Australian Wood Review

Australian Wood Review is Australia’s premier woodworking and woodcraft magazine. Step-by-step projects and articles on technique for all skill levels offer up to date knowledge on designing, joining, carving, turning, decorating and finishing wood. Our stories are authored by Australian master craftspeople and wood artists. Each issue includes reviews of all the essential hand and power tools and machinery, specialist fittings and products that woodworkers need to successfully complete projects. Australian Wood Review also profiles local and international makers, giving an insight into their working methods. Australian Wood Review is a magazine for all woodworkers and people who love wood.

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Australian Wood Review

Arbortech MG1000 Mini Grinder

Bridge City Universal Gauge UG-1 V2

Carbatec Rechargeable Vernier Calipers

Carbatec Setup Blocks

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Lie-Nielsen No.103 Block Plane

Festool ETSC 2 18V Cordless Sander

Luban Knuckle Cap Block Plane

Skunk Tool Works Adjustable Marking Gauge

FAMAG Brad Point and Forstner Bits

Made to a Brief • Raf Nathan makes a low console with sliding doors, pared back details and a ‘raw’ timber finish.

Maker OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2025 • The award winners and our Top 100 revealed!

FURNITURE, AUSTRALIAN

FURNITURE, INTERNATIONAL

ART & OBJECTS, AUSTRALIAN

ART & OBJECTS, INTERNATIONAL

STUDENT, TERTIARY

STUDENT, SECONDARY

The Test of Time • Shaped with slender proportions, chairs by last century Brisbane manufacturers Danish Quality Furniture are still sturdy. Robert Howard highlights some very fine joinery.

Keep on Rolling • Mobile trolleys are an essential shop workhorse. Here’s a design that can be adapted to a wide range of furniture projects.

Making the Ranch Chair • Lachlan Park explains how learning to design and make chairs is a journey that has taken him around the world.

Wood Diary

Giving Voice to the Fallen • With a brief to sculpt a large and significant storm-fallen tree, Neil Turner set out to honour its spirit and local significance.