Our Team

Greg grew up in a woodworking family, surrounded every day by the sights, sounds, smells and talk of things being made from wood. He spent his childhood with a hammer in one hand and a saw in the other. He still uses some of the tools he was given as a child.

Greg has spent most of his working life either working as a Youth & Community Worker or as a Cabinetmaker / Joiner / Furniture Maker. He counts himself fortunate to have learned so much from his late Father, Doug Miller, who was a highly skilled Cabinetmaker/Joiner.

These days, Greg’s great passions for working with people and working with wood come together in his little enterprise called The Joy of Wood.

This year, 2026, marks 17 years since Greg started running woodworking workshops – sharing the joy of hand tool woodworking with people of all ages.

He loves old tools – their history, evolution, and use, and loves to teach people how to make these old tools sing again. He also uses hand tool woodworking to provide fantastic therapeutic opportunities for people of all ages, including people with special needs, mental health challenges, other disabilities, and more. He runs public and private workshops in various locations, including the Joy of Wood’s “Heritage Woodcraft Centre” in Carlisle, WA. Greg also loves to provide interactive Heritage Woodworking displays and demonstrations.

Greg believes wood is a gift from the Trees, that we honour the Trees when we make beautiful things from that wood. Connecting our hands with our brains via the use of tools and wood is delightfully empowering experience. It can be very mindful and it is good for the soul too.

Tyson grew up surrounded by practical problem solvers who encouraged him to build things with his hands. Both his dad and grandfather were engineers. His dad outfitted a hobby shed setup which enable Tyson and his twin to explore building flying model aeroplanes as a teenager. He was always interested in science and how the world works in practical everyday ways. An interest in computing led to study and a career away from manual arts, before moving into the energy efficiency field. In 2018, a mutual friend introduced Tyson to Greg and the Joy of Wood. By then Tyson had already started mucking around with a bit of hobby woodworking at home, and he was primed to dive into the opportunity of working for Greg. Tyson was captivated by the process of crafting beautiful things in the workshop, the huge volumes of wisdom and information generously shared by Greg, the clever physical workings of older tools, the beauty and biology in the timbers, the history and heritage of the tools and techniques. Being able to use tools that are over 150 years old, thinking about all of the hands that have used those tools and the projects that might have been made, feels like something sacred. Tyson enjoys working with clients, problem solving on projects, teaching new skills and exploring ways to turn raw timber into beautiful results. He brings an engineering mind and delighted curiosity to woodworking. Tyson is a widowed single dad raising two teen-agers. His late wife Clare was a well regarded heritage historian who wrote a landmark history of Western Australia. She loved that Tyson was able to work in the heritage woodwork area.

Jan’s love of woodworking took root early, nurtured by a childhood spent around tools, timber, and the satisfaction of creating something beautiful with her own hands. By her teenage years, she was happily learning to breathe new life into old furniture, and starting to create her own pieces.

By her mid‑forties, Jan had renovated two houses and gone on to design and build her own four‑bedroom strawbale home—an ambitious project that showcased both her creativity and her fearless approach to learning new skills. At the same time, she formalised her skills with a Diploma in Furniture Design, opening the door to commissioned work ranging from elegant kitchen stools to a complete office fitout featuring custom shelving, desk, and a conference table.

Now in her sixties, Jan continues to embrace woodworking with the same curiosity that sparked her journey decades ago. She delights in learning new techniques, designing and making smaller, more manageable pieces, and most importantly, sharing her skills and experience with other women who are discovering the joy of working with wood.