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FROM ROB’S BENCH


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Check out the latest weekly column by Canadian Woodworking magazine editor Rob Brown.

Get the latest ideas and tips for your woodworking projects

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Pando trees

Big, old trees

Rob Brown

I’ve just started to build a textured Douglas fir coffee table for a client. The lumber is all 8″ wide and 2″ thick, and it’s also stunningly straight-grained. On top of that, the boards, which I trimmed to 5′ long, are nearly perfectly straight. The first step in making the table was to joint one face on each board, but it probably would have been fine to skip this stage and head right for my thickness planer.

Continue Reading Big, old trees

The amazing marble machine

The world’s most amazing marble machine

Rob Brown

While surfing the Internet I came across a stunning video of a Swedish musician who’s made a machine that plays music. I’m not talking about the latest iPhone or stereo system here. I’m talking about a completely homemade machine powered by the maker, who can also program it to play a wide range of sounds that make up songs.

Continue Reading The world’s most amazing marble machine

worxsaw

Worxsaw Cordless Compact Circular Saw

Carl Duguay

Bigger can be better in some situations, but not always. Sometimes less can be more. The new Worxsaw cordless compact circular saw is a case in point.

Continue Reading Worxsaw Cordless Compact Circular Saw

Impact driver

Why you need an impact driver

Rich Keller

There’s no doubt that the impact driver is one of the most popular cordless tools on the market today, second only to the drill. Learn how you can benefit from having one on your shelf.

Continue Reading Why you need an impact driver


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Five drawer chest of drawers

Leonard Bauman
Sumac Box

Sumac Box

Terry Mader
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Pooch Palace

William Swiderski
Nesting tables

Nesting tables

Bill Maher
Store counters

Store counters

Kent Patterson
Outdoor bench

Outdoor bench

John Collyer
Gate

Gate

Kelly Mulholland
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Cabriole leg coffee table

Lorne Haas

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