Maker of the Year Awards 2023, presented by Carbitool, are now open for entry!

In 2023, Maker of the Year, presented by Carbitool offers a themed category for entries made from recycled and reclaimed wood.

After three long years, the Maleny Wood Expo is back and in 2023 its offering a packed program.

The month of May ramps up for woodworkers with Wood Dust 23, the lastest incarnation of an event which the organisers describe as ‘not your usual woodworking show’.

A ‘case-study-focused’ WoodSolutions seminar will present a selection of award-winning projects from the 2022 Australian Timber Design Awards.

After a long 4-year wait, the Australian Wooden Boat Festival is once again set to sail into our horizon.

Local and international artisans will share and demonstrate a broad range of traditional skills and techniques at this year's Lost Trades Fair.

In March David Douyard will travel to Australia, and along with Nick Found, teach two chairmaking workshops in Red Hill, Victoria.

The prize welcomes entries that demonstrate the diversity in Australian furniture design and making today. Designs can be experimental, speculative, exhibiting craftsmanship, or geared to production.

Wood and metal fabricators and signmakers will note the recent launch of EnRoute 23 SAi’s first major upgrade of EnRoute 7 CAD/CAM design software.

‘If this sounds like a swan song, it is: Lee Valley Tools is acquiring Hock Tools.’

The Tasmanian forestry industry has geared up production to assist the government's commitment to build 10,000 new homes by 2032.

Straw marquetry has many decorative applications. A few specialised tools are required, but no machinery. Next a course will be offered in Melbourne.

Here are your favourite entries for Maker of the Year 2022 presented by Carbatec.

‘When and why is a chair a chair?’ A recent exhibition presented by Craft Victoria pays homage while questioning notions of functionality and historical associations.

It's not just for woodworkers, but a new $45,000 award for innovation in craft and design has just been launched.