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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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Craft a frame-and-panel urn

A cremation urn is a special object that speaks to the person whose remains it will contain one day. Making one allows you to customize it to further suit your loved one.

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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.

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Black Locust
Black locust

Black Locust is a ring porous wood with large early wood cells and distinct growth rings.  The heartwood is a yellowish green to a dark brown and will darken with age. 

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Zen-Wu block plane

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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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    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
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    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
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    Woodworker’s resources for veneering

    Wood veneering is a time‑honoured woodworking technique that uses thin slices of wood to create beautiful, stable, and visually striking surfaces.

    March 23, 2026
    Canadian Woodworking

  • Routing Basics – Part 1

    Perhaps no more than forty or fifty years ago, grooving, decorative edge work and intricate joinery in most small wood shops would have been done by a wide range of hand tools.

    May 23, 2007
    Michael Kampen
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smartphone speaker
Make a passive smartphone speaker

Amp up your music listening experience by making a sleek speaker for your smartphone.

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Yellow Poplar
Yellow poplar

Yellow Poplar is a straight, uniformly grained wood with a medium texture. The typically large sapwood has a pale white colour, while the heart wood is a light yellow to dark green when freshly cut, but tends to age to a dark brown colour.

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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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