Karla and I have moved to Mount Egerton where we have been establishing our new studios. Mount Egerton is in Central Victoria - between Melbourne and Ballarat, and Geelong and Daylesford.

We will be offering new workshops and classes in 2026.

To begin we are seeking Expressions of interest for these 5 day intensives for intermediate and advanced woodworkers.

Make a chair

Chairs are a stumbling block for many woodworkers. In this 5 day class we will build a contemporary version of a classic dining chair, with compound mortise and tenon joinery, with all participants building to a standardised plan. Individual variations will be possible through the shaping and spacing of lumbar support slats and shaping of the crest rail. You will leave with the capacity to undertake complex chair construction. Requires woodworking experience, we recommend having at least completed the equivalent of a hand tools fundamentals course, and an introductory wood machining course before undertaking a chair. 5 days, class size limited to 4. Contact Ross to express your interest

Chair Design

Let Ross guide you through the process of designing and protoyping a chair. Along the way we will investigate ergonomics, design, shaping and bending timber, joinery options, making jigs and fixtures and simple upholstery. Requires woodworking experience, we recommend having at least completed a hand tools fundamentals course, and an introductory wood machining course before undertaking a chair. Ideally you would also have completed the Build a chair course. 5 days, Class size limited to 4. Contact Ross to express your interest

Wood Bending - The Bent Stick and the Sculptural Form

A playful, hands-on masterclass in bending wood beyond the expected. Explore steam, hot pipe, microwave, lamination, coopering and kerf bending as tools for sculptural expression and material dialogue. Discover what happens when our rigid material yields and your practice stretches with it. 5 days. Contact Ross to express your interest

Beyond the short course - Extended High Quality Training

Ross has been working with SkillBuild training to develop a new model for high quality furniture making training that leads to qualifications in the VET system. The aim is to provide high quality immersive training in a series of short intensive training sessions. Im really excited about this - for more details see Serious Furniture Making Training — Without Leaving Your Life Behind