Australian Wood Review

In the Neoclassical Style

My background is 40 years in antique restoration work, the last 15 years of which have included commissions dealing mainly with the English Regency period.

While not having undertaken a formal apprenticeship, I was privileged to work alongside a few skilled European tradesman for a time. However my personal knowledge grew over the years with considerable reading

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