A Buyer’s Guide to Thicknessers By Alaina Bodley If you prefer to work with machines in your workshop, you’ll find that there are few essential machines needed to get the job done. Planing takes your rough sawn, or bent and bowed timber and turns it into a useable and squared piece, from where the magic really happens! Read More
Setting Up a Wood Workshop with Limited Space – Part I – Workflow and Layout By Alaina Bodley In the squeeze of a small space, setting up your woodworking shop with all the bells and whistles might feel like mission impossible, but it doesn't need to be! Whether you're reclaiming your garage or a spare room, it is all about getting clever with the layout. Seeing a small space shapeshift into an efficient workshop will be just as satisfying as the completion of the projects created within it. Read More
Bevel Envy - Treatments Available via Machine Therapy Sharpening induced anxiety is better known as Bevel Envy. A debilitating condition that affects a broad range of woodworking practitioners. This may seem like a joke, yet if you are unable to sharpen well for whatever reason - it will limit you in the craft. Read More
What are helical spiral cutterheads and why are woodworkers becoming confused? One of the questions we encounter nearly everyday is ‘What's the difference between the spiral cutterhead on this $900 thicknesser and this $1,600 thicknesser?' Well, the truth is, not all spiral cutterheads are born equal... Read More
‘Timber has a soul’ - Meet one of Australia’s pioneering furniture makers In Timbecon’s new ‘Meet the Makers’ series, we’re interviewing the renowned woodworkers that present our popular range of DIY videos. It only made sense to kick off with a very special figure in the industry, furniture maker Phoebe Everill. Read More