Australian Schools

[Proslayer]

Are there any Australian schools for fine woodworking like the Chippendale School in Scotland? This is a school that offers a year long program and can have an apprenticeship after the year. Would love to know about what is available in Oz.

[KevM]

Hello and welcome,
Have a look at Australian School of Fine Furniture http://www.asff.com.au based in Launceston, Tasmania. All information is on their Web site.

Kev

[Mick4412]

Proslayer,
I have read your post, and may be able to help.
Having been in the Victorian Education System for some 35 yrs, I can advise you as follows.

Prior to the early 90's , Victoria ran a duel system
1) High schools - supposedly for the more acedemic students
2)Technical Schools - again supposedly for those students who may want to persue careers in the trade area.

But, due to a need to rationalize, many of these schools were amalgatmated, their curricula "joined", and the specialist aspect lost in the process.

Now, in some schools, at least those resulting from such amalgamations, a woodwork component may be offered as part of " technology". It is a very basic introduction into woodworking skills.

However, there are TAFE courses available to students, say, beyond Year 10,where, not only are the basics taught, but, finer skills which would lead a student into apprenticeship ( not many available here tho') or straight to a job, where the skills are then improved upon

I would love to join a program such as ASFF. But I don't have a year to spend in Tasmania - some of their work on the web-site would make any amateur drool

Re : school opportunities in Victoria, email me privately. Tho' I am retired, I still have some connections
mick

[arose]

>Having been in the Victorian Education
>System for some 35 yrs, I can advise you as
>follows.
>
>Prior to the early 90's , Victoria ran a
>duel system

What? They taught people how to shoot each other over matters of honour?

If there were two duels simultaneously, would that be a dual duel?

Cheers,
Andrew

[Mick4412]

Andrew,
I have read your post on this matter, but cannot see the point you are trying to make.

mick

[JackoH]

BANG You're Dead!!!!!! http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/biggrin.gif
Regards John H.

[This message has been edited by John Hambly (edited 04 January 2003).]

[Iain]

Mick, I think he are aving a go at yor speling http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/tongue.gif

[Mick4412]

Thank you Iain,
For those who have read these posts, please
substitute "DUAL" for "DUEL" in my first reply to the original post
mick

Arose - I now see the point you are making.

mick

[RETIRED]

Touche?

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"

[Mick4412]

Who's touchy ???
mick

[RETIRED]

Mick it is a fencing (sword not paddock) term. Unfortunately my computer cannot put the grave over the "e".

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"

[Proslayer]

How can anyone take Aussy's serious when it comes to woodworking. I ask a simple questions about schools and 8 out of 10 reply's are a waste of cyber space. Thanks to the two replies that actually had content. The rest of you jokers would be better off spending time in your shop since your contributions to this forum are useless.

[Mick4412]

,
Thank you for your edification re "Touche" - a French term actually.
But to follow on the thread you have started, perhaps when you find the "grave" over "he", you might also look for a "grave" over "she", for SWMBO is currently giving me a hard time.
Cheers
mick

[Helen]

I work as a Teachers aide in a Manual Arts Department - opps, I mean Industrial Technology (they recently changed the name on the building)- at a Queensland High School. In year 11 & 12 our students can do Certificate 1 in Furnishing, Building or Engineering. I would imagine the TAFE Colleges would offer even more.

[Eastie]

I've heard about a course with a curriculum focussed towards getting off of high horses.

[John Saxton]

Hi Proslayer,There is a fine woodworking school at Dwellingup in Western Australia catering for short and long term courses within the curricula criteria.

There is also the Sturt School for Wood at [email protected] (http://[email protected])
ph 02 4860 2090

Also.....a furniture making School in South East Queensland.....contact Gavin Smith on
07 5432 8004.

Cheers Johnno

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Johnno

[JackoH]

Touché. Now guess how I did that !!
You do get a lot of s#*t on this bulletin board, but search and you will find the pearls of wisdom.You must also make allowances for the Aussie sense of humour,irreverant ar the best of times and certainly not tolerent of pomposity!
Regards John H. http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Harry II]

Not "Aussy" like pussy.

Ozzie like mozzie.

If your planning to spend a year in Australia learning woodwork Proslayer, you will also be able to brush up on the finer points of the English language. We might even be ableto put a smile on your dial.

Oi, Oi, Oi.
:rolleyes: ;) :D

[JackoH]

Eastie. Ask Iain, He's good at that !:D
>
What have I done? The above was supposed to be somewhere else!:confused:
<
Harry II. Macquarie Dictionary-"Aussie"
colloq. (an) Australian.
>
"Ozzie"was a stuffed ostrich puppet that appeared on a T.V. show called "Hey Hey It's Saturday" As you no doubt already know if you happen to be lucky enough to live in Victoria.:p

[SeanS]

Proslayer,

I realise this is an old message (but I have just started on the forum). There is a great school in Dwellingup in the south west of WA. They offer a variety of courses. Link attached.

http://www.forestheritagecentre.com.au/

Cheers,

Sean

[Bob Willson]

>Prior to the early 90's , Victoria ran a
>duel systemWhat? They taught people how to shoot each other over matters of honour?


Dammit, will you people stop arguing over spelling and grammar. :rolleyes:

[Barry_White]

Bob

Thats the pot calling the kettle black

[ozwinner]

The Yanks get upset pretty quick dont they? :eek:

Al

[Sturdee]

The Yanks get upset pretty quick dont they? :eek:

Al


Don't know why. The answers he got seems straight forward to me. May be they have lost their sense of humour :D or never had it to start of with.

Have a nice day, now.

Peter.

[Bob Willson]

Eastie

I've heard about a course with a curriculum focussed towards getting off of high horses.

Wouldn't that would make you saw? :)


Barry_White

Thats the pot calling the kettle black
Can you see my stomach from there? :)

Ozwinner

The Yanks get upset pretty quick dont they?
They do rather tend to, don't they? :D

[sailingamerican]

Lighten up. Artist are not an up tight bunch. You never will be good at anything if you can not laugh.

[river rat]

Proslayer,
I applauded you on you on your interest in wood turning schools in Oz but being a fellow American and from the south also I that you are being way out of line. After all it is an Australian forum. I personally have been to Oz several times and find the people a joy be around as far as woodturning is concerned why is 4 of the 30 demonstrators at this year AAW Symposium Australia or New Zealander? Ozzies are a fun loving group and we as Americans could take a page from their book. As a person from the south I would expect a little more tolerance. Feel free to e-mail me personally