Australian Woodwork Blog

Every second customer who walks into our Hunter Valley Gallery, opens the door, steps in and says “ Ah! This smells fantastic!” or ‘Smell the wood!” Remarks about the  woody scents that fill a person’s nose upon entering the gallery space are the most common first words spoken by visitors – not how beautiful it all is, though that usually comes later, not even...

Spoil your mum this Mother’s Day with a unique and thoughtful handcrafted gift from Australian Woodwork. Choose from our exquisite range of warm, natural wood items that promise not only to delight but also to last, becoming cherished keepsakes.

When we operated our Darling Harbour shop we naturally had customers from all over the world and observed  that  Japanese customers would consistently choose the pepper mill with the knot in it, or the salad servers with the splash of light sapwood on the edge, in other words the ‘imperfect’ piece that other customers would pass over. Except to them, it was not imperfect...