A nice change of scenery for us was attending the inaugural Woodfest held in picturesque village of Federal, just 20 minutes up the road from our workshop. Local native timbers of Silver Quandong, Silky Oak and Queensland Maple were the three main feature timbers celebrated at the festival. The festival’s agenda included: a local timber showcase, a furniture design competition; discussion panels; and demonstrations. The day concluded with a local farm tour and milling demonstration.

We were invited to attend by organisers, Quality Timber Traders, to showcase some of Laurent’s furniture pieces at the festival. The showcase had to include one or more of the featured timbers in furniture or a unique design concept.
Laurent’s three entries
Silky Oak dining table Timber framed mirror Mixed solid timber coffee table Laurent with one of his entries
It was a fantastic day connecting with like-minded timber lovers who grow, admire, learn, teach and create pieces of fine timber furniture from local and sustainable sources.
With over 500 people attending the event (including press from Northern Star, The Echo and NBN News) we are sure next year’s event will become bigger and better.
Guitars Daybed Hand dressing timber Sawing fun Mirror with timber handle Surfboard
Did you miss Woodfest?
Now celebrating it’s 10th anniversary, Maleny Wood Expo is a similar celebration of local timber for the Sunshine Coast area. In fact, it is now so large you can now attend for one to three days where you have a choice of fun wood-based workshops like boomerang making or wood carving.
It is held in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, from Saturday 5 to Monday 7 May 2018 (Qld long weekend). More info can be found here.
We’ll see you there in the crowd!