Wood Festival

The Victorian Festival of Woodwork
is held at
Manningham Civic Centre
699 Doncaster Rd. Doncaster
The Festival begins with the opening of the Exhibition "In Touch With Wood" on Thursday 3rd April continuing to Sunday 26th April 10am- 5pm daily. Closed Good Friday,Easter Sunday and Anzac Day.
Two Forums will be held.
The first "Tree or timber types and their uses"will be held at the Heidie Room, Manningham Civic Centre 8 to 10 pm.
Special Guest Speakers
John Cooper -Timber PromotionCouncil
A representative of Mathews Timber
David Cumming- Tree Surgeon, woodcarver and timber collector
Andrew Wood-Designer and maker of limited production and individual furniture
$10 per person
Bookings essential as numbers are limited.
Phone Hamish 9387 9081 or Judy 93861230
Be there by 7.30 for special viewing of Exhibition.

The second forum is "The right tool for the job" 8.00pm to 10pm
Special Guest Speakers
Bryan Pynton-Master craftsman, woodworker, designer maker
Kevin Gilders- Creator of useless wooden objects
Ian Stagg-Tool Collector,keen exponent of the woodland crafts
Max Grigg-Tool junkieand fine woodworker
$10 per person.
Be there at 7.30 for special viewing of the exhibition
Bookings Hamish 9387 9081 0r Judy 93861230

The Carnival Weekend will be 12th -13th April,10am to 4pm There are many clubs participating in varied activities.
There will be demonstrations of turning, carving,marquetry, furniture making, chain saw carving and scroll sawing. The Hand Tool Preservation Society will be present to tell you about old tools, and members of the International WoodCollectors will help you identify different woods.
Commercial stalls will have lots of things to interest woodworkers and the Wood Market will have a large range of handcrafted items at reasonable prices. BBQ, pancakes and drinks will be available.
If you require further information please contact Judy Wheeler 03 9386 1230 or John Hassall 03 9772 5009