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Craft markets can be tricky. Why do some markets out-perform others?
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This article is put together to help answer the long-asked question of the safety aspects of spalted wood, so let’s get into it. In the 25 years I have been wood turning I have noticed the interest in wooden kitchen items made from spalted wood has never wavered. While woodworkers around the world have long…

Creating High Quality Earrings from wood. Pickers Ridge was started in 2017 with a few simple timber products that we designed and handcrafted in-house here in Far North Queensland, Australia. Wooden earrings were one of these first line products that were well received, and even to this day, late in 2023, we still have customers…

Unique Australian Gift Ideas: great for people who are hard to buy for. Are you looking for an Australian gift idea that is completely different, one that will last but also give you value, and then help you to express your appreciation for that special someone, and lovingly remind them of you when that special…

We use steam to bend many different wood species as we make our range of timberskin coolers, and this list details many of them.

Beeswax finish is cheap, easy to use, and environmentally sound, but there are disadvantages with beeswax finish that we discuss in this post.

Segmented turning is a process of creating a turned object from many segments of wood, and the structural integrity is solely reliant on the glue joints that make up that object. Choosing the best glue for your segmented turning is therefore a critical step in the design process in every item created with this method…

The article below constitutes the collective skills and knowledge that we at Pickers Ridge Hardwood Designs have discovered and learned while attending markets and craft fairs and is applicable to live events where you are talking face to face with prospective customers. We have taken part in these events at an equivalent rate of one…

With having attended well over 170 outdoor Market events ranging from a mix of small country markets in the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland to now also being a part of curated (juried) handmade markets in our Nation’s Capital, we know exactly the frustrations experienced when trying to present Jewelry in the best possible way in all-weather situations….

For 25 years I have been playing with wood lathes; from an early ELU to the machines I now have sitting in the workshop. During the early years I attempted things that now make my skin crawl when I think about them and I am sure I am not alone with these kinds of memories….

When we started making our range of wooden kitchen utensils we spent a lot of time researching what would be the safest coating to use. We discovered that Tung Oil is completely food safe and this data is supported by the FDA. Our research had several angles to consider both from a business sense as…

As a Carpenter/Joiner of 30+ years experience I have had first hand experience with epoxy glues, resins, other treatments and coatings, and their subsequent usage in construction and the marine industry in relation to wood. During my career I have fitted out several live-aboard dive boats and have repaired trawlers that required the fitting or…