Facts about IWD, Woodchix and women in trades: This International Women’s Day (8 March), WWF-Australia is shining a spotlight on Gill Enterkin, Founder and…

They’re the Sydney volunteers who normally join forces to learn and share new woodworking skills, but now they’re on a mission to save one…

Thanks for the media release from the Western Weekender. We love seeing us out in the wild!

DOUGLAS FIR Pseudotsuga menzlesll (Pinaceae) DESCRIPTION The sapwood can be whitish to pale yellow or reddish white and varies in thickness. The heartwood is…

Family: Laurel (Lauraceae) Source: Queensland Australian walnut has a simple, leathery leaf and a nut-shaped fruit. The popularity of Circassian or English walnut, and…

AMERICAN CHERRY Prunus serotina (Rosaceae) The heartwood can vary in colour from reddish brown to either deep red or a lighter red-brown. It normally…

Purpleheart Peltogyne porphyrocardia FAMILY: Sweet pea (Leguminoseae) SOURCE: Central and South America Purpleheart leaves consist of two leaflets each; the fruit-pod is one-seeded The…

Woodchix & the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) were looking for volunteers to assist in making nesting boxes for the endangered Greater Glider. The workshops will…