Master turner · Classic Woodcraft
48 years at the lathe. One of Australia’s most experienced hand turners, and still turning in our Bayswater workshop.
The craft
Most turned timber today is cut by machine from a drawing. Hand turning is different. The turner reads the grain, shapes each bead and cove by eye, and matches an original piece by feel.
Wayne has been doing this since the late 1970s. He turns the pieces a machine can’t: oversize columns and urns, one-off restorations, and copies of a single surviving post from a heritage home.
Why it matters
Hand turning at this level isn’t taught in a course. It comes from decades at the lathe. Very few turners in Australia still work this way, and each piece takes real time.
That’s why Wayne’s hand-turned work is made in limited numbers. If you need a piece that only a hand turner can make, now is the time to ask.
On show
In earlier years Wayne turned live on our Classic Woodturning stand at the Bowens trade expo, showing builders and tradespeople how a period post or finial is made by hand.
The same lathe skills go into every hand-turned piece that leaves our workshop today.
Commission a piece
Most hand-turned work starts with a photo or a sample. Here’s how it works.
A clear photo with measurements, a drawing, or the piece itself dropped into our Bayswater workshop.
We confirm the timber, sizes and timing. Around 3–4 weeks for most pieces.
Each piece is turned and checked against your original, then finished and packed for delivery Australia-wide.
Gallery
Send us a photo or a sample. We’ll tell you what’s possible and what it costs.
