Summer Hand Tools 2026
2026-01-12 08:30 - 2026-01-23 16:00 (Australia/Sydney)
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!
Design 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.
Plan ahead: Commission your own Dunstone Design work bench and we’ll have it ready for you to use on this course (optional).
We 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.
Class 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.
What 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.
What to Wear: It could be hot, so wear practical clothes. Enclosed shoes are mandatory.
The 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.
Lots of design opportunities for your wall mounted cabinet.
