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obert Howard is a Brisbane-based woodworker with a talent for carving and a passion for communicating the craft. Robert runs classes from his studio in South Brisbane (furniture making, turning, burning, instrument making as well as carving). If you go to his website () you can see examples of his awesome talent as well as

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