Heritage Woodcraft Centre

The Winds of Change are Blowing

After being housed within the Timbecon buildings in Perth for over 8 years, our Heritage Woodcraft Centre is about to become homeless. We will be forever grateful to Ross Gobby, founder of Timbecon, for originally making the Heritage Woodcraft Centre possible. I had been mobile running workshops for many years, hiring short term locations to…

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Private Tuition at the Heritage Woodcraft Centre.

Many people ask us about the Private Tuition we provide to people from all walks of life and of all ages at our Heritage Woodcraft Centre in Canning Vale, Western Australia. It is a very exciting area of what we do, and has become the major aspect of our range of services. Where it all…

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A Shaving Horse for Kids!

Introducing our Adjustable and Portable Shaving Horse for Kids! At our Heritage Woodcraft Centre, we have a varied stable of Shaving Horses, but I have been conscious for a while that none of them suit the younger kids that we work with. The kids’ legs are too short to effectively use them. So it was…

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Spoons! Spoons! Spoons!
Do we really need more spoons?

Spoon Carving. It seems to be taking the Western World by storm.  What is driving this phenomenon? I believe there are several things converging to give such life and vibrancy to the delightful craft of carving spoons. It is all about our need to re-connect with the natural world, with ourselves and with one another…

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Nathan was pretty happy with this lovely table he made!

“Woodworking for Life” – Hand Tool Woodworking as a Therapeutic Activity.

Creating things with our hands is good for the body, mind and soul. It’s good for the brain too. In a former life, I was a Youth & Community Worker. So I love working with people, and have done a lot of work with those who are disadvantaged in some way. Amid the many people…

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Senni Makes a Spear.

Senni Makes a Spear Experiencing the Joy of Woodworking at the Heritage Woodcraft Centre,  October 2017 The Heritage Woodcraft Centre in Canning Vale is the home of The Joy of Wood, where I, a skilled Cabinetmaker/Joiner, offer workshops and tuition for people of all ages in traditional woodworking hand skills and techniques. This includes many…

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