Australian Woodsmith

Australian Woodsmith is packed with all the tips and tricks from experts with years of experience. We include templates, plans and projects that will keep you busy in the workshop for hours, or at least until the next issue hits the newsstands. Australian Woodsmith is a woodworking magazine that brings exploded illustrations, step-by-step instructions and techniques to the dedicated timber hobbyist.

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Australian Woodsmith

Tips & Techniques

Next issue of Australian Woodsmith on sale 8th June 2023 - Issue 177

Cool Tools, Books and Gear

Douglas Brooks • Boatbuilder, writer and researcher.

All Dust is Dangerous • Silicosis is on the rise. Manufactured stone is not the only source!

Chisel Tips & Techniques

Installing Concealed Hinges

Crafting a Japanese River Boat • Douglas Brooks wrangled a team of novice woodworkers over five days at JTA, supervising the transformation planks of Japanese red cedar into a river boat!

B&B House • Invite bees and butterflies to your garden with this attractive habitat.

Elegant Hall Bench • Most hall benches live a quiet life of service, which is fine. But as you see here, that service doesn’t have to be lived without style.

Backgammon Board • Anthony Bailey takes on the challenge of making his own game board.

Fine Tool Cabinet • You can spoil yourself with this project. That’s okay, you deserve a tool cabinet that houses the tools for the quiet tasks of your woodworking journey. And it’s guilt-free — this beauty will last a lifetime and more.

Getting in a Spin with Colour • Stand clear this month as Stewart Furini looks at ways to use centrifugal force to decorate wood with colour – will the workshop survive unsplattered?

Splining Saddle • Commercial splining jigs are designed for router tables. We inverted the concept so you can spline any width of stock up to 19mm thick.

Subscribe & Win • A Gifkins Dovetail jig Solo beginner pack valued at $400*

Online Access Now Available • When you subscribe you can now add online access to our back issue library!

Crafting Rounds • Crafting the sculling oar for the river boat on page 26 was an eye opener. Simple techniques soon had the shaft round and the blade symmetrical and smooth.

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