Beyond Expectation

As in past years, entrants in Wood Review’s Student Awards 2017 were fearless in the projects chosen and tackled. Perhaps the emotions were different for teachers who took up the challenge on their behalf, doubtless going the extra mile.

Canoes, cabinets, cajons, couches, clocks, coffee tables…and desks, shelving and entertainment units were just some of the work entered. Decorative techniques made some entries stand out, as did curved and bent laminated work. The gallery of work by Australian students in years 11 and 12 that you can now see on remains the only national online showcase of its kind and demonstrates that there is a generational skills transfer going on. But more than that it highlights how new technologies