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SUMMARY:Summer Hand Tools 2026
DESCRIPTION:This January\, we are offering something a bit different and a bit special. Join Evan for two weeks for Summer Hand Tools 2026 making a blackwood wall-hung cabinet using primarily hand tools. The class is limited to just 5 students. While you work on your cabinets with Evan\, Dunstone Design makers Alex MacFarlane and Owen Kirschenberg will be working on real Dunstone Design commissions. For the first time ever\, Masterclass students will see what a “normal” working day at Dunstone Design looks like. You get to be an honorary part of the team! \nDesign Opportunities:  Depending on your skill level and aesthetics\, you can adjust the complexity of the project to suit yourself. The basic cabinet is 760mm H x 480mm W x 280mm D. The door will be hung on Brusso knife hinges. Design you own panel\, door frame and handle. Add shelves or other internal options. Learn to plan a project\, select the timber\, make hand-made door pulls\, cut mitred carcass dovetails and cut the door joinery by hand using a range of high-quality hand tools. This course is open to all skill levels\, as the complexity of your cabinet can be adjusted to your ability. \nPlan ahead: Commission your own Dunstone Design work bench and we’ll have it ready for you to use on this course (optional). \nWe will be joining Alex and Owen at Smoko and lunch every day (9:30am to 10am and 1pm to 1:30pm). We will supply tea\, coffee\, fruit and snacks\, but you should bring your own lunch/food. \nClass will start daily at 8:30am and finish at 4:00pm. Alex and Owen work 7am to 5pm\, Tuesday to Friday\, so we will have Mondays to ourselves. \nWhat to Bring: Feel free to bring your own hand tools (no power tools!). We will use this opportunity to tune-up your tools and use them to the best of their capacity. If you don’t have any tools worth bringing\, don’t worry about it. \nWhat to Wear: It could be hot\, so wear practical clothes. Enclosed shoes are mandatory. \nThe total course fee is $3\,850 incl. GST. The fee includes all materials and consumables. You must have turned 18 by Jan 12th to attend this course. We require a $500 deposit at the time of booking. You will be invoiced for the balance 2 weeks out from the commencement date. The deposit is fully re-fundable up to 4 weeks prior to the course commencing. \nLots of design opportunities for your wall mounted cabinet.
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/summer-handtools-intensive/
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SUMMARY:2025 Workshop Open Day and Handtool Event
DESCRIPTION: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”. \nDunstone 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. \nAnthony 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. \n \n  \n10am to 4pm Sunday 12th October. Tickets are $10 and limited to 300 people. \nThe 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. \nTickets are limited to 300 places over the full 6-hour period. Tickets are $10 each to help us cover the insurance and organizational costs. \nParking 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. \nFor more information click here
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/2025-workshop-open-day-and-handtool-event/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Open Project Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Are you seeking a little help on a challenging project? Are you lacking a specific piece of equipment\, or are you after guidance on certain techniques? Perhaps you want some input on a design? Maybe you just need another set of hands (and a little advice) for a complex glue-up? \nCome and enjoy the Dunstone Design workshop facilities for a week this January under the supervision of Evan\, William and Aditi. Make whatever you want\, and we will help you along. It could be anything from a jewelry box through to a dining table! The choice is entirely up to you. \nJoin five other like-minded makers as you work through your dream project (max six participants). You will have your own work bench\, a trolley\, and you’ll share an instructor with one other maker. We might even do a little sanding for you! \nThis is the first time we’ve offered our facilities in this way. It’s a cross between Private Project Assistance and Design and Development (Five days of Private Project Assistance would cost you $6\,160 incl. GST). \nWe will have some timber and consumables available for purchase. We can also arrange the delivery of sheet material from Turners Building Supplies. \nThis is your chance to spend a solid week on-the-tools making your dream project under the guidance of professional makers! This course is best suited to intermediate and advanced woodworkers. \nNotes \nMorning tea and lunch included. \nStudents must be 18 years or older. \nBring all the hand tools you want\, but please don’t bring any power tools that have cords. Cordless tools are acceptable. Bring your own PPE for the sake of comfort. \nThe total course fee is $3\,300 incl. GST. We require an $300 deposit at the time of booking. You will be invoiced for the balance 2 weeks out from the commencement date. The deposit is fully re-fundable up to 4 weeks prior to the course commencing. After that time\, the deposit is non-refundable. If you are unable to attend due to illness (such as COVID 19) at the time of commencement\, we will put your deposit towards a later suitable Masterclass. \nDesign and planning is the first step…\n  \nMakers enjoying their creative time at a Dunstone Design Masterclass.
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/open-project-masterclass/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Comprehensive Woodworking
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSo many woodworkers pick up their knowledge in a piecemeal way. They learn misinformation\, pickup bad habits and follow out-of-date practices. All too often\, wood workers reach for a bad tool or struggle with a flawed piece of wood without understand what’s wrong or knowing how to improve. \nFor many\, it’s simply a lack of access from a young age. Perhaps your school didn’t teach woodwork? Perhaps you haven’t picked up a chisel in 30 years? Perhaps you were once discouraged from working with your hands? No matter! We’re here to provide you with a complete over-view of the craft and to point you in the right direction. \nMany of you’ll consider yourselves to be “good” woodworkers. You’ll think “I don’t need this course”. You’ll wait for a course that offers something exciting to make. The thing is\, you don’t know what it is that you don’t know. In a world of Youtube\, wood shows and podcasts\, there’s so much conflicting advice. Many people are trying to sell you an expensive piece of unnecessary kit. We just want you to enjoy the creative process of woodwork. \nDay One \nAll about timber \nWe share our deep love of timber. We talk about hard wood\, soft wood\, long grain\, end grain and “difficult” grain. We look at colour matching\, grain matching\, sliced and sawn veneer as well as common substrates. We experiment with figured timber\, burls and knots. We look at some of the common cabinet species\, we discuss commercial timber sizes and we talk about how to buy and store wood. We pay special attention to timber movement\, grain direction and moisture content. \nDay Two \nAll about hand tools \nWe go through all the basic hand tools and how they cut. We look at saws\, chisels\, hand planes\, marking-out tools\, scrapers\, carving tools\, sharpening and the importance of good steel. We compare Western tools with their Japanese equivalents. We discuss what to look for in a tool and which tools are the most important to invest in first. \nDay Three \nAll about hand-held electric and pneumatic tools. \nWe look at all the common woodworking hand-held power tools\, including routers\, Domino machines\, biscuit jointers\, drills\, electric planes\, track saws\, angle grinders\, jig saws\, palm sanders and circular/contractors/mitre saws. \nDay Four \nAll about machines. \nWe look at the surface planer\, thicknesser\, band saw\, table saw\, radial arm saw\, router table\, spindle moulder\, re-saw\, and linisher (sander). We discuss the importance of jigs\, machine safety and general maintenance. \nDay Five \nEverything Else \nWe look at gluing-up\, sanding\, finishing\, vacuum bags\, clamping\, steam bending and curved laminating. We also look at screws\, nails and hinges. \nWe bring all this together by designing and building a safe\, logical jig for the router table\, using all the knowledge gained during the week. \nNotes \nMorning tea and lunch included. \nStudents must be 18 years or older. \nYou do not need to bring any tools. However\, you are encouraged to bring any hand tools that you would like some advice on (such as a hand plane that needs tuning). Part of the course will be on sharpening and tuning hand tools. This is a great opportunity for you to fettle your hand tools! Please don’t bring any power tools. \nThe total course fee is $2\,695 incl. GST. We require an $300 deposit at the time of booking. You will be invoiced for the balance 2 weeks out from the commencement date. The deposit is fully re-fundable up to 4 weeks prior to the course commencing. If you are unable to attend due to illness (such as COVID 19) at the time of commencement\, we will refund the deposit or put the deposit towards a later masterclass. \n  \nHello Evan\, \nIn my haste to get away on Friday I forgot to personally thank Aditi and would be grateful if you would pass on my thanks. She has a lovely manner and amongst other things very patiently took me through the intricacies of sanding. The thought of it no longer fills me with dread. \nI would like to thank you for a very rewarding week. The class was truely comprehensive\, and I gained insight and practical knowledge about all aspects of woodworking. I admit I attended as a novice interested principally in joinery techniques- the class though has now ignited an interest in all aspects of the craft. \nWarm regards\, \nJim (January 2024 Comprehensive Woodworking student) \nHi Evan\, \nHope you are doing well. It took a while for me to think about what feedback I could give you. Also sometimes it is not worth taking holidays when you come back to a mountain of work! I was reminded to email you by seeing yet another woodworker who had taken off the tops of two fingers with a router. I really appreciated your emphasis on safety while woodworking.  \nThe topics that I found most useful were:  \n1. Structure and drying of wood\, especially the different Australian woods.  \n2. How to sharpen properly!  \n3. Correct use of hand tools\, especially planes  \n4. Hand sanding  \n5. Gluing techniques and the reasons why.  \n6. Finishing/oiling.  \n7. General principles for using a bandsaw which will be applicable to a scroll saw.  \n8. Repairing scratches in furniture As you can see I prefer hand tools\, both because I like doing things slowly and carefully and because I see serious injuries from woodworking at least once a month.  \nOur group represented a good cross section of ages\, abilities\, resources and ambitions. You did well to cater to everyone by starting with the basics and giving us the scientific reasons why wood behaves as it does. Not everything you taught was relevant for me but there was always something useful every day. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I found it very interesting and hope to put it to good use in the future.  \nRegards\, Margaret​ (January 2024 Comprehensive Woodworking Student) \n  \nFine tools laid out ready for the students at Comprehensive Woodwork.
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/woodworking-fundamentals/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Production Masterclass
DESCRIPTION: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 and efficiently use key traditional woodworking equipment\, from the humble bandsaw through to the versatile spindle moulder. Using three timbers with distinctly different working characteristics (blackwood\, jarrah and rock maple) you’ll learn how different species react to the same processes. You’ll experience the capacity of professional grade machinery\, learn pace-of-work and use the actual jigs and methods developed over 23 years of continuous production. (read here for more information) \nOur Production Masterclass is supported by the Woodworkers Association of NSW\, The Gottstein Trust and Britton Timbers. \nThe Woodworkers Association of NSW will sponsor one resident of NSW between the age of 18 and 32 to attend the Production Masterclass. Click here for the Application Form. \nThe Gottstein Trust will sponsor one maker from outside NSW between the age of 18 and 32 to attend the Production Masterclass. Click here for the Application Form. \nBritton Timbers Sydney is proudly sponsoring all the timber used in the 2024 Production Masterclass. \n \n \n \nWe take nine students on the Production Masterclass. Two places are reserved for the sponsored students and seven places are open to the general public. If you are a woodworking enthusiast\, an aspiring professional or a practicing maker\, this course will teach you how to get the best performance out of your equipment. You will be taught by Evan Dunstone\, Alex MacFarlane and William Bayliss\, with a teacher/student ratio of 1 to 3. \nThe course fee of $2\,650 Incl. GST includes all the materials for one Waterfall stool in the timber of your choice. An additional stool is available for $300+GST per stool (total limit of 2 stools per person). A deposit of $550 incl. GST is payable at the time of booking. You will be invoiced for the remaining $2\,100 incl. GST two weeks out from the course start date. A refund of $350 incl. GST will be issued for any booking cancelled prior to Friday 13th September. A cancellation after Friday 13th September will forfeit any refund. \nThis course is suitable for intermediate and advanced woodworkers. Email ev**@****************om.au for more information. \nMorning tea and lunch is provided. The class runs 8:30am to 4pm\, Monday14th October to Friday 18th October\, 2024. \nWhat to wear. \nYou must wear enclosed stout footwear. Boots are ideal\, but steel caps are not mandatory. It could be quite cool during the week\, so please dress accordingly. \nWhat to bring; \nPlease bring your own PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) of dusk mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. We can supply you with all these\, but you will be most comfortable in equipment that you are familiar with. You will not need to bring any tools.  \nLocation \nDunstone Design Global\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW. \nDear Evan\, \nIt’s a little over a year since I attended your Production Masterclass\, and I thought I would write and offer my thoughts on the course after having had time to reflect on it and apply\nit to my own woodworking. \nMy immediate impression after the course was that I learnt a lot and really enjoyed the experience. 12 months later I am still drawing upon what I learned and applying it in my\nown workshop. \nFor me the most valuable aspect of the course was gaining knowledge and insights which have really helped me develop my thinking from that of a maker of one-off creations\ntowards managing my own small-scale production run environment. I’ve also found that this mindset shift has had a positive effect on my work practices when working on one-off\npieces. I also came away from the course with some new woodworking skills. \nWhilst we used a production run of about 20 stools as the teaching medium I found most of the knowledge and skills I acquired were not specific to chair making but could be\neffectively applied to making multiples of almost any woodworking project. I thought the stools were a good choice for the course given they have a mix of unique\, duplicated\, and\nmirror image components and involve so many processes during their construction. I also liked that we used four different timbers and saw how their individual characteristics\nimpacted on some of the production processes. \nHaving yourself\, Alex\, and William all playing an active part in teaching us during the week really added to the experience. I found it reassuring that you each had different\napproaches to the same task on occasion and took the time to explain why. No ‘one true way’ preaching at Dunstone Design! I was also very impressed with the approach to safety\nwithin your workshop and the emphasis on the why as well as the how when it came to talking about safe work practices. \nI appreciated the chance to work with and discuss the pros and cons of so many different woodworking machines over the week. I had no prior experience with machinery such as\nthe spindle moulder and had only used much smaller versions of others like Goliath the bandsaw. The knowledge and hands-on experience I gained has already influenced my\nown machinery purchasing decisions. \nI would absolutely recommend the course to anyone wanting to expand their woodworking beyond a hobby making the occasional one-off project. \nThank you again\, Paul (NSW) \n 
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LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Design & Development 2023 with Adam Rogers
DESCRIPTION:I’m delighted to welcome back master designer/maker Adam Rogers for Design & Development 2023. \nDesign & 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 two weeks in October. Week one focuses on developing a brief\, design theory\, sketching\, model making\, research and design play. Week two is spent “on the tools” in the workshop investigating form\, material\, technique\, and process. \nDesign & Development 2023 will be taught by Adam Rogers\, Evan Dunstone and William Bayliss. \nAdam Rogers is one of America’s leading designers of contemporary fine furniture. He was head designer at Thos. Moser and is now one of the principles of Square Manufacturing\, Maine. In his independent design studio\, Adam develops pieces for some of America’s leading niche retailers. \nAdam has taught product development and chair design at the Centre for Furniture Craftsmanship\, Maine. He was a visiting professor at the School for American Crafts\, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Adam taught the inaugural Design & Development at our workshop in 2019. \nMy passion is for both design and craft\, an approach that transcends scale\, and the belief that design is the process of deciding what to turn a tree into\, and craft is the process of doing so – whether just once\, or several times. This craft thing is one long history of skills and ideas passed down and evolved through experience. I enjoy trying to distil lessons from the process and sharing with others – Adam Rogers. \nEvan Dunstone is fresh from his Gottstein Fellowship to Sweden\, where he studied the Swedish approach to teaching woodcraft and design. Evan visited Stenebyskolan\, Malmstens and Capellagården. He gave a paper on Australian craftsmanship and timber at the Malmstens Alumni Symposium; Woodworking Tools & Techniques – Past\, Present & Future in Stockholm. \nWilliam Bayliss is a multi-award-winning craftsman at Dunstone Design. William started as an apprentice in July of 2015 and has gone on to become the fore-most craftsman of his generation. In 2021\, he took out Overall Winner as well as Winner in the category Tables\, Chairs and Desks in Australian Wood Review’s Maker of the Year Awards with his Bunyjul Occasional Tables. \nDunstone Design has arguably the best equipped wood workshop in Australia. You will be using Martin machinery and have access to a wide range of traditional woodworking machinery. Dunstone Design Workshop manager Alex Mac Farlane will make a cameo appearance and conduct an in-depth lecture on the safe use and possibilities of the spindle moulder. \nThe course is limited to 12 participants\, so you’ll enjoy a teaching ration of 1:4. \nProfessional and aspiring professional makers grow from a chance learn\, play and collaborate in a well equipped space under the guidance of a master designer. Image by Adam McGrath\n  \nExpectations and Abilities \nThis is not the type of course that results in a “finished piece”. You can expect to leave with a well-advanced design/concept and perhaps some jigs\, templates\, drawings\, mock-ups and models. \nDesign & Development is suitable for enthusiasts and professionals alike. Anyone with intermediate skills upwards will gain from this class. \nTools and Items to Bring \nYou will need to bring your own PPE of dust mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. \nWe encourage you to bring drawing materials such as a large visual diary and your favourite pencils. You are welcome to bring a laptop or similar device with a drawing program if you wish. \nPlease bring whatever personal hand tools you like. You are encouraged to bring a cordless drill. Please do not bring any power tools such a routers\, angle grinders etc. \nInclusions \nThe course fees (see below) include basic drawing materials\, MDF for templates and jigs and some 50mm thick solid timber (rock maple) for experimentation. All abrasives and consumables such as glue and finish are included. \nFood  \nMorning tea\, lunch\, snacks and bottled water are included. \nTimber \nA limited range of fine cabinet timbers are available for purchase from Dunstone Design. Monaro Timbers  (a local timber merchant) is only 15 mins away. \nAdam with Evan in the Dunstone Design workshop\, 2019. Image by Adam McGrath.\nAccommodation \nMany Queanbeyan motels offer better rates for long stays. It’s usually best to approach the motels directly\, rather than go through an online booking service.  There are several Air BnB options in the area\, from single rooms through to apartments. We don’t have any specific recommendations\, but it’s wise to book as early as possible and we are happy to assist on request. \nTerms and Conditions \nThe total cost of Design & Development 2023 is $4\,500 incl. GST. A deposit of $550 incl. GST is payable on booking. A full refund on the deposit is possible until Monday 11 September\, 2023. You will be invoiced separately for the balance of $3\,950 incl. GST in September\, with the balance due by Friday 6th October 2023. Anybody who tests positive to COVID will be offered either a credit for Design & Development 2024 or a full refund. Refunds are not possible after 6th October except for COVID. Class size is limited to 12 students. \nIf you wish to discuss this opportunity further prior to booking\, contact me\, Evan\, on email ev**@****************om.au or call 0401 404 275. \nWhat Students had to say about Design & Development 2019 with Adam Rogers  \nEvan — thank you for having the foresight to bring Adam over. I feel much better equipped as a designer/maker. And your hospitality and facilities are top drawer.  \nAdam — thank you. In my experience\, your knowledge and experience as a designer/maker is uncommon — you really do offer something different. Come back. -Jeremy (professional maker) \n———————————————————————————————————————————————– \nDear Evan\, \nMany thanks for sharing your wealth of experience during the Design and Development class last week. Your ability to bring together such a fine group was amazing.  The fact that the group not only collectively represented many many decades of professional and hobby furniture-making experience but also included members who have been well-recognised as exemplars in the craft was breathtaking. \nWith such a rich mixture of classmates from seasoned woodworkers\, fine furniture-makers\, and start-up business owners\, the conversations were amazing.  I have no doubt that the learnings will pay dividends for me as I make choices about what furniture to make\, how to make them\, and how to fund them.   \nDriving back from the course I reflected on how ‘design’ is such a small word covering a big world of creative endeavour.  I am so thankful that the course was led by such able tutors that you were able to shape it fluidly day by day\, adapting to the needs of each individual student.  This was so valuable in empowering me personally to begin discover my own approach to design.  As a result the course was a journey of self-discovery\, lots of creative experimentation\, and an event I am sure I will look back on as being a formative point In my developing career. \nSufficient to say\, I feel privileged to have been a member of the inaugural Dunstone Design Masterclass of 2019 and look forward to maintaining a close friendship with both you\, Adam and my class alumni.  I have little doubt that over time the woodworkers this course produces will become an important community that few serious woodworkers will not want to be part of.  Afterall\, all important work starts with great design!- Adam T (enthusiast and aspiring professional) \n——————————————————————————————————————————————————– \n“I thank you both for helping “an older person” awaken his creative side\, by showing what is possible and how to go about making things of beauty.”– Steve (enthusiast) \n“Gentlemen\, right off the top can I say that I thoroughly enjoyed the course. I personally got a lot out of the entire week and really enjoyed listening to both of your stories\, processes and experiences. Were my expectations met; yes. Did I feel like I received value for money; yes. Would I do it again; yes. Congratulations to the both of you for the vision\, hard work and commitment to the industry.” – Warwick (professional maker) \nAdam and William Bayliss sharing their love of hand tools while inspecting HNT Gordon spokeshaves.\nWarwick Jones of Fallen and Adam discuss design possibilities at the inaugural Design & Development. Image by Adam McGrath.
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/design-development-2023-with-adam-rogers/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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SUMMARY:Week 1 of Design & Development with Adam Rogers
DESCRIPTION: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 full two-week experience. \nWe are now able to offer 4 places in the first week only of Design & Development 2023. Week One focuses on developing a brief\, design theory\, sketching\, model making\, research and design play. \nDesign & Development 2023 will be taught by Adam Rogers\, Evan Dunstone and William Bayliss. \nAdam Rogers is one of America’s leading designers of contemporary fine furniture. He was head designer at Thos. Moser and is now one of the principles of Square Manufacturing\, Maine. In his independent design studio\, Adam develops pieces for some of America’s leading niche retailers. \nAdam has taught product development and chair design at the Centre for Furniture Craftsmanship\, Maine. He was a visiting professor at the School for American Crafts\, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Adam taught the inaugural Design & Development at our workshop in 2019. \nMy passion is for both design and craft\, an approach that transcends scale\, and the belief that design is the process of deciding what to turn a tree into\, and craft is the process of doing so – whether just once\, or several times. This craft thing is one long history of skills and ideas passed down and evolved through experience. I enjoy trying to distil lessons from the process and sharing with others – Adam Rogers. \nEvan Dunstone is fresh from his Gottstein Fellowship to Sweden\, where he studied the Swedish approach to teaching woodcraft and design. Evan visited Stenebyskolan\, Malmstens and Capellagården. He gave a paper on Australian craftsmanship and timber at the Malmstens Alumni Symposium; Woodworking Tools & Techniques – Past\, Present & Future in Stockholm. \nWilliam Bayliss is a multi-award-winning craftsman at Dunstone Design. William started as an apprentice in July of 2015 and has gone on to become the fore-most craftsman of his generation. In 2021\, he took out Overall Winner as well as Winner in the category Tables\, Chairs and Desks in Australian Wood Review’s Maker of the Year Awards with his Bunyjul Occasional Tables. \nDunstone Design has arguably the best equipped wood workshop in Australia. You will be using Martin machinery and have access to a wide range of traditional woodworking machinery. Dunstone Design Workshop manager Alex Mac Farlane will make a cameo appearance and conduct an in-depth lecture on the safe use and possibilities of the spindle moulder. \nWeek One is limited to 4 participants. You will be working alongside the 8 students doing the full 2-week course. \nExpectations and Abilities \nThis is not the type of course that results in a “finished piece”. You can expect to leave with a well-advanced design/concept\, drawings\, mock-ups and models. More importantly\, you will be armed with a whole new way to think about design. \nDesign & Development is suitable for enthusiasts and professionals alike. Anyone with intermediate skills upwards will gain from this class. \nTools and Items to Bring \nYou will need to bring your own PPE of dust mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. \nWe encourage you to bring drawing materials such as a large visual diary and your favourite pencils. You are welcome to bring a laptop or similar device with a drawing program if you wish. \nPlease bring whatever personal hand tools you like. You are encouraged to bring a cordless drill. Please do not bring any power tools such a routers\, angle grinders etc. \nInclusions \nThe course fees (see below) include basic drawing materials\, MDF for templates and jigs and some 50mm thick solid timber (rock maple) for experimentation. All abrasives and consumables such as glue and finish are included. \nFood \nMorning tea\, lunch\, snacks and bottled water are included. \nAccommodation \nMany Queanbeyan motels offer better rates for long stays. It’s usually best to approach the motels directly\, rather than go through an online booking service.  There are several Air BnB options in the area\, from single rooms through to apartments. We don’t have any specific recommendations\, but it’s wise to book as early as possible and we are happy to assist on request. \nTerms and Conditions \nThe total cost of Week One of Design & Development 2023 is $2\,250 incl. GST. We require full payment at the time of booking. Anybody who tests positive to COVID prior to the course will be offered either a credit for Design & Development 2024 or a full refund. If you are required to cancel for other reasons prior to 6th October\, we will refund you $2\,000 incl. GST. Refunds are not possible after 6th October except for COVID. Class size is limited to 12 students (4 x Week 1 and 8 x full two weeks). \nIf you wish to discuss this opportunity further prior to booking\, contact me\, Evan\, on email ev**@****************om.au or call 0401 404 275. \nWhat Students had to say about Dunstone Design Masterclasses and Design & Development 2019 with Adam Rogers \nHi Evan\, \nJust wanted to send you a quick message to thank you for all your help over the last few years. Your input has been incredibly valuable and has had a tremendous impact on my life. I would venture to guess that without your input\, I would not be supporting the family with my woodworking. \nI know you’ve got a lot going on\, but you’re always willing to make time for me\, and I really appreciate that. \nThanks\, \nL B\, New Zealand \n  \nEvan — thank you for having the foresight to bring Adam over. I feel much better equipped as a designer/maker. And your hospitality and facilities are top drawer.  \nAdam — thank you. In my experience\, your knowledge and experience as a designer/maker is uncommon — you really do offer something different. Come back. -Jeremy (professional maker \n  \nDear Evan\, \nMany thanks for sharing your wealth of experience during the Design and Development class last week. Your ability to bring together such a fine group was amazing.  The fact that the group not only collectively represented many many decades of professional and hobby furniture-making experience but also included members who have been well-recognised as exemplars in the craft was breathtaking. \nWith such a rich mixture of classmates from seasoned woodworkers\, fine furniture-makers\, and start-up business owners\, the conversations were amazing.  I have no doubt that the learnings will pay dividends for me as I make choices about what furniture to make\, how to make them\, and how to fund them.  \nDriving back from the course I reflected on how ‘design’ is such a small word covering a big world of creative endeavour.  I am so thankful that the course was led by such able tutors that you were able to shape it fluidly day by day\, adapting to the needs of each individual student.  This was so valuable in empowering me personally to begin discover my own approach to design.  As a result the course was a journey of self-discovery\, lots of creative experimentation\, and an event I am sure I will look back on as being a formative point In my developing career. \nSufficient to say\, I feel privileged to have been a member of the inaugural Dunstone Design Masterclass of 2019 and look forward to maintaining a close friendship with both you\, Adam and my class alumni.  I have little doubt that over time the woodworkers this course produces will become an important community that few serious woodworkers will not want to be part of.  Afterall\, all important work starts with great design!- Adam T (enthusiast and aspiring professional)
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/week-1-of-design-development-with-adam-rogers/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230123T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230127T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172654
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SUMMARY:Summer Hand Tools 2023 Week 2
DESCRIPTION:Summer Hand Tools is back for 2023! \nYou will be making a Dunstone Design style hall table featuring through-wedged-tenons\, mitred bridal joints\, butterfly keys and hand shaping. \nYou 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 more. \nYou can make your hall table in blackwood\, American rock maple\, or jarrah. The hall table is drawn at 1200mm L x 330mm W x 750mm high\, but you can customise the size down. \nThe class runs 8:30am to 4pm\, Monday 23th January to Friday 27th January\, 2023. Please note that we will work through Australia Day. \nThe class will be taught by Evan Dunstone and  award-winning Dunstone Design craftsman William Bayliss (winner of the 2019 Wootha Prize and the 2021 Australian Wood Review Maker of the Year). \nMoring tea and lunches are included. \nThe class is limited to 8 students and tickets can be bought online with a deposit of $500. The full cost of the course is $2\,500 incl. GST (includes materials\, consumables and food). You will be invoiced for the balance of the ticket a week prior to the commencement of the course. The retail price of this design is $2\,500 incl. GST. Tickets are not transferable. A deposit refund of $300 is available for general cancelations. We will refund 100% of your deposit/ticket price if you need to cancel due to COVID or other illness. \nThis course is suitable for advanced-beginner and intermediate woodworkers. Email ev**@****************om.au for more information. \nWhat to bring; \nFor you personal comfort\, we suggest  you bring your personal PPE of dust mask\, hearing protection and safety glasses. Feel free to bring as many of your hand tools as you like (no power tools). This is a great opportunity to finesse the sharpening and geometry of your tools. Please bring a note-book and/or sketch book. \nWhat to wear. \nYou must wear enclosed stout footwear. Boots are ideal\, but steel caps are not mandatory. It could be quite hot during the week\, so dress accordingly. \n  \n \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/summer-hand-tools-2023-week-2/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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ORGANIZER;CN="Evan":MAILTO:evan@dunstonedesign.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230116T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230120T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172654
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SUMMARY:Summer Hand Tools 2023 Week One
DESCRIPTION:Summer Hand Tools is back for 2023! \nYou will be making a Dunstone Design style hall table featuring through-wedged-tenons\, mitred bridal joints\, butterfly keys and hand shaping. \nYou 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 more. \nYou can make your hall table in blackwood\, American rock maple\, or jarrah. The hall table is drawn at 1200mm L x 330mm W x 750mm high\, but you can customise the size down. \nThe class runs 8:30am to 4pm\, Monday 16th January to Friday 20th January\, 2023. \nThe class will be taught by Evan Dunstone and  award-winning Dunstone Design craftsman William Bayliss (winner of the 2019 Wootha Prize and the 2021 Australian Wood Review Maker of the Year). \nMoring tea and lunches are included. \nThe class is limited to 8 students and tickets can be bought online with a deposit of $500. The full cost of the course is $2\,500 incl. GST (includes materials\, consumables and food). You will be invoiced for the balance of the ticket a week prior to the commencement of the course. The retail price of this design is $2\,500 incl. GST. Tickets are not transferable. A deposit refund of $300 is available for general cancelations. We will refund 100% of your deposit/ticket price if you need to cancel due to COVID or other illness. \nWhat to bring; \nFor you personal comfort\, we suggest  you bring your personal PPE of dust mask\, hearing protection and safety glasses. Feel free to bring as many of your hand tools as you like (no power tools). This is a great opportunity to finesse the sharpening and geometry of your tools. Please bring a note-book and/or sketch book. \nThis course is suitable for advanced-beginner and intermediate woodworkers. Email ev**@****************om.au for more information. \nWhat to wear. \nYou must wear enclosed stout footwear. Boots are ideal\, but steel caps are not mandatory. It could be quite hot during the week\, so dress accordingly. \n 
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/summer-hand-tools-2023-week-one/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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ORGANIZER;CN="Evan":MAILTO:evan@dunstonedesign.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221114T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221125T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172654
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SUMMARY:Design & Development with Michael C. Fortune
DESCRIPTION: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. \n“The value of a shared design and development experience in a well-equipped and supportive environment cannot be overstated. Whether it’s developing the concept for an upcoming project\, or you wish to evolve a new direction for your furniture\, the ability to see\, think and respond creatively is easier when it’s guided by experienced tutors. You’ll work alongside the other students as they explore and develop their own sense of design and problem solving skills”. Michael C. Fortune\, 2022.  \nMichael will be assisted by Evan Dunstone and multi-award winning Dunstone Design craftsman William Bayliss. The course is limited to 12 students so you’ll enjoy a teaching ration of 1:4. Techniques that Michael and the teaching team will cover include: \n\nInlay techniques\nSimple marquetry\nWorking with veneer\nThe importance of full size drawing techniques\, and what important information should be included\nJig design and construction.\nSimple shop made devices that make us more efficient\nSimple\, cheap and quick details for furniture\nSetting up and using the bandsaw\nThe history of furniture and how to understand and use it\nCutting freehand on the bandsaw with extreme accuracy\nPerspective drawing and illustrating for presentations\nClamping strategies for any shape\nWorking with endo and exo-skeletons for creating joinery for unusual shapes\nShaping wood with hand and power tools\nSix wood forming techniques\, laminating\, steambending\, vacuum forming\, kerf bending\, cutting.\nJoinery for the un-join-able\nThe safe and efficient use of the Spindle moulder\nResawn veneers\nEbonizing and bleaching wood\nPhotographing furniture\n\nThe Brief \nBring images of 3 pieces of wooden furniture that you find special. We will work through the common thread of those pieces to help you identify what you are “seeing” that pleases you. This is the first step to understanding your own aesthetic. \nArrive with a written brief for the piece that you intend to design. The emphasis should be on who/where/when the furniture is intended. The brief might be self-imposed\, or it might come from an external source such as a spouse or client. Feel free to consider any form of furniture you wish. Remember\, design is not “how something looks” but “how something responds to the brief”. \nTools and Items to Bring \nYou will need to bring your own PPE of dust mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. \nWe encourage you to bring drawing materials such as a large visual diary and your favourite pencils. You are welcome to bring a laptop or similar device with a drawing program if you wish. \nPlease bring whatever personal hand tools you like. You are encouraged to bring a cordless drill. Please do not bring any power tools such a routers\, angle grinders etc. \nInclusions \nThe course fees (see below) include basic drawing materials\, MDF for templates and jigs and some 50mm thick solid timber (rock maple) for experimentation. All abrasives and consumables such as glue and finish are included. \nMorning tea\, lunch\, snacks and bottled water are included. \nTimber \nA limited range of fine cabinet timbers are available for purchase from Dunstone Design. Monaro Timbers (a local timber merchant) is only 15 mins away. \nExpectations \nThis is not the type of course that results in a “finished piece”. You can expect to leave with a well-advanced design/concept and perhaps some jigs\, templates\, drawings\, mock-ups or models. \nTerms and Conditions \nThe total cost of Design & Development is $4\,500 incl. GST. A fully refundable deposit of $1200 incl. GST is payable on booking. Class size is limited to 12 students. \nYou will receive an invoice from Dunstone Design via email for the balance of your fees prior to the commencement date (payment via EFT). \nWe are all at the mercy of COVID 19 restrictions. If you are unable to travel to NSW for the course due to COVID restrictions\, you will receive a full refund of your deposit. If we need to postpone or cancel the course due to COVID restrictions\, you will receive a full refund. \nIf you wish to discuss this opportunity further prior to booking\, contact me\, Evan\, on email ev**@****************om.au or call 0401 404 275. \nLearn more about Design & Development.
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/design-development-with-michael-c-fortune/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220401T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220403T160000
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SUMMARY:Carve a Mobius Form with Hape Kiddle
DESCRIPTION: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 (too often mis-understood!). \nA full set of tools will be available; however students are strongly urged to bring their own carving knife\, a gouge chisel equivalent to a 7L- 18/20 Pfeil\, and perhaps a small 5 chisel set equivalent to the ‘Powergrip’ carving set available from Japanese Tools Australia. It is important that you learn how to get the best performance out of your personal set of tools. \nThe class runs 8:30am to 4pm\, Friday 1st April to Sunday 3rd April\, 2022. We will be practicing social distancing and complying with NSW COVID Safe rules. \nMorning tea and lunches are included in the course fees. \nThis class is limited to 8 students. Tickets are not transferable. \nThe full cost of the course is $935 incl. GST (includes materials). A deposit of $100 is required on booking. This fee is fully refundable in the event that the course is cancelled to due COVID restrictions. You will be invoiced for the balance prior to the course starting. \nThis course is suitable for woodworkers with some carving experience. Email ev**@****************om.au for more information. \nWhat to wear. \nYou must wear enclosed stout footwear. It could be quite hot during the week\, so dress accordingly. \nWhat to bring; \nIn addition to your personal tools\, please bring your own PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) of dusk mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. We can supply you with all these\, but you will be most comfortable in equipment that you are familiar with. \nPlease bring a note-book and/or sketch book. \nA round Mobius Form in gidgee by master carver Hape Kiddle.
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/carve-a-mobius-form-with-hape-kiddle/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220124T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220128T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172654
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SUMMARY:Summer Hand Tools 2022- Week Two
DESCRIPTION:Summer Hand Tools 2022 focusses on hand-cut dovetails and fitting a traditionally made drawer to a carcass. \nYou 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 the design to act as a traditional jewelry box that sits on a piece of furniture. \nAll the components will be pre-machined and accurately dimensioned for you. Day one and two will focus on making and detailing the wall mounted carcass. Day three\, four and five will cover every aspect of making and fitting a traditional drawer to your carcass. The drawer will feature slips and dovetails. You will make and fit one of our signature Arch handles from a wide selection of timber. \nThe class runs 8:30am to 4pm\, Monday 24th January to Friday 28nd January\, 2021. Note; we will be working through Australia Day on 26th January. \nThis class is only available to the double vaccinated or people with a medical exception. We will be complying with any relevant NSW COVID Safe rules in place at the time of the course. \nThe class will be taught by Evan Dunstone and multi-award-winning Dunstone Design craftsman William Bayliss (winner of the 2019 Wootha Prize and 2021 AWR Maker of the Year). \nMoring tea and lunches are provided. Bottled water is also be supplied. \nThe class is limited to 10 students and tickets can be bought online. Tickets are not transferable. For you personal comfort\, we suggest  you bring your personal PPE of dust mask\, hearing protection and safety glasses. Feel free to bring as many of your hand tools as you like (no power tools). \nA deposit of $200 is required at the time of ordering. This deposit is fully refundable in the event that we have to delay or cancel the course due to COVID restrictions. The full cost of the course is $2\,200 incl. GST. This price includes materials\, consumables and meals as described. You will be invoiced for the balance a week prior to the commencement of the course. \nThis course is suitable for advanced-beginner and intermediate woodworkers. Email ev**@****************om.au for more information. \nTimber \nYou can choose between blackwood and jarrah for your wall mounted drawer. The drawer internals will be rock maple\, irrespective of which timber you choose. \nAdditional Kits. \nIf you would like more than one wall mounted drawer kit\, you will need to order them via ev**@****************om.au. The kits are $478.50 incl. GST ea. Only an advance wood worker will be able to make two simultaneously. You should plan to make any additional kits in your home workshop. \nWhat to wear. \nYou must wear enclosed stout footwear. Boots are ideal\, but steel caps are not mandatory. It could be quite hot during the week\, so dress accordingly. \nWhat to bring; \nPlease bring your own PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) of dusk mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. We can supply you with all these\, but you will be most comfortable in equipment that you are familiar with. \nWe encourage you to bring your own hand tools. We can provide you with tools\, but this is a good chance for us to help you fine-tune your personal tools. Marking out tools are especially important to bring. Don’t bring any power tools. \nPlease bring a note-book and/or sketch book. \n\nDrawing of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall mounted drawer.\n  \nThe prototype of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall hung drawer in blackwood\, rock maple and sheoak.\n  \nDovetail detail of the prototype of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall hung drawer in blackwood\, rock maple and sheoak.\n  \nDovetail detail of the prototype of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall hung drawer in blackwood\, rock maple and sheoak.\n  \nDetail of the prototype of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall hung drawer in blackwood\, rock maple and sheoak.
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/summer-hand-tools-2022-week-two/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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ORGANIZER;CN="Evan":MAILTO:evan@dunstonedesign.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220117T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220121T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172654
CREATED:20211118T221601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211202T055204Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Hand Tools 2022- Week One
DESCRIPTION:Summer Hand Tools 2022 focusses on hand-cut dovetails and fitting a traditionally made drawer to a carcass. \nYou 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 the design to act as a traditional jewelry box that sits on a piece of furniture. \nAll the components will be pre-machined and accurately dimensioned for you. Day one and two will focus on making and detailing the wall mounted carcass. Day three\, four and five will cover every aspect of making and fitting a traditional drawer to your carcass. The drawer will feature slips and dovetails. You will make and fit one of our signature Arch handles from a wide selection of timber. \nThe class runs 8:30am to 4pm\, Monday 17th January to Friday 21nd January\, 2021. \nThis class is only available to the double vaccinated or people with a medical exception. We will be complying with any relevant NSW COVID Safe rules in place at the time of the course. \nThe class will be taught by Evan Dunstone and multi-award-winning Dunstone Design craftsman William Bayliss (winner of the 2019 Wootha Prize and 2021 AWR Maker of the Year). \nMoring tea and lunches are provided. Bottled water is also be supplied. \nThe class is limited to 10 students and tickets can be bought online. Tickets are not transferable. For you personal comfort\, we suggest  you bring your personal PPE of dust mask\, hearing protection and safety glasses. Feel free to bring as many of your hand tools as you like (no power tools). \nA deposit of $200 is required at the time of ordering. This deposit is fully refundable in the event that we have to delay or cancel the course due to COVID restrictions. The full cost of the course is $2\,200 incl. GST. This price includes materials\, consumables and meals as described. You will be invoiced for the balance a week prior to the commencement of the course. \nThis course is suitable for advanced-beginner and intermediate woodworkers. Email ev**@****************om.au for more information. \nTimber \nYou can choose between blackwood and jarrah for your wall mounted drawer. The drawer internals will be rock maple\, irrespective of which timber you choose. \nAdditional Kits. \nIf you would like more than one wall mounted drawer kit\, you will need to order them via ev**@****************om.au. The kits are $478.50 incl. GST ea. Only an advance wood worker will be able to make two simultaneously. You should plan to make any additional kits in your home workshop. \nWhat to wear. \nYou must wear enclosed stout footwear. Boots are ideal\, but steel caps are not mandatory. It could be quite hot during the week\, so dress accordingly. \nWhat to bring; \nPlease bring your own PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) of dusk mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. We can supply you with all these\, but you will be most comfortable in equipment that you are familiar with. \nWe encourage you to bring your own hand tools. We can provide you with tools\, but this is a good chance for us to help you fine-tune your personal tools. Marking out tools are especially important to bring. Don’t bring any power tools. \nPlease bring a note-book and/or sketch book. \nDrawing of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall mounted drawer.\nThe prototype of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall hung drawer in blackwood\, rock maple and sheoak.\nDovetail detail of the prototype of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall hung drawer in blackwood\, rock maple and sheoak.\nDetail of the prototype of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall hung drawer in blackwood\, rock maple and sheoak.\nDovetail detail of the prototype of the Summer Hand Tools 2022 wall hung drawer in blackwood\, rock maple and sheoak.
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/summer-hand-tools-2022-week-one/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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SUMMARY:Design & Development 2021
DESCRIPTION: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.\nDesign & Development 2021 is a home-grown affair this year\, with Australian master craftsman Damien Wright joining the Dunstone Design team for the first time. \nDamien is a highly thoughtful maker who believes that a craftsperson’s role is to embrace local materials and respond to local culture. Damien’s work with ancient red gum is iconic\, leading to a range of techniques and processes that address our “difficult” timbers.  Damien switches effortlessly between functional furniture and sculptural pieces. He has worked with Western trained craftspeople and collaborated extensively with indigenous craftspeople\, most notably Yolngu man Bonhula Yunupingu. Damien has been a self employed designer/maker since 1995. He supports his practice through the sale of his uncompromised contemporary fine furniture. Although he is very generous with his knowledge\, Damien hardly ever teaches in the formal sense. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to learn design from an Australian maker who is both artistically and commercially successful. \n“Design is a way of asking and solving problems. A discipline\, a tool. A powerful and essential condition of making. It has no start and no end. But it is a lonely and graceless edifice without its craft soul.  \nIt is the balance of these grand narratives that compels me to make. Through making I get to express and reflect.  \nI work to and around a brief. But I always hold something for myself. For ever trying to unite the what\, the why and the how.  \nThe future is handmade. “ – Damien Wright\, 2021 \nThe Design & Development Masterclass includes theory\, whimsy\, play\, drawing\, technique and visualization. We will be encouraging the sensitive use of material\, the appropriate application of technique and the clear response to a well-articulated brief. This course is open to woodworking enthusiasts\, aspiring professional and established professional makers. \nThe Process \nWeek One will focus on design theory\, the develop a clear brief\, how to ideate a concept through sketching\, model making and technical drawing\, as well as developing a sensitive approach to material. \nWeek Two will be “on the tools” as you prototype your design(s). Dunstone Design has one of the best-equipped wood workshops in Australia. As part of the course structure\, we will look at advanced techniques such as the use of the spindle moulder\, curved laminations\, re-sawn veneering\, free-hand shaping and much\, much more. \nDamien and I will be supported by multi-award-winning Dunstone Design craftsman William Bayliss. The class will be limited to 12 students\, so you will enjoy a teacher/student ratio of 1 to 4. \nBring images of 3 pieces of wooden furniture that you find special. We will work through the common thread of those pieces to help you identify what you are “seeing” that pleases you. This is the first step to understanding your own aesthetic. \nArrive with a written brief for the piece that you intend to design. The emphasis should be on who/where/when the furniture is intended. The brief might be self-imposed\, or it might come from an external source such as a spouse or client. \nAn example of a helpful brief is “I intend to design an easy chair for a contemporary apartment owned by a professional couple in their late thirties/early forties.”  \nAn example of an unhelpful brief is “I intend to design a cabinet in white oak with through-wedged-tenons and an Art Deco marquetry panel.”  \nFeel free to consider any form of furniture you wish. Remember\, design is not “how something looks” but “how something responds to the brief”. \nIdeation \nThere are many ways to develop an idea; sketching\, technical drawing\, modeling and prototyping are a few examples. No two designers approach this problem the same way. Damien and I will lead you through all the possibilities. It’s fundamentally important that you develop your own responsive and creative strategy towards design. \nTools and Items to Bring \nYou will need to bring your own PPE of dust mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. \nWe encourage you to bring drawing materials such as a large visual diary and your favourite pencils. You are welcome to bring a laptop or similar device with a drawing program if you wish. \nPlease bring whatever personal hand tools you like. You are encouraged to bring a cordless drill. Please do not bring any power tools such a routers\, angle grinders etc. \nInclusions \nThe course fees (see below) include basic drawing materials\, MDF for templates and jigs and some 50mm thick solid timber (rock maple) for experimentation. All abrasives and consumables such as glue and finish are included. \nMorning tea\, lunch\, snacks and bottled water are included. \nTimber  \nA limited range of fine cabinet timbers are available for purchase from Dunstone Design. Monaro Timbers (a local timber merchant) is only 15 mins away. \nExpectations \nThis is not the type of course that results in a “finished piece”. You can expect to leave with a well-advanced design/concept and perhaps some jigs\, templates\, drawings\, mock-ups or models. \nThursday Night Dinner \nOn the night of Thursday 11th November\, we will have a group dinner at a local restaurant (TBA). The price of this event is not included in the course fees. \nTerms and Conditions \nThe total cost of Design & Development is $4\,500 incl. GST. A fully refundable deposit of $100 incl. GST is payable on booking. Class size is limited to 12 students. \nYou will receive an invoice from Dunstone Design via email for the balance of your fees 10 days out from the commencement date (payment via EFT). \nWe are all at the mercy of COVID 19 restrictions. If you are unable to travel to NSW for the course due to COVID restrictions\, you will receive a full refund of your deposit. If we need to postpone or cancel the course due to COVID restrictions\, you will receive a full refund. \nIf you wish to discuss this opportunity further prior to booking\, contact me\, Evan\, on email ev**@****************om.au or call 0401 404 275. \nLearn more about Design & Development. \nCabinet by Damien Wright
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/design-development-2021/
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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SUMMARY:Carve a Seed Pod Vessel with Hape Kiddle
DESCRIPTION: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 sanding techniques (too often mis-understood!). \nA full set of tools will be available; however students are strongly urged to bring their own carving knife\, a gouge chisel equivalent to a 7L- 18/20 Pfeil\, and perhaps a small 5 chisel set equivalent to the ‘Powergrip’ carving set available from Japanese Tools Australia. It is important that you learn how to get the best performance out of your personal set of tools. \nThe class runs 8:30am to 4pm\, Wednesday 20th January to Friday 22nd January\, 2021. We will be practicing social distancing and complying with NSW COVID Safe rules. \nMorning tea and lunches are included in the course fees. \nThis class is limited to 8 students. Tickets are not transferable. \nThe full cost of the course is $803 incl. GST (includes materials). This fee is fully refundable in the event that the course is cancelled to due COVID restrictions. \nThis course is suitable for woodworkers with some carving experience. Email ev**@****************om.au for more information. \nWhat to wear. \nYou must wear enclosed stout footwear. It could be quite hot during the week\, so dress accordingly. \nWhat to bring; \nIn addition to your personal tools\, please bring your own PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) of dusk mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. We can supply you with all these\, but you will be most comfortable in equipment that you are familiar with. \nPlease bring a note-book and/or sketch book. \n\nSeed Pod Vessel by Hape Kiddle
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/carve-a-seed-pod-vessel-with-hape-kiddle/
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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SUMMARY:Summer Hand Tools 2021
DESCRIPTION:Summer Hand Tools is back for 2021! \nAnthony Powell from Lie Nielsen Tools Works Australia will be joining us for a week of hand tool action this January\, 2021. You will be making a Dunstone Design style hall table featuring through-wedged-tenons\, mitred bridal joints\, butterfly keys and hand shaping. \nNow that the COVID 19 crisis has eased in Australia\, we are able to share our love of hand tools with you. Anthony will bring a range of Lie Nielson tools for you to try out. Bring your own tools and learn how to achieve the most from them. You will learn sharpening\, blade geometry\, accurate marking out\, hand fitting joinery\, gluing up techniques\, finishing\, sawing\, using a shooting board\, chisel work and much\, much more. You will also get to use the superb HNT Gordon Patternmakers vice! \nYou can make your hall table in blackwood\, American cherry\, walnut or jarrah. The hall table is drawn at 1200mm L x 330mm W x 750mm high\, but you can customise the size. \nThe class runs 8:30am to 4pm\, Monday 18th January to Friday 22nd January\, 2021. We will be practicing social distancing and complying with NSW COVID Safe rules. \nThe class will be taught by Evan Dunstone and Anthony Powell\, with assistance from award-winning Dunstone Design craftsman William Bayliss (winner of the 2019 Wootha Prize) \nMoring tea and lunches are provided. Bottled water is also be supplied. \nThe class is limited to 10 students and tickets can be bought online. Tickets are not transferable. For you personal comfort\, we suggest  you bring your personal PPE of dust mask\, hearing protection and safety glasses. Feel free to bring as many of your hand tools as you like (no power tools). \nDue to the on-going COVID 19 related uncertainty\, we are only asking for a token deposit of $50 at the time of booking. \nThis deposit is fully refundable. The full cost of the course is $1\,200 incl. GST (includes materials). You will be invoiced for the balance a week prior to the commencement of the course. \nThis course is suitable for advanced-beginner and intermediate woodworkers. Email ev**@****************om.au for more information. \nWhat to wear. \nYou must wear enclosed stout footwear. Boots are ideal\, but steel caps are not mandatory. It could be quite hot during the week\, so dress accordingly.  \nWhat to bring; \nPlease bring your own PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) of dusk mask\, hearing protection and eye protection. We can supply you with all these\, but you will be most comfortable in equipment that you are familiar with. \nWe encourage you to bring your own hand tools. We can provide you with everything\, but this is a good chance for us to help you fine-tune your tools. \nPlease bring a note-book and/or sketch book. \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.dunstonedesign.com.au/event/summer-hand-tools-2021/
LOCATION:Dunstone Design\, 3/5 Aurora Pl\, Queanbeyan\, NSW\, 2620\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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