Rob is the editor at Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement and a studio furniture maker.
I sometimes think if it weren’t for Mark Salusbury I’d have nothing to write about. He sent me a Daily Mail link to the Heritage Crafts and Axminster Tools’ Woodworker of the Year contest happening in the U.K. right now.
I’m in the midst of making a pair of teak patio tables for the backyard using plantation teak from Mys-Teak. The lumber is gorgeous.
I really hope my clients don’t see this. Honestly, I’ve never showed these photos to anyone because I was never happy with how the piece turned out.
Last week I asked for your thoughts on project vs. technique articles. I’m pleased to say I got a lot of great feedback. The consensus was that you like both.
There are times when a simple, strong joint is the right choice. There are also times when a bit of flair can go a long way. And, heck, a bird’s mouth joint is also a lot of fun to make.
A shoji screen is a sliding door that also offers a simple focal point to a room.
New Westminster, British Columbia based furniture maker Felix Mckenzie on sapele, masking tape and epoxy river tables.
Our magazine always includes plenty of project-based articles. I try to run a mix of beginner- and intermediate-level project articles in each issue, as well as an advanced-level article a couple of times a year.
After writing last week’s column and thinking about that photo of my chisel doing some dirty work, I realized there’s something else about that image that irks me.
I’m pretty much done with the basement reno, but there are always bits and pieces that get left until the very end.
While chatting with a friend of mine about a classic pinball machine (Creature From the Black Lagoon) he had just finished restoring, he mentioned a wooden pinball machine he and his son made a few years ago.
A few weeks ago, I pulled up some wonderfully old olive-green carpet that had been covering our basement stairs for the last 40 years or so. To be clear, we didn’t install it.
Rob learns which pencil to use for projects around the home.
Quebec-based furniture maker Chris de Champlain on design, joinery and staying away from the “flavour of the month.”
After I wrote about wooden watermelon slices last week, Steve Der Garabedian sent me a photo of a wooden apple, complete with a well-fed worm.
With home brewing taking off, and makers getting serious about not only the beer they’re making but the whole presentation of their favourite home brew, a customized beer tap handle is the perfect gift.
There are many great woodworking tools on the market, but it’s important not to overlook these basic gems or take them for granted. They make your time in the workshop more enjoyable and efficient.
I was out on a bike ride the other day and noticed some mouthwatering slices of watermelon in someone’s garden. I looked closer and eventually realized they were made of wood.
A few weeks ago, I talked with Peter Pierobon about his favourite pieces of furniture.
Ottawa based furniture maker Alex Low on historical design, accuracy and the importance of sourcing his own logs.
There aren’t many pieces of furniture that scream “Canada” but this is certainly one of them.
James Esworthy, from Vancouver, British Columbia, on graceful curves and careful use of veneer separate this west coast studio furniture maker from the crowd.
We’ve been plugging away at the basement reno over the past week. Drywall is up, mudded and sanded, and just yesterday I was able to get a good coat of primer on.
In late April I wrote a weekly column titled “The projects I haven’t finished” about an upcoming reno we were planning and how I was hoping to get a few small projects around the house completed before starting it.
