We run a small number of Masterclasses in our workshop every year. Our three key courses are our Summer Hand Tools Masterclass, our Production Masterclass and our Design & Development Masterclass. A Private Mentoring Session is available at any time. Join our mailing list to keep up to date with our offerings.
Private Mentoring Session
I’m regularly asked for small bits of advice and I’d never discourage simple questions. Just email me evan@dunstonedesign.com.au.
Some of you have more complex questions and you hold back because you don’t wish to impose. I’ve developed the Private Mentoring Session so you can “ask me anything” without feeling uncomfortable about it. More info here:
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Private Project Assistance
$170.50 incl GST
2025 Workshop Open Day and Handtool Event
This year’s Dunstone Design Workshop Open Day is going to include a pop-up handtool event. American hand tool expert and educator Curtis Turner will be visiting our workshop and demonstrating with Lie-Nielsen tools. Anthony Powell from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Australia will be in attendance with a healthy stock of tools for sale. Brisbane maker Damion Fauser will be showing a selection of his favourite hand tools and techniques, including his pink ivory HNT Gordon moving fillister plane. Terry Gordon will be sending down a selection of HNT Gordon planes and vices for sale. Master Carver Hape Kiddle will be discussing and demonstrating the range of knives, gouges, files, rasps and other hand tools that he uses every day in his practice. He will also have a selection of his carvings on exhibition in the Dunstone Design gallery. Dunstone Design will also demonstrate how we make our famous resawn veneers on our band resaw “Goliath”.
Dunstone Design will have timbers shorts, turning blanks and resawn veneers for sale. We will have $500 “luck dip” packs of select timbers, and factory seconds or superseded furniture designs for sale and discounted prices.
Anthony from Lie-Nielsen Australia has generously donated a door prize for attendees. This beautiful set of Lie-Nielsen A2 Bevel Edge Bench Chisels has been reground to a primary angle of 25deg with a micro bevel of 35deg , making them suitable for dovetail joinery in softwoods. The Japanese style toolbox features a traditional wedged lid. It’s made from Tasmanian myrtle and wenge with an oil finish. The set is valued at $497 and to be in the draw, you must hold a valid Open Day ticket.
10am to 4pm Sunday 12th October. Tickets are $10 and limited to 300 people.
The demonstrations will run over two 3-hour cycles, 10am to 1pm, then 1pm to 4pm. Attendees are welcome to stay all day, but if you allocate yourself three hours at any point in the day, you will get a good taste of everything that’s happening.
Tickets are limited to 300 places over the full 6-hour period. Tickets are $10 each to help us cover the insurance and organizational costs.
Parking in available in the Services NSW carpark and in Aurora Pl. Disabled parking is available with prior notice. Our workshop toilets are easy to access but we do not have designated disabled toilets.
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