Home | Suntasach

Designed and created by Raymond Halpin, Suntasach artisan woodwork makes bespoke furniture and jewellery boxes for clients seeking unique and expertly crafted woodwork, available for shipping worldwide. Suntasach can deliver artisan pieces that are crafted with the utmost care and attention to detail. Raymond is a graduate of the renowned Sturt School for Wood in Mittagong NSW. Raymond's work was recognised in 2024 when he was awarded the Furniture prize for his Cuar Table at the Australian Wood Design Festival and was Highly Commended for his office desk Athrú Treo in the Australian Wood Review's Maker of the Year Competition.

Delighted to hear today that my desk was highly recommended by the judges in AWR Maker of the year award

Some upholstery to finish a kitchen table bench. This is the third piece in an Apartment Living Suite. Will post the 3 pieces when this is delivered.

Designing a new commission for a coffee table using the theme from my Athru Treo desk that I designed @sturtschoolforwood_students in 2023. #furnituredesign #canberra

Back to the workshop in Canberra sftet 223 days on the road. 21700 km visiting western New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory and mostly Western Australia .

Visited the Corkscrew Gallery in Mount Barker WA. George Corke has a most uplifting space to display his woodwork, metal sculptures and gardens. Well worth a visit if in the area. #albany #Mount Barker #woodworker #furniture

Lombardina on the Dampier Peninsula Western Australia

Purnululu National Park Western Australia. The Echidna and Cathedral walls

When you are on the road the workshop is smaller and so is the work. At Birdwood Station near Derby WA

Visited this ancient place at Kakadu and saw the most amazing place. Including weaving by the Arnhem women that was part of a Sturt Gallery exhibition in 2023. Views from the air and the ancient art gallery at Ubirr. @sturtgalleryandstudios

Litchfield National Park Northern Territory. Swimming in waterholes in very hot weather

Walking in the Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound

Having a 4 month break from the workshop. Heading west to Flinders Ranges then through the middle to Darwin then around WA and back across the Nullarbor. First stop the world heritage area Mungo National Park in western NSW

Intermediate box making at the @woodcraft_guild_act over the last 3 weekends. Demonstrating fitting hinges . One more day to go.

Another week another job. This is the third piece of furniture in my apartment living dining set. It the outside bench that will slide under the table when being used. Maximising space #apartmentdecor #apartmentliving #woodwork #canberra

Assisting with the Furniture Group at the @woodcraft_guild_act this week. Sketching and modeling using all that I learned at Sturt School for Wood

Small job for a camping enthusiast. This is an extension table for a commercial table attached to a 4WD. It can be removed if “glamping” to double up as a charcuterie board.

Pleased to announce that the Suntasach website has launched 🚀 have a look at www.suntasach.com

OFF CUTS what do you do with them?
You put them in a container and say you will use them one day. Then you have move the container around the workshop every day. Then one you decide to burn them and the other member of the household says you can’t do that and you end up with an even bigger container. So I have just completed a small cabinet using elm and immediately turned the off cuts into two Sturt Platters. Wonder how long this new approach will last!

Using this lock mechanism from @fine_box_hardware_ on this small cabinet. My trial fit on a piece of pine with my instructions written on wood. I used a panto router @pantorouter.usa to route out the recessed before glue up. The small recess for the key pin had to be done by hand.

New commission gets underway using Elm recovered from Government House in 2012 under supervision of Polly. Also making good use of Krenov. Stand made Sturt last year

The Cuar occasional table was awarded the furniture prize at the Australian Wood Design Exhibition Victoria 2024. The judges commented that, “though the smallest furniture item in the competition and a simple piece, the exquisite beauty, craftsmanship and delivery you put into it made it stand out”. #vasvaristudios #woodcraftguildact#orbostexhibitioncentre #australianwooddesignexhibition photos by Vasari Studios Canberra.

Got the tee shirt now thanks to clever work by my daughter with her @cricut_anz

A collectors watch box called “Time”. A commission via the @sturtgalleryandstudios. This commission takes me back to my time at @sturtschoolforwood_students in 2023. It is somewhere between a box and a small piece of furniture.
I used the manual technical drawings and concept drawings techniques taught to me by @peter_young_design and Stuart Faulkner @heartwood_creative_woodworking . Then the design was developed using the principles I learned with with Linda Fredheim @lindas_things and @aledlewisfurniture The piece has a mitred boxes using The Linda Fredheim technique and drawers using the techniques that I learned with David Upfill Brown. I used the dovetail saw made with @paulnicholson.furniture. The design was a compromise between the client who originally wanted a box with a drawer. I convinced her to have this two tiers that can be moved from the linear to the off centre or if he wants a different angle on Time then it can be moved. So the point of this prolix dissertation is I hope that the review of Sturt allows for the continuation of the year long furniture course so that others can have these experiences in the future @sturtschoolforwood_students

Making the handles for drawers on my watch box @sturtschoolforwood_students @sturtgalleryandstudios

Went into making my two drawer watch box. The wood is Huon pine. Next the two drawers from Tasmanian Myrtle.

Decided to listen to the sound of the willow rather than working on it. SCG Australia v Pakistan

.pro-gallery-wix-wrapper {display: block !important;} .pro-gallery-wix-wrapper .gallery-item-container {opacity: 1 !important; display: block !important;}

Follow us on Instagram

@suntasach

​

Follow us on Instagram

Connect