Welcome to FOCUS, Carba-Tec's print and online woodworking resource that we use to bring you general information, pointers and safety recommendations as well as new product reviews supplied by individuals known throughout the Australian and New Zealand woodworking community.

February 2010

Introduction
This edition of Focus is about all things new. New products, new events, a new print catalogue and a new home for Carba-Tec Brisbane. It's all happening in 2010. Here's a brief summary of this edition of Focus as well as some of the major events happening at Carba-Tec this year: (click to view)

John Price - Guitar Maker
Australian luthier John Price's guitars are world renowned - and for good reason. He is a prime example of a woodworker who has excelled through talent and hard work, but most importantly because of his passion for producing truly outstanding musical instruments. Here he shares some of his memories and experiences during his years as a master luthier: (click to view)

Customer Profile - Peter Geddes
Peter Geddes is a woodworker whose innate desire to produce excellently crafted furniture pieces was put on hold for many years but resumed later.The results speak for themselves: (click to view)

Setting Up Your Workshop - Carol Russell
Having suitable machines, tools, material and even the best woodworking experience still leaves you with one element that you need to maximise your woodworking - a suitable working area. Setup alone is no mean feat - here Carol Russell guides you through some of the fundamental considerations you should take on board before apportioning space, and even before you begin buying machinery to fit up your workshop with: (click to view)

"Would you like cracked pepper with that?"
It's a phrase your dinner guests will probably hear plenty of once you've gone through our online pepper mill turning course with Andy Lucas. A terrific project for the novice woodturner, you finish with a decorative and very useful kitchen and dinnertable implement: (click to view)

New Products for 2010 - Tony Forbes
Tony Forbes returns with a brief look at two new exciting shop setup additions we've included in our 2010 product range: the Australian version of the Dust Deputy cyclonic extraction system and our new KTE power leads: (click to view)

You can also look at previous online editions of our FOCUS articles here (these will open in a new tab in your browser):

November 2009

August 2009

March 2009