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From Rob's Bench

Pando trees

Big, old trees

Rob Brown

I’ve just started to build a textured Douglas fir coffee table for a client. The lumber is all 8″ wide and 2″ thick, and it’s also stunningly straight-grained. On top of that, the boards, which I trimmed to 5′ long, are nearly perfectly straight. The first step in making the table was to joint one face on each board, but it probably would have been fine to skip this stage and head right for my thickness planer.

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The amazing marble machine

The world’s most amazing marble machine

Rob Brown

While surfing the Internet I came across a stunning video of a Swedish musician who’s made a machine that plays music. I’m not talking about the latest iPhone or stereo system here. I’m talking about a completely homemade machine powered by the maker, who can also program it to play a wide range of sounds that make up songs.

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Innovation + Design 2021

INNOVATION + DESIGN 2021 competition and exhibition

Canadian Woodworking

The International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) is pleased to announce that the INNOVATION + DESIGN 2021 competition and exhibition is accepting entries now through June 30th.

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King Canada 2021 Catalogue

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Students learn woodworking

Wood Manufacturing Council promotes woodworking careers

Richard Lipman

Across Canada companies that depend on employing workers trained with woodworking skills have stepped up efforts to provide resources to encourage more students to consider a career in wood manufacturing as well as provide curriculum for schools and teachers. Efforts are coordinated by the Wood Manufacturing Council (WMC), a non-profit corporation.

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DAP WoodPro is the wood filler born with over 150 years of DAP expertise. It’s high quality, latex-based formulae creates a surface and body that looks and acts like real wood.

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Innovation + Design 2021

INNOVATION + DESIGN 2021 competition and exhibition

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The International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) is pleased to announce that the INNOVATION + DESIGN 2021 competition and exhibition is accepting entries now through June 30th.

Continue Reading INNOVATION + DESIGN 2021 competition and exhibition

CNC Cutting tools

Cutting tools for CNC routers

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Waterloo, ON based Sienci Labs has a wide variety of high-quality router bits and end mills for CNC machines including v-bits, upcut and downcut bits and ballnose end mills.

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King Canada Dry Grinder

Get sharp – stay sharp

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This King Canada 10″ Wet/Dry Sharpener (KC-4900S) has every­thing you need to keep your plane blades, chisels, knives and other cut­ting tools razor sharp.

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Festool TID 18

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Fein accessories

New FEIN accessory sets

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FEIN’s portfolio includes more than 180 accessories for FEIN multitools and tools from other brands, making it the largest range available anywhere in the world.

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