What's ON … Illawarra Festival of Wood 2019

2019 Workshops are now available - click to view workshops.

Friday 11th OCT

6:00-8:00pm - Coastal Woodworks Fine Furniture Exhibition. Official Opening 6:30pm
Showcasing hand crafted pieces from leading South Coast designer/makers.

Saturday 12th Oct

Entertained by the MC - Tina Green

Activities and Workshops available to book on the day:

  • Welcome to Country with Richard Davis @ 10:30am

  • Metropolitian Wood Choppers, 11:30am & 1:00pm

  • The Madri-Gagas will be performing, 12:00 -2:00pm

  • Make chopsticks with Japanese Tools, Australia

  • Children can build a log dog

  • Children’s workshops with Joy of Wood/Greg Miller

  • Watch & chat with Master Wood carvers, Uncle Noel Wellington & Uncle Noel Butler

  • Watch a Neil Wilson, Master Carriage wheel maker, repair timber wheels

  • Watch milling of timber from log to board

  • Watch Chain Saw Carver with Adam Humphreys

  • Meet & draw Would Man

  • Learn to Climb a Tree - Climbcare

  • Learn to crack a whip with master Whip Cracker Brad Harper

  • Music through the Day - Honey Sippers | Phyllistein

  • Make a floral hair comb with Amber Louise Floristry

  • Coastal Woodworks Fine Furniture Exhibition
    Showcasing hand crafted pieces from leading South Coast designer/makers

Sunday 13th oct

Entertained by the MC - Tina Green

Activities and Workshops available to book on the day:

  • Make chopsticks with Japanese Tools, Australia

  • Children can build a log dog

  • Children’s workshops with Joy of Wood/Greg Miller

  • Children’s leather art by Silvia – Make a key tag for your school bag! Cost, gold coin.

  • Whip cracking & opportunity to learn whip cracking with Brad Harper

  • Watch Neil Wilson, Master Carriage wheel maker, repair timber wheels

  • Watch Chain Saw Carver with Adam Humphreys

  • Meet & draw the Would Man

  • Watch milling of timber from log to board

  • Watch & chat with Master Wood carvers, Uncle Noel Wellington & Uncle Noel Butler

  • Learn to Climb a Tree - Climbcare

  • Learn to crack a whip with master Whip Cracker Brad Harper

  • Music through the day - Goldheist

  • Make a floral hair comb with Amber Louise Floristry

  • At 1pm watch the Log to Leg race, a competition between 4 teams starting with a log that turns into a chair leg

  • Coastal Woodworks Fine Furniture Exhibition
    Showcasing hand crafted pieces from leading South Coast designer/makers