step process using only stones and a leather strop.

When you reach this point of subjective entanglement it can mean only one thing. Procrastination.

Mary May found carving when travelling through England and Europe, then she made carving her life...

Moravians are a Slavic people originating in the historical lands of Moravia located in the eastern regions of what is today, Czechia...

You may recall that WOOD DUST backstreets needs ten benches. These benches must be sturdy and functional, yet mobile enough to make it...

Is there a more essential piece of equipment in the workshop? Depends on your perspective. Many of our Asian and Middle Eastern...

It certainly doesn’t look much from the outside. Big, yellow and pretty ugly springs to mind. A commercial relic of the 1970’s waiting...

Eli Beke explains why he makes tableware from wood, as a way of “making special”.

Olivia O’Connor has a way of making you pay attention.

Ever heard that woodwork is for 'dummies'? Read Geoff's story and learn how woodworking can be so much more than just woodworking...

If you are not using a shooting board in your woodworking yet, read this story and find out why you should..

Woodworkers can learn a lot from chooks, as both will lay eggs well and often when the conditions are right...

Barely out of school. With no real destination or plan in mind. Carol Russell left her Tasmanian home and headed to the mainland...

I am not a great sharpener. I can probably sharpen better than the average punter, yet I wouldn’t rate my edge against many of the pros...

Knowing the why is your insight into your place in Universe...

When was the last time you rode a rocking horse? Probably been a while. Most of us would have ridden one at some point in our lives,...