Turning Trees Into Toothpicks

Turning Trees Into Toothpicks Skilled craftsman with a passion for timber & creating bespoke pieces for your home or unique gifts

Finally got our dining table finished - - only taken 10 and a half years to get around to it! Rose mahogany border and l...
18/07/2025

Finally got our dining table finished - - only taken 10 and a half years to get around to it! Rose mahogany border and legs with Mackay cedar for the centre of the 'floating top'. Now for the chairs - hopefully a bit quicker on these 😉

Vern made this beautiful cabinet out of Camphor Laurel for the club challenge at the Emerald Show this year. He won Cham...
18/06/2025

Vern made this beautiful cabinet out of Camphor Laurel for the club challenge at the Emerald Show this year. He won Champion and First prize. This is now displayed in our lounge room.😁

Finished a 'Thank you' box for a family that generously let us collect the 3 species used in the box from their property...
09/03/2025

Finished a 'Thank you' box for a family that generously let us collect the 3 species used in the box from their property a couple of years ago. The sides are in Emu apple, the trim is Prickly Pine and the lid insert is Blackdown Stringybark. Hope they will like but they'll have to wait until after the show in June to receive it - got to have something to enter in the show!

And now for the 4-legged version. Same timber and style but I'm much happier with this version because the joinery on th...
12/02/2025

And now for the 4-legged version. Same timber and style but I'm much happier with this version because the joinery on this one is just about spot on. Will be going in this years show unless somebody makes me an offer beforehand!

Latest bit of furniture finished. Occasional table in Blackdown Stringybark. Easily my best design yet - really love the...
07/12/2024

Latest bit of furniture finished. Occasional table in Blackdown Stringybark. Easily my best design yet - really love the way this looks. It's only the prototype and there's a few gaps in the joinery but it's still a keeper.

Another commission job finished in time for Xmas. Made from Gidgee (the drops) and what I believe is Ice-cream Bean but ...
11/11/2024

Another commission job finished in time for Xmas. Made from Gidgee (the drops) and what I believe is Ice-cream Bean but will never know for sure.

Entertainment unit I recently completed for a client in Gladstone. At 2300mm long, it's the longest project I've made an...
09/11/2024

Entertainment unit I recently completed for a client in Gladstone. At 2300mm long, it's the longest project I've made and I'm very happy with the way it turned out. All made from salvaged Sally wattle (Acacia salicina).

Vern is busy working on a lengthy project at present but kindly took time out to make some Braille Swing Cells for visua...
31/08/2024

Vern is busy working on a lengthy project at present but kindly took time out to make some Braille Swing Cells for visually impaired students to use. They will be so grateful.😊

Vern made a hall stand out of New Guinea Red Cedar for the club challenge at the Emerald Show and won Second Prize. He a...
16/06/2024

Vern made a hall stand out of New Guinea Red Cedar for the club challenge at the Emerald Show and won Second Prize. He also made a beautiful box out of Australian Red Cedar that won First Prize and Grand Champion. 😊

A lady from Victoria wanted Vern to make her some Spurtles for her to use for the variety of meals she cooks. The Emeral...
30/04/2024

A lady from Victoria wanted Vern to make her some Spurtles for her to use for the variety of meals she cooks. The Emerald Woodworkers Club made the first two in the picture out of Sally Wattle. The other four Vern made out of White Cypress, Kauri Pine and two out of Olive. Now talking Vern into making me one for my cooking.😊

Been very busy lately working on my club challenge for the upcoming Emerald Show. In between this I have made a Mortar a...
03/04/2024

Been very busy lately working on my club challenge for the upcoming Emerald Show. In between this I have made a Mortar and Pestle out of Dead Finish with raw timber look. I will be using this to grind up some of my Lemon Myrtle. 😁

Display cabinet all glassed up and in its temporary home. My grandson is looking for a place of his own at present so th...
14/12/2023

Display cabinet all glassed up and in its temporary home. My grandson is looking for a place of his own at present so the cabinet will go with him no doubt. Error on the previous post - the timber is Red Ironbark.

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