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Course duration is 10 days & fees at the Moonan Workshop are $1500 which includes use of all tools, all materials & your self catering accommodation for 11 nights.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL 2020 COURSES ARE FULLY BOOKED AT THE MOMENT. IF A PLACE BECOMES AVAILABLE AND YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING US, PLEASE EMAIL YOUR CONTACT DETAILS.

DATES FOR THE 2021 COURSE HAVE NOT YET BEEN DECIDED AND WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE LATER IN THE YEAR. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ARE WELCOME.

UPCOMING COURSES 2020

Course 1/20 at the Molong Workshop Sat 28th March – Mon 6th April (inclusive)

Email: geoff.tonkin4@bigpond.com or phone: 02 6366 8174   0427 677 226

Course 2/20 at the Moonan Workshop Tues 28th April – Thurs 7th May (inclusive)

Email: rarechairs@bigpond.com or Phone: 0408 964 078

Course 3/20 at the Moonan Workshop. Tues 11th August – Thurs 20th August (inclusive)

Email:  rarechairs@bigpond.com or phone 0408 964 078

Course 4/20 at the Molong workshop Sat 19th Sept Mon 28th Sept

Email: geoff.tonkin4@bigpond.com or phone 02 6366 8174   0427 677 226

WHAT’S ON?

Sydney Timber,Tools & Artisan Show 5/6/7 June 2020 Rosehill Racecourse  www.timberandworkingwithwoodshow.com.au

Melbourne Timber,Tools & Artisan Show 14/15/216 August Melbourne Show ground  www.timberandworkingwithwoodshow.com.au

Illawarra Festival of Wood 10/11 October Princes Hwy Bulli NSW www.illawarrafestivalofwood.com

CanberraTimber,Tools & Artisan 13/14/ November Exhibition Centre Mitchell www.timberandworkingwithwoodshow.com.au

Geoff Tonkin’s Tool Making Course

In  2020 Geoff continued and expanded his toolmaking courses at the new forge adjoining the Molong Workshop with Ian Percival (a man who knows all things steel). I had attended one of these courses myself in the previous year and would highly recommend it. I chose to make a hook …

Continuous Arm Windsor chair

I had recently appeared in a 3 page article in the Hunter Lifestyle Magazine so it came as quite a surprise when I got a phone call in late 2018 enquiring the cost of a continuous arm Windsor chair.

The client ordered 2 matching chairs as a wedding present for a grandchild.

I had fortunately come across a supply of European elm (Ulmus minor ‘Atinia’)