Foundations of woodworking
A practical guide to fundamental joinery techniques from a passionate furniture maker, writer, teacher and designer.
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
WORX 20V hot glue gun
High temperature, no glue ooze and comfortable to use make this an ideal glue gun for shop or home.
Build a desk with curved legs
This simple design will work well in any home office.
Cordless lawnmowers
There are four types of cordless lawnmowers – push, self-proÂpelled, riding and robot. The two most popular and affordable are push and self-propelled.
Finishing Touch: exterior painting essentials
A fresh coat of paint is an economical way to boost your home’s curb appeal and help protect it from the elements.
Festool KAPEX KSC 60 EB cordless mitre saw
Unpack the box, charge up the batteries and get straight to work.
CAT 60V brushless leaf blower
With up to 700 CFM of air volume and air speed up to 135 MPH, this CAT blower gets the job done quickly and efficiently.
Stryi carpenters bevel chisels
Good quality heavy-duty bevel-edge chisels at a competitive price.
Around the world in 80 plants
You don't have to be a botanist to enjoy this book. It's a captivating read filled with remarkable facts about some of natures most interesting plants.
Rolair AIRSTAK
A super convenient air compressor, with ample air capacity, a fast recovery time, low noise level, light weight, and compact size.
Veneering Essentials
If you think that veneering is too difficult, complex, expensive or time consuming, this book will dispel those preconceptions.
Bedrosian woodworks shop tour
In this video, woodworker David Bedrosian, from Waterloo, Ontario, gives a tour of his basement workshop, which is featured in the June/July 2023 issue of our magazine.
The Fine Art of Marquetry
A real gem for anyone who has ever thought that they might want to try marquetry
Trees: Between Earth and Heaven
Like its subject matter, this book is large, impressive, and a pleasure to look at.
Tormek T-8 water cooled sharpening system
The Tormek T-8 is the sharpening system of choice for both professional and avid hobbyist woodworkers.
A sharpening handbook
The author provides clear and concise information about the more established methods of sharpening along with a range of newer techniques and tools.
Make a dovetail guide
A guide to help you easily cut perfectly angled dovetail pins and tails more quickly and accurately with less effort.
Great adhesive tapes for shop and home
Eleven tapes to keep on hand.
Festool OF 1010 REQ-F-Plus router
A mid-sized, lightweight, full-featured router for precision routing.
Manual tile cutter
When it comes to cutting ceramic, porceÂlain or glass tiles you have two options – a manual or electric tile cutter.
Axminster UJK multifunction workbench
Axminster Tools provides several cost-effective options for building and outfitting your own multifunction workbench.
Veritas shop rules
To do accurate, efficient work you need precise, easy-to-use measurement and layout tools.
Jackie Chapman – video profile
Blue River, British Columbia wood sculptor Jackie Chapman on design, nature and the challenges of working with foraged wood.
Veritas pocket layout squares
These pocket layout squares are smaller in size but similar in function to a speed square, and just about as practical as a mini try square.
