We had a lovely visit from Alastair of the Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking towards the end of last year. We’ve had a set of prototype bench chisels going through testing at the guild, so we had lunch in the workshop and talked about the chisels and dovetailing in cherry and chestnut, but mostly about the joys and challenges of a life in the crafts. It’s been a joy drawing on knowledge from generous people like Alastair to refine the chisels, much appreciated.
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Two Hands chisels arriving 2026. 1 year of development has led to fully realised samples, ready for more testing in the hands of pro’s, this 24mm bevel edge is destined for @simeondux
A lovely day in the shop working on a straight chisel (sweep no.1), a wood carving tool that will be part of the Two Hands luthier chisel collection coming in 2026
I’ve recently been enjoying working on a luthiers bracing chisel. Used for shaping the instruments internal bracing, the chisels curved body assists the maker to cut the sweep into the tapered ends of the brace.
Over the last couple of months we’ve been refining making processes and design details to fine tune the chisels. Pleased with the flow between components and how the chisels are feeling in hand. Here are some detail shots of the 24mm.
Handle fitting is a satisfying stage to reach, all the components are made and now finally coming together, really pleased with the combination of materials and surfaces.
Lovely examples of a Bunka and two Nakiri made by Michael, Bruno & Frazer over the weekend. During the Make A Kitchen Knife course students choose from a variety of profiles including Nakiri, Bunka and Gyuto.
Our course dates for August - December are now on our website. Please reach out if you’d like to make a booking or have any questions - we’d love to have you join us in the workshop.
