Odyssey Timberworks

07/09/2023

"Heavy is good. Heavy is reliable."
Memento Coffee Table made with reclaimed Spotted Gum, with Boonaree inlay.
It's heavy, it's dense, it's hard, and it's variance in colours make it really challenging to get consistent material. What isn't suitable for flooring though, makes for excellent furniture. It's probably also suitable as an earthquake shelter in a pinch. (Please don't test that claim.)
With birds-eye, quilting, select-grade crown and even quarter/rift-sawn curl, this table is absolutely riddled with character; character amplified with a contrasting inlay from the centre of this magnificent continent. The best part is that it's available for sale. Send a message for more details.
Spotted Gum from
Finished with Satin Hard Wax Oil
Boonaree from

05/09/2023

Look with your hands.
Just like working with clay, woodworking is a tactile activity - you're working with raw materials that are prone to failure if they're not treated and prepared properly. These faults can be structural, protective, material, but they can also be aesthetic, and nothing undermines beautiful work and reveals imperfections as much as a poor finish. The irony with working with raw materials like timber is that sometimes you can't see the fault until it's finished - you need to feel the material you're working with to "predict" how a surface will look when a finish is applied. Minor unevenness in the surface can't be seen; small blemishes might be able to hide in clear light. Feel the material you're working, don't just trust your eyes.
Touch is an often-neglected sense, and there is a lot of information you can't get from any other sensory input. For example, there are few things in life that feel as nice as fresh, well-sanded end-grain.

18/08/2023

Back to Basics.

Introducing the Tactus Tray. Head over to IG to see the full post or check the website for more information!

28/06/2023

Not all timber is created equally.

I recently completed a few side tables out of various timbers and shared a few things I noticed in the differences. Check each one out individually on Instagram in the link below!

Each set is also available for purchase, feel free to get in touch for more information.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cta8lpvO7Px/

03/06/2023

The slower you go, the quicker you'll get there.
Cleaning up the chamfers on some Hydrowood Celery Top Pine.

09/05/2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsBb_M8Lace/

Check out what the guys in the Melbourne Polytechnic furniture making short course have been up to! Never touched a plane before, but you wouldn't know looking at those shavings!

17/04/2023

Gluing in the brass pins to the Anima unit.

39 likes, 2 comments - Odyssey Timberworks (.timberworks) on Instagram: " part deux. I couldn't not put up a vid. . . . .       ..."

17/04/2023

The Anima shelving unit is up online. Head over to the Instagram page or the website to check it out.

https://www.odysseytimberworks.com.au/shelving

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrC8EF6Per6/

10/03/2023

Some fiddleback, book-matched Jarrah to kick off your weekend. Check out the whole article here: https://www.odysseytimberworks.com.au/side-tables

Happy Friday!

10/03/2023

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/890855695469907

The Cherry Hall Table in the page banner is up for sale. Hit the link for the marketplace post, or get in contact for more information at [email protected]

24/02/2023

New Insta post! Check it out!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CpB0DbIPr_M/

23/02/2023

New Insta post! Check it out!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Co_RI_AvRdw/