Maleny Wood Expo - Sat 29th, Sun 30th Apr & Mon 1st May 2017 - Wish I could be there

Maleny Wood Expo

Sat 29th Apr, Sun 30th Apr & Mon 1st May 2017
Queensland Labour Day
Long Weekend

Maleny Wood Expo 2017

Started in 1996, the Expo was the brainchild of Queensland ranger and passionate Landcare supporter, Ashley Sewell. Designed to promote sustainable use of our beautiful native timbers through the work of local and regional wood artisans the Expo is now recognised as one of the best wood shows in Australia.

We invite you to join us for three days of clean country family fun at the beautiful Maleny Showgrounds.

View the amazing range of lovingly crafted timber products, and meet and talk to the craftsmen and women who’ve created them. With work by furniture-makers and toy-makers, musical instrument-makers and box-makers, whittlers, carvers and everything in-between, there’s something to suit every taste and budget.

Glimpse the skills of the timber cutters who ‘opened up’ the region, and catch up with the very best in both hand-crafted traditional and high tech tools.

Smell the distinctive spicy aroma of newly milled timber and watch live demos of chainsaws, woodworking, trade tools and more.

IF all is well it'll be our first trip up just over 2hr drive wish we could do the 3 days cause the program sure can cater that long with everything thats lined up.

Well I'll be there, working at Tex Timbers, and IWCS, and some other stalls as needed :D

Shame we can't be there this year, stuck at home.

We were there 2 years ago, arriving there via a very circuitous route from Woodford because of the road closures caused by the heavy rains.

Oh well, maybe next year.

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Originally Posted by Big Shed

Shame we can't be there this year, stuck at home.

We were there 2 years ago, arriving there via a very circuitous route from Woodford because of the road closures caused by the heavy rains.

Oh well, maybe next year.

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Sorry I missed that one due to rain. I would like to think we have had enough rain already this year so hopefully a good one this year that's warm and sunny

What is accommodation in the region like that weekend? It's too far from the goldie to do as a day trip but easily done from anywhere on the sunny coast.

I've stayed at a couple of caravan parks camping and in cabins plus a couple of hotels. These days I camp at the Showgrounds that is fine for the exhibitors and helpers

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Originally Posted by george mavridis

What is accommodation in the region like that weekend? It's too far from the goldie to do as a day trip but easily done from anywhere on the sunny coast.

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There should be lots available. Check out stayz.com.au you should be able to find something close by very easily.

I'm going to be there. I already have my tickets for 2 days. I have booked one of the kids into the stool making session on Sunday so I will either go Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday. This is a great show and one not to miss. It isn't overly commercial and there is lots to see and do. Of course, you end up chatting most of the time with like-minded people which chews through the time...or maybe that's just me.

I will be there .. looking forward to it.

cheers

Sean

I'll be there Saturday morning too. Weather looking good on the forecast!

I will be there.. not sure if it will be Saturday or Sunday yet. Hoping to have my Thornley Cap by then if anyone wants to saw Hi. :)

Been to the last few and we will be there again early Saturday morning, this time taking a bit more time to look around, weather forecast is looking great. Gee I hope I didn't just jinx that :C

Weather is now predicting fine Fri, Sat & Sun with some clouds Mon, rain not due till Tue now.

Can only hope it stays that way :fingerscrossed:

Saturday will see me roll'n'round.

Look out for a certain bloke wearing a forum T shirt and cap and say G'day!
Should be there Saturday and possibly Sunday, not sure about Monday as yet.
Hope it is T shirt weather!

Alan...

I just got back (have things to do tonight!), it is as always a good time - good food and some music along with the show!

Personally speaking I was happy with my morning - ran into a few familiar faces, picked up some lovely timber and managed to resist buying a Gifkins jig.

It's easy to miss the wootha prize entries as they are a bit separate from a lot of the show (upstairs in the hall), but make an effort to get there - there is some pretty spectacular work. I think the judges might be bigger fans of carving than I am... But there's no doubt the carving is pretty spectacular!

Cheers,

Danny

left home about 7.30 and headed up a 2hr drive via the highway routes as instructed by Missy....boring as watching paint dry, good traffic flow tho.

At the gate by 9.30 on entry saw Dai Sensei sitting at his table of resin n waste wood blanks but kept going as we planned to just look at all first............that plan fell apart after about an hour.

Had planned in meeting up with Old Croc and Uncle Al which we did.

Well worth the visit and will be going again next year plenty to see and do a 2 day trip would be great that way time to talk and watch demos.

Some photos below.



It was Neil who reminded me I had met him before at Blue Mnts GtG
Photo of left to right Old Croc, Uncle Al Myself & Dai Sesnei.

Wow
I think I might put the show in the bucket list.
Thanks for the pics

Cheers Matt


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Originally Posted by wheelinround

left home about 7.30 and headed up a 2hr drive via the highway routes as instructed by Missy....boring as watching paint dry, good traffic flow tho.

At the gate by 9.30 on entry saw Dai Sensei sitting at his table of resin n waste wood blanks but kept going as we planned to just look at all first............that plan fell apart after about an hour.

Had planned in meeting up with Old Croc and Uncle Al which we did.

Well worth the visit and will be going again next year plenty to see and do a 2 day trip would be great that way time to talk and watch demos.

Some photos below.

It was Neil who reminded me I had met him before at Blue Mnts GtG
Photo of left to right Old Croc, Uncle Al Myself & Dai Sesnei.

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THANK YOU Ray for the time and effort to take a top selection of photos and as Matt said, it's got to be on ones "Bucket List"....

To everyone else who attends, love to see your photos too, thank you...

Cheers, Peter

PS - 2hrs from Ipswich to Maleny is pretty good traveling Ray, as a child it 2-2.5hrs to go from Northgate to Maroochydore....

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Originally Posted by Simplicity

I think I might put the show in the bucket list.

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We could make the Melbourne forum get together for April 2018 at Maleny :cool:

Organize a road trip.

Cheers

Doug

I've already started planting ideas into the wife's head Doug..... Hopefully we get some traction! (Maybe we'll have to make a 'melbourne trailer trip' and take turns driving so we can haul back suitable amounts of booty)

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I've already started planting ideas into the wife's head Doug..... Hopefully we get some traction! (Maybe we'll have to make a 'melbourne trailer trip' and take turns driving so we can haul back suitable amounts of booty)

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We might need a big trailer. Mapleman is not far from Maleny.

We need a big coach with a large luggage bay running the full length and tell all the wives they can only take one bag.

Cheers

Doug

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Originally Posted by doug3030

We might need a big trailer. Mapleman is not far from Maleny.

We need a big coach with a large luggage bay running the full length and tell all the wives they can only take one bag.

Cheers

Doug

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You will need to be more specific Doug, with regards bag I think lol
There a quite big bags out there
Cheers Matt

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Originally Posted by crowie

THANK YOU Ray for the time and effort to take a top selection of photos and as Matt said, it's got to be on ones "Bucket List"....

To everyone else who attends, love to see your photos too, thank you...

Cheers, Peter

PS - 2hrs from Ipswich to Maleny is pretty good traveling Ray, as a child it 2-2.5hrs to go from Northgate to Maroochydore....

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Peter my pleasure you guys have shared shows and GtG I couldnt get to. There was far more i could have taken but im sure this lot wer you appitite well I hope it has.

For those from NSW its acombination of Newcastle, Kiama and Sturt school of wood shows all in one but better.

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Originally Posted by doug3030

We might need a big trailer. Mapleman is not far from Maleny.

We need a big coach with a large luggage bay running the full length and tell all the wives they can only take one bag.

Cheers

Doug

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Doug find a compnay which has a camping trainler for dags that way you can store 10t of wood under in the bins. I do have a mate who runs to Melb with a semi from time to time sure at right price 😆

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Originally Posted by wheelinround

Doug find a compnay which has a camping trainler for dags that way you can store 10t of wood under in the bins. I do have a mate who runs to Melb with a semi from time to time sure at right price 😆

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Thought I would add pics of my little sampler pac $2 tbese were off cuts in a box.
the copper tube, strange what you find at country wood shows.
As well as Red Cedar for legs for a coffee table project.Attachment 411385Attachment 411386

Just one pic for Crowie....the crowds were too big to get too many pics but watched this guy slab a log with this chainsaw setup... Looked like a lot of hard work but the results were good.
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Plenty to see and do came away with a few bits of timber for a couple of projects....resisted the purchase of more tools and in doing so avoided the doghouse for another week:D
well worth a look...to top it off a good friend won the Wortha prize this year for his carving....well done to Jack

Just got back from the show.. great show . Def worth a visit..

pickup up a few bits of rosewood, celery top and jacaranda. ��

Cheers

sean

We were up there very early Saturday, beautiful weather and spent a few hours there, I tried to look out for Caps and indications of club members but failed.

Thought I'd add a few pictures my wife took. I know that the Jack Daniels work was posted in those great pictures from wheelinround, but I just wanted to add that it must be over 2M tall, it's huge.

The full size jacket and hat are just a fabulous carving, didn't get the boots which were amazing.

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Just home after fighting the traffic, i hate coming back from the coast on the weekends or public holidays

What a great little show, i found it more enjoyable than the brisbane timber show, the last few brisbane shows have been, quite average in my view, would love to see a more of these types of shows out in rural areas.

Although it would have been better without all the noisy kids and people :D

There were some nice pieces of timber left for sale, if you had the coin and a trailer,

Wouldn't mind heading up there again next year on opening day and first thing to beat the crowds with a trailer:)

My weekend continued with Old Croc coming round and chatting then into testing out his buy from the show a hollowing tool o end grain jacarranda. The got stuck into slicing up as he put it firewood" Blue Gum with beaut colour and grain bowl blanks and slices for tool handles. He then took ue & I for lunch thanks Richard from us both for the mateship and lunch as well as the hand cutting the timber. When yu get over turning Camphor I'll share some with you.

I'm still at Maleny as I was pretty sore and tired after finishing packing up my own stall plus Tex Timbers' site last night plus I wasn't interested in battling the traffic on the way home.

What a weekend, absolutely perfect weather for the entire weekend (even today), the first time in many years. The bonfires were roaring at night with the musical instruments and plenty of refreshments for the store holders and the many helpers. The atmosphere was fantastic as everyone had pretty good sales on all 3 days due to the fine weather. I have suggested to the organisers they should set up a fire pit at night with chairs and open it up the the public as well. Better to have one big fire rather than a few of smaller ones, plus get away from the few stall holders who chose to got to bed early, camping nearby the fires.

Thanks to all that called in to my stall, especially this who bought something :rolleyes:.

I'll leave here probably in a hour or so for hopefully a traffic free run. I was heading south again to help out on a farm but I have decided to go home and just rest for a while, the legs/back/feet are all a bit sore.

Have a safe trip home Neil, just watch the M1 .

I have a question about the Wootha Prize. Is it open to everyone? If you win first prize one year, can you enter it again next year?
The person who won first prize this year, is one if the hinterland's esteemed craftsmen; his red cedar carvings are legendary. If he enters every year it could well be that he wins first prize every year, if you know what I mean.

I believe if you win the prize then you are one of the judges next year... With that in mind I would think the winner this year would not be able to enter next year

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Originally Posted by Kidbee

I have a question about the Wootha Prize. Is it open to everyone? If you win first prize one year, can you enter it again next year?
The person who won first prize this year, is one if the hinterland's esteemed craftsmen; his red cedar carvings are legendary. If he enters every year it could well be that he wins first prize every year, if you know what I mean.

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I am not aware of the rules, perhaps someone who knows could elaborate, but I do not the subjects and/or theme changes every year to ensure one particular artist's skills do not dominate (i.e. a carver may win one year, next may be a furniture make, another a turner etc - can't say I recall similar items winning each year)

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Originally Posted by george mavridis

Have a safe trip home Neil, just watch the M1 .

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Thanks George, home again now. I had the sense to sleep in this morning, have a long brunch in Maleny, then head off around 11am, missing all the peaks and had a great run home. I did however take a detour to purchase some more resin :rolleyes::U.

Neil I resisted heavily temptation to buy as ATM I am not turning pens, I don't do knives and although both Sue and I considered buying one of those waffle blanks we couldn't decide on which one. maybe when the Jet min is re-assemble as its still packed away and I need to make a bench for it:doh::B as well as two sorry three other benches in the pipe line for the new workshop. Maybe next year unless required before hand.:U

It was Sunday 2pm before we finally got there. Definitely not enough time.
Weather was perfect.
I was happy with my purchases. If I had been there longer I would have purchased more timber but I got enough for a few projects. Which at my snail pace will take months.
I got a great deal on some sandpaper I was planning on buying anyway. Bought 2 clamps and was very tempted to buy a lot more. Bought a few other things I wanted.
I also had an important breakthrough. My wife watched a demo of the Gifkins jig and immediately understood the value of it. I just managed to resist buying one on the spot because I'm wondering if I can stretch the budget to an Incra jig.

Next year we'll be back much earlier in the day with a much bigger budget I hope.


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