Australian Wood Review – September 2019

FEATURES

39 The Apprentice

Benedict Viertelhausen

talks about his experience

and learnings in the

workshop of a Japanese

master craftsman.

EXHIBITIONS

86 Gesture of Balance

Grant Vaughan’s recent exhibition marks new

directions in his work.

PROFILES

66 A Sense of Place

Bryan Cush designs and makes furniture that

reflects his many interests and his preference for

native species. Story by Linda Nathan

WOODCARVING

72 Like Geppetto Did

Axes, whittling knives and rasps are

the tools Jeff Donne uses to carve his

character filled puppets from green wood.

PROJECTS

26 Triptych Boxes

Making these small, curved and lidded

forms was an exercise in small parts

handling as well as surface decoration

techniques. Story by Kelly Parker.

52 Making a Cigar Box Guitar

Vic Tesolin shows how to extend

your woodworking and musical

repertoires in a project with scope

for improvisation.

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Contents

ISSUE 104 – SEPTEMBER 2019

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TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

8 Machinery & Tool Reviews

• Lake Erie 2X Wood Vice Premium Kit


• Katz-Moses and Veritas Dovetail Guides


• Blue Spruce Fretsaw


• Blue Spruce Layout Tools


• Eilipse P3 Dust Mask


• Veritas Shooting Board and Fence

TIMBER

90 A Tree Emblem for Australia

Local members of the International Wood

Collectors Society say it’s high time there

were species to represent this country,

its states and territories.

96 The Technicalities of

Wood Bending

Jugo Ilic explains why and how wood can

be elastic, and also how some species bend

better than others.

WOODTURNING

58 Woodturning Deconstructed

Andrew Potocnik thinks outside the

round by creating wall art from

segmented turnings.

REGULARS

6 Editor’s Letter

20 Product News

34 Subscription Offer

44 AWR Student Awards 2019

88 Wood Diary