Woodworking on Holidays: Queensland Museum

Next door to the Queensland Art Gallery is the Queensland Museum. The Museum had a very extensive collection of natural history (including Dinosaur fossils discovered in Queensland) and human history (including household items from before Christ). It also had a number of wooden items.

Woodworking on Holidays: Queensland Art Gallary

Just a few photos from our recent trip to the Queensland Art Gallery. On display was a variety of wooden pieces representing several eras of Australian history (pictured below) as well as some historical international pieces. The Gallery itself was easy to access and quite pleasant to stroll around.  

Woodworking on Holidays: HNT Gordon Smoother

A smoothing plane is an incredibly useful tool for both hand tool and power tool enthusiasts. Presently I lack a dedicated smoothing plane (instead using a no 5, or abrasives.) 

After much inward deliberation and hands on comparison at the Sturt Open Day I decided the HNT Gordon a55 was the plane for me. (The other main option was the LN 4 1/2, however, the handle configuration was crowded and less comfortable and the cost greater.)

Unfortunately, the day I was passing HNT Gordon the shop was shut for Easter... so I'll wait for the next wood show...   

Hmmm. That wasn't the best of stories. Oh well... always happy to plug a quality Australian producer. 

Woodworking on Holidays: A tree house of note...

A four week break over the Easter period has enabled us to make a 2500km road trip around New South Wales and into Southern Queensland. Certainly more time was dedicated to building sand castles than woodworking but there were a few woody things of note.

The first wood object of note is this tree house found at the Macadamia Castle. A truly impressive multi-story tree house with multiple entry points and a upper tower fort. Although the tree seemed now deceased I was impressed but the amount of tree growth engulfing the added wooden structure.