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Join studio furniture maker Rob Brown on April 29 at 7:00 PM for an informative talk on power carving.

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It was time for me to write another column. But as is pretty common, the question for me was “What should I write about?”

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Dollhouse

Making a dollhouse is much like building a conventional house – it takes time and patience. While there are a lot of pieces to this challenging project, they are not overly complicated to cut and assemble.  

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black walnut
An Appreciation of Black Walnut

Walnut is one of the most highly prized domestic woods, and for good reason. For colour, grain, figure, workability and other valuable attributes, the wood is in a class all by itself among domestic hardwoods.

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Red Maple
Red maple

Noted for its brilliant red autumnal colours, Red Maple is one of the members of the ‘soft maple’ group. These maples are significantly softer than hard maple (Acer saccharum).

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Zen-Wu block plane

A premium titanium block plane delivering smooth, precise cuts with minimal vibration and refined modern design.

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Canadian Woodworking issue 154 spring 2026
Spring 2026 issue

The Spring 2026 issue features projects for every skill level, including a table lantern, heirloom urn, night table and veneered chess board.

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  • Power Carving

    Power Carving

    Practical tips on power tool carving tools and techniques.

    May 23, 2011
    Conrad Sarzynick
  • lute of illusions

    Lute of illusions

    The original Bosch Lute was made in the 1500s. There is only one of them in the world, but a skilled luthier from Saskatoon completed a very similar lute. Learn how he assembled all the pieces that make up the back of his version of the Bosch Lute.

    March 11, 2016
    Weldon Gray
  • rideau canal

    Rebuilding the gates on the Rideau Canal

    When things work there’s no point in messing with them. That’s been the case for the wooden locks designed by Colonel John By and installed on the Rideau Canal 190 years ago.

    March 13, 2023
    Bruce Kemp

  • Router & Bit Care

    Keep your router and bits clean to avoid the problems caused by the two deadly enemies of all powered woodworking tools – heat and dust.

    January 23, 2009
    Michael Kampen
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Turning a tulip

With a few offcuts, a few dollar store dowels, a little colour and some glue you can make a beautiful bouquet of tulips to give to that special someone, and they’ll last forever.

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Karelian birch
Karelian birch

Its appearance is hard to describe given that it’s unique to this species – I like to describe it as a sea of dark lined ‘sugar pops’ swimming on a lustrous undulating white background.

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Zen-Wu block plane

A premium titanium block plane delivering smooth, precise cuts with minimal vibration and refined modern design.

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Step tansu

Japanese for ‘trunk’ or ‘chest’, tansus ranged from small three step units to larger five and eight step units.

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