G'day aspiring woodcrafters of Sydney! If you've just stepped into the enchanting world of woodworking, you're in for a treat. At Chisel...

G'day woodworking enthusiasts! Welcome to Chisel and Dowel, your premier woodworking school in the heart of Sydney. Today, we're diving...

G'day, Sydney woodworkers! We've all been there – a project that started with excitement takes an unexpected turn. But fear not! At...

In the world of woodworking, safety is paramount. At Chisel and Dowel, we are committed to ensuring that our students embrace a...

Introduction Welcome to Chisel and Dowel, your premier woodworking school based in the Sydney, where we nurture woodworking enthusiasts...

A practical workshop routine for diagnosing, grinding, honing and testing chisels and plane blades without removing more steel than the edge needs.

Learn how a straight edge helps check flatness, guide preparation and build reliable reference surfaces in furniture making, with examples from Chisel & Dowel classes in Sydney.

A marking knife creates a fine, physical layout line. Learn how blade geometry, reference surfaces and a light first pass improve accuracy.

Introduction Woodworking stands as a testament to human creativity and precision, yielding pieces that embody both artistry and...

Timber preparation is the work of turning a rough or uncertain board into material you can measure, mark and join accurately. It comes before the visible joinery, but it affects everything that follows. If a face is twisted, an edge is not straight or a board changes after it is cut, even careful layout can produce parts that do not meet cleanly. A reliable sequence is more useful than trying to make every surface perfect at once. Inspect the board, decide where each part wil

Drawing from years of woodworking expertise and teaching experience, I'm here to navigate the intricate world of wood glues with you....