Entrance doors
Doors are one of the most immediate and welcoming features of your home. A custom made entrance door can significantly enhance both the look and the feel of your home.
Carl Duguay
Carl is a furniture maker based in Victoria, BC and the senior editor at Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement Magazine.
Articles by Carl Duguay
Ambient Air Cleaners
An ambient air cleaner, which you can run intermittently throughout the day to filter the small, suspended air particles out of the air circulating in the shop.
Wood Finishing Reference Chart
This handy chart explains what you need to know about the 6 most popular wood finishes.
Flush trim router jig
When working with sheet stock, thick solid wood edge banding will give you greater design flexibility than thin commercially available iron-on veneer tape. Use this jig and your router to trim edge banding flush with the surface of your sheet stock.
Entrance gates
A well designed and constructed entrance gate can add appeal and style to your home, while showcasing your woodworking skills.
Cordless Screwdrivers
For a lot of shop projects and home maintenance tasks, less is more.
Featherboard
Safety should always be ‘top of mind’ when working in the shop.
Granite Tops: Rock Solid Innovation
Granite is a viable alternative to cast iron for machinery table tops and fences.
Hardwood flooring
Walk into any room and chances are that the first thing you notice is the flooring.
Elm
Elm is moderately heavy, hard, stiff, has excellent steam bending characteristics and moderate dimensional stability.
Hollow & flat grinding
The method you choose to sharpen an edge tool, such as a plane iron or chisel, will result in either a hollow ground or flat tool face.
1/4 Sheet Finishing Sanders
There are two aspects of woodworking that most people just cannot seem to get enthusiastic about – one is finishing and the other is sanding.
Digital Calipers
A good quality dial or electronic caliper can be one of the best investments you can make.
Fireplace surrounds
Enhance the look of your living room with a spectacular fireplace surround. It’s easier to build and install than you might have imagined.
8″ Bench Grinders
When it comes to putting a new bevel on a chisel or repairing a chipped plane blade, most woodworkers will gravitate to the bench grinder.
Push block system
Safety is all about putting some distance between your body parts and the sharp metal bits that shape wood.
Classic wainscoting
Add charm, character and visual appeal to any room with the classic look of wainscoting.
Sliding door buffet
Greg Schlitt, a self-taught, hobbyist woodworker from Chilliwack, BC, built this sliding door buffet from Douglas fir and black walnut.
Bevel chisels
Planes, saws and chisels form the triumvirate of woodworking hand tools.
Shooting Board
Shooting boards come in various sizes. In many shops you will find two: a long shooting board for edge grain, and a shorter version for trimming end grain.
Easy kitchen countertops
Invariably, if you update your kitchen cabinets you’ll think about replacing the countertops.
Tips for the Novice Woodturner
These tips are bound to help you get the most out of your time at the lathe. Â
Tapering Jig
To cut a consistent angle on the table saw with safety and precision, use a shop made tapering jig.
American beech
Only one of the 10 known species of beech is native to Canada. It grows from the southernmost part of the Great Lakes into the St. Lawrence Forest region and the Acadian Forest.
