Laurel Dahill

Laurel’s woodworking journey began with building scenery for theatre. It was practical but temporary. Later, she discovered the beauty of fine woodworking and the value of heirloom-quality creations. Further in her journey, she developed a love for traditional hand tools and techniques. Hand tool woodworking is a quiet, peaceful and respectful partnership between maker and material. Laurel enjoys making things that people can interact with, like furniture and small cabinets, because the conversations continue with every interaction long after the build is complete. Her influences include pre-industrial vernacular furniture from the medieval period through the 18th century, Japanese joinery techniques, and the work of James Krenov.

See more of Laurel’s work on her Instagram: Plane & Turn Woodcraft – Laurel Dahill

She can be reached at planeandturn@gmail.com

Maker: Just me making a thing with a few hand tools.
Dresser: Standard size. Hard maple case frame. Sapele side panels and top drawer. Top drawer is lined with cork. Canary wood, ambrosia maple, and zebra wood front the large drawers. Little stops hidden inside so the drawers don’t go past flush on the front. Hand carved black walnut pulls and dowels.
Stick Chair: Based on the Welsh stick chair style. Made from locally sourced hard and soft woods.
Whiskey Cabinet: 750mL for scale.
Jewellery Box: Jewellery box in sapele with spalted maple drawer fronts, turned walnut pulls and walnut feet, 6 handmade walnut pegs for necklaces above a box that keeps pendants from bumping about when the drawer moves, cork lined drawers. All hand tools. All repurposed wood. 30.2 cm tall x 20.5 wide x 12.2 deep.