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  1. #1
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    Default Woodworkers in Singapore?

    I recently joined the forum and see that there is quite a strong international contingent to the members listing. Unfortunately I do not see how you can sort the members list by "Location" to know who else in in your area or country. Any members in Singapore? I have been resident here for many years but never come across anyone with the same interest in woordworking or woodturning. I am a complete novice and still putting together my workshop but just the difficulty of finding good quality tools here suggests that it is not a popular pass-time.
    I'd be interest to meet anyone with the same interest here.

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    Welcome Tim to the mad house

    I have been in an out of Singapore for years and have looked for people there before with no luck.

    Will give you a buzz next time I pass through there

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    Tim, it is four years since I lived in Singapore, so this information may be totally useless by now.

    There used to be a reasonable quality tool shop in Centrelink arcade. I think it was on the second floor, but my memory may be wrong. They had a selection of hand tools that suggested they may have woodworking customers. I'd go there and ask.

    My next avenue of enquiry would be the Residents' Association in the area you live, or perhaps the Library. They would be able to tell you about clubs and associations in their area.

    There used to be a few furniture maker shop-houses near Gayworld, in Geylang. I think they got bulldozed a couple of years ago

    There was also a small furniture trade across the causeway in JB. I remember seeing a workshop in Jln. Harimau, near Holiday Plaza. I've also seen them in outlying suburbs like Permas Jaya and Johor Jaya, but they'd be impossible to find without local knowledge. There was a tool sales place in Tmn. Sentosa, just off Jln. Songkit, possibly Lorong 2 or 3, but he concentrated on power tools and seemed to serve local trades, not hobbies.

    That said, I think woodworking is not going to be popular. Too hot, too anti-social with noise, etc.

    What type of woodworking are you proposing? Where will you work?

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    Hello Tim, welcome along, I think one reason for lack of wood turners in Singapore is space, most residents are in high rise apatrments(flats), a mini lathe might be acceptable though. Good luck, Amos

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    Hello!

    I'm so happy to hear about woodworking in Singapore!
    Thanks for all the advice in this thread.

    I'm living in Singapore, and would love to meet woodworking fellow and/or share advice and knowledge

    Btw, I would be also interested in knowing about furniture makers in Singapore; anybody know about a kind of workshop directory?

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    In February/March 1999, I was demonstrating woodturning in the Atrium, Suntec centre. I had to take my lathe and tools with me. A local man made me an offer to buy the machine. I accepted the offer to avoid bringing it home, so there is at least one lathe in Singapore. I discovered that wood is not a very popular medium in Singapore.
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    I must say woodwork as a hobby isn’t really an Asian thing. People in Places like Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and China are way too busy working 10 hours a day 6 days a week. The live in small and crowded units. Not many people have disposable income to fund such expensive hobby.

    I grew up in Hong Kong and I cannot think of a place in Hong Kong where you can go and buy a lump of wood.
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    Default Woodturners in Singapore

    Oh, that's most cool!

    There are woodturners in Singapore?? I just came back from Masters studies in the US, and had picked up woodturning there. I really like it, but as most of you say.. it's not so easy to start it here. (We Singaporeans aren't really DIY folks).

    So I'm really pleased that there are people here keen enough to set up their own studio. I'd love to meet up with others, and hear about any progress -- like have any you managed to find other people in Singapore who are keen (I tried La Salle and Nanyang Fine Arts Academy, as well as the Community Club websites, but couldn't find any clubs); if not, where did you set up your workshop, and how did you get the tools, etc?

    Pls lemme know if you're interested in meeting up. Thanks!

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    hi guys! just joined the forum after stumbling upon it while searching for woodworking/powertools, and I'm glad to see there are some people that are also interested in woodworking, makes me feel less lonely haha :P

    Unfortunately I don't have much to offer in terms of experience and advice, as I don't have many powertools, only a drill and electric router, mostly handtools and lots of elbow grease. I only ever made an electric guitar, and it was done in a common area outside of my apartment. Been looking for a shop to make my second one but can't seem to find anyone/place willing to have me.

    If you guys are lookin for maple or ash, maybe you can try Kenwood Industries (62695433 look for Wendy) , I got mine from them for a lot cheaper than if I bought online. If anyone has cheaper sources of tonewoods please let me know!!

    Tools wise I'm still searching for a place with good products with good prices, so far I've only come across one or the other, so if any of you have any good contacts/deals do let me know please! I just received my wood for my next guitar, so I'm out looking for a rotary tool and probably a jigsaw, I'll keep you guys posted if I find anything.

    Meanwhile have fun and work safe!
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    Welcome chiupee.

    Have a wander around other parts of this forum: there's musical instrument making, timber, and power and hand tools. Lots of collective wisdom there to suck up.
    Cheers, Ern

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    G'day Chiupee and welcome to the workshop. Good to see you here!

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    Default Woodworkers In Singapore

    Hi Guys,

    Am I glad to find that I am not the only one living in Singapore interested in woodworking. I have been 6 years living here and have just bought a house. My darling wife has allowed me to convert one of the ground floor rooms to a workshop so I have my woodworking and other tools being shipped in from Australia. oh and some timber (exotic Australian species).

    I had no idea it was so hard to find timber for joinery here - will follow up on Kenwood Industries today.

    I agree with the members here - finding supplies and equipment is pretty difficult. There is a half decent tool and hardware store in the mall immediately behind Shaw CInemas on cnr Scotts and Orchard. A funny old place but at least some decent range of tools! (Not just cheap Chinese stuff).

    So, where is there other sources of timber (other than going over to JB??) and tools?

    Regards

    Simon

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    Well, just in one post we have 5 guys from Singapore...ain't this forum great or what? ...have a get-together and start a charter woodworking/turning club, get the word out and chances are that there will be others out there with the same interests.

    Welcome to you all
    Cheers,
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    Default Timber in Singers

    Hmm. timber in Singers, maybe your better off having a look across the causeway in Johore. I know they are cutting many if not all the old rubber trees down, synthetic rubber has killed the market.

    Things have changed much since I lived there. The market in the old part of Chinatown, use to have several woodworking shops and you used to be able to get timber from them.
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    It has been a long time from the start of the post to the end of the post but all the same wood workers.

    I asked my sister to look for some tools in Singapore and she was not very good at locating anything as yet.

    Anyhow Welcome to the forum.

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