Melbourne Tool Company Low Angle Block Plane Review (+ Giveaway!)
Wood Workers Workshop kindly supplied the plane for this review and giveaway. We’re also giving away this plane to one lucky winner! Entry is completely…
The Final Stretch
With just a few weeks of the Three Term Designer Maker course remaining, the finish line is definitely in sight. The big design decisions have…
Mid-Summer Term Update. Students in Full Flow
We’re now well into the second half of the summer term, and with just a few weeks remaining before the end of the Designer Maker…
Week Three of Term Three. Progress Update
With our Two Term Designer Makers now having left the workshop before Easter, our remaining Three Term students are either in the final stages of…
End of Term Two – A Celebration of Making
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been surrounded by the final push of self-designed projects: long hours of sanding, refining, adjusting, and problem solving, followed…
Term 2, Week Nine: Approaching the Finish Line
It’s the end of week nine in term 2 and the effort across the workshop continues at full pace. For many students working on their…
Week Seven: Complexity and Completion
Back after the halft term break, the workshop has quickly regained its rhythm. Several projects are now nearing completion, with some students deep into final…
Axminster Professional Honing Guide & Bevel Guide Review
Axminster Tools kindly sent us their Professional Honing Guide and Bevel Guide to test in the workshop. We’ve now had the chance to put it…
Term Two, Week Six: Refinement, Finishing and Momentum
We’ve reached the end of week six, the final week before the school closes for half term, and the workshop has that familiar feeling of…
From the Velodrome to the Workbench: Steve Bate MBE’s Next Chapter
After more than a decade racing at the highest level of Paralympic sport, Steve Bate MBE has swapped the velodrome for the workshop. Diagnosed with…