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:
Private Project Assistance
$170.50 incl GST
Students will carve a seed pod styled vessel complete with fluting running the full length of the carving. You will explore the design elements of proportion and the relationship of lines within the form. The course will focus on carving techniques, with additional separate sessions on sharpening tricky tools, the challenges of wood grain, and [...]
Due to the rapidly changing COVID 19 restrictions, this course will be delayed until 2022. We will let you know when the new date is announced. Design & Development 2021 is a home-grown affair this year, with Australian master craftsman Damien Wright joining the Dunstone Design team for the first time. Damien is a highly [...]
Summer Hand Tools 2022 focusses on hand-cut dovetails and fitting a traditionally made drawer to a carcass. You will be making a wall-hung cabinet to receive one drawer. This piece could be used as a minimalist bed side table, a wall mounted jewelry box or an entryway keys and phone store. You could also modify [...]
Summer Hand Tools 2022 focusses on hand-cut dovetails and fitting a traditionally made drawer to a carcass. You will be making a wall-hung cabinet to receive one drawer. This piece could be used as a minimalist bed side table, a wall mounted jewelry box or an entryway keys and phone store. You could also modify [...]
Students will carve a Mobius form ( larger disk size ) with extensions for the brave. You will explore the design elements of proportion and the relationship of lines within the form. The course will focus on carving techniques, with additional separate sessions on sharpening tricky tools, the challenges of wood grain, and sanding techniques [...]
Canadian Master Craftsman Michael C. Fortune leads our flagship masterclass, Design & Development, in 2022. Design & Development encourages a clear response to a well-articulated brief through the sensitive use of material and the appropriate application of technique. This course is open to woodworking enthusiasts, aspiring professional and established professional makers. "The value of a [...]
Summer Hand Tools is back for 2023! You will be making a Dunstone Design style hall table featuring through-wedged-tenons, mitred bridal joints, butterfly keys and hand shaping. You will learn sharpening, blade geometry, accurate marking out, hand fitting joinery, planing, gluing up techniques, finishing, precision sawing, using a shooting board, chisel work and much, much [...]
Summer Hand Tools is back for 2023! You will be making a Dunstone Design style hall table featuring through-wedged-tenons, mitred bridal joints, butterfly keys and hand shaping. You will learn sharpening, blade geometry, accurate marking out, hand fitting joinery, planing, gluing up techniques, finishing, precision sawing, using a shooting board, chisel work and much, much [...]
I’m delighted to welcome back master designer/maker Adam Rogers for Design & Development 2023. When we did Design & Development in 2019, we offered a one-week and a two-week option. It was a great mix but a logistical nightmare! So many people signed on for the first week that several people missed out on the [...]
I’m delighted to welcome back master designer/maker Adam Rogers for Design & Development 2023. Design & Development is our flagship masterclass. The course is our opportunity to give Australian woodworkers access to world class ideas and facilities. This is a rare opportunity for makers to develop personally and professionally. Design & Development takes place over [...]
Our Production Masterclass is Dunstone Design’s way to share some of our specialist knowledge with the wider woodworking community. Using our multi-award-winning Waterfall Stool as a teaching aid, you’ll learn how to design for production, how to configure and employ a wide range of jigs, how to work as a team and how to safely [...]
We’ve programmed Comprehensive Woodworking to be a wholistic one-week over-view of the craft of woodwork. This is the core information that every woodworker needs. It's the vital information that we teach our apprentices at the beginning of their training. So many woodworkers pick up their knowledge in a piecemeal way. They learn misinformation, pickup bad [...]