Artisan, David Harriman, has been self-employed in his own business, Colonial Woodcrafts, for 30 years, in which he uses many traditional skills in his creations. From childhood David has had an interest in designing and creating unique pieces using the mediums of wood and steel. David’s work life began with an apprenticeship in joinery. After learning the skills of joinery, he began to develop his own unique style. David blends modern technology with some old world skills which include carving, wheelwrighting and coopering, which was a large part of the beginnings and success of his business. Over the last 30 years he has made literally hundreds of wooden tubs and buckets. From there he has expanded his range to include wagon wheel furniture, slab garden seats, carving and shepherd’s huts. A large range of timbers are used in His creations including bush timbers, recycled timber and plantation timbers. He has been teaching the basic skills of coopering at various events and places since 2017. He has also won a number of awards at various shows, exhibitions and expos for his creative wood work, with some featuring Australian flora and fauna carvings.