I'm Jake Lunniss. I make furniture by hand in a small workshop in Ocean Grove — Ming Dynasty joinery in Australian timbers, marquetry, and whatever else takes too long. I write here about the foolhardy business of doing it all the hard way.
On Thursday I high-tailed it to Melbourne to meet a man named Roy Turner. Amongst many things (mechanical engineer, cartographer responsible for the maps of Australia we still use) he is a phenomenally skilled marquetarian who has reached the age
11 April 2026 · 2 min read min readThe first time a chisel bit into a piece of timber the lie of the digital world was exposed.Read the manifesto →