The little ripper
This Canadian-made bandsaw jig turns logs into lumber quickly and easily. Use it with any bandsaw on the market.
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
Shellac
Shellac is the finish that poses no problems: it’s easy to apply, easy to clean up, and easy to repair. If you are looking for a smooth gloss like finish that gives an exceptionally deep luster, then look to shellac.
Brute-Tough drill driver
Bosch is to power tools what Porsche is to cars: quality, performance, and power.
Oil finishes
Oil finishes are referred to as penetrating finishes: the oil permeates the wood by capillary action, forming a continuous film over the surface.
GRR-RIPPER
The Adjustable Push Block System
Veritas: lord of the planes
Veritas has introduced two new products that are getting a lot of woodworker’s attention: the Veritas Medium Shoulder Plane and the Veritas Scraping Plane.
Filling pores
Some woods, such as oak, ash, mahogany and walnut, have large open pores and benefit from pore filling.
We shop test 11 air nailers
Air tools are becoming much more common in woodworking shops. We look at 11 popular models.
Surface preparation
Most woodworkers will agree: the fun is in the making, not the finishing.
Veritas standard block plane
This is one sweet plane!
Leigh mortise and tenon jig
The mortise and tenon is arguably one of the most widely used joints in the woodworker’s repertoire.
SuperBar and MasterPlate
In order to do the best work that you are capable of doing, you really need to maintain your machines in tip-top condition.
Mast-R-Lift
Recently JessEm announced a new addition to their family of router accessory products, the Mast-R-Lift.
Tite-Mark marking gauge
There are all manner of marking and cutting gauges on the market and many have been around for ages – Noah probably used one while building the ark.
Long Ranger dust collector switch
The Long Ranger III is as easy to use remote control for your dust collector.
 Festool ATF55E track saw
What makes the ATF55E so useful, in my view, is the Festool guide system that you use in conjunction with the saw.
Milwaukee 1-3/4 HP BodyGrip router
There are quite a few mid-size routers on the market, so it’s no wonder that selecting one can be such a challenge.
Spokeshaves: life on the cutting edge
The spokeshave fits nicely between the drawknife and the handplane.
Introduction to handsaws – part 2
This article covers traditional and contemporary Japanese style saws.
Introduction to handsaws – part 1
There is a level of satisfaction and enjoyment you get from hand planing a surface or hand sawing a tenon that you don’t get in using a jointer or table saw.
Table saw blades
Buying a new table saw blade can be a daunting experience. There are dozens of manufacturers offering a wide selection of blades.
Doweling jigs
Doweling jigs provide an efficient and cost effective alternative to biscuit joiners and pocket hole jigs for joining stock.
