Canadian Woodworking shop project articles focus on building workbenches, storage, jigs, and upgrades that improve workflow, organization, accuracy and enjoyment in your shop.
One of the most daunting woodworking shop tasks is ripping stock or parts on a table saw. Especially when the stuff is small and/or close to the rip fence. This simple jig will calm your mind, give you confidence and allow you to better control the workpiece while making ripping operations.
The trickiest part of working with veneer is pressing it to a substrate properly. This great little fixture is easy to make and will lend a hand when it comes to pressing veneer for your next project.
All shops have their organizational challenges, and there are as many solutions to these challenges as there are woodworkers. Here's a simple and effective way to store parallel clamps.
Cutting clean dados for case joinery is a fundamental skill for furniture makers. Dado joints are strong, self-squaring, and attractive. Some woodworkers don't have a dado set, so this jig allows you to use a standard-width blade to create perfectly fitting dados. Best of all, with the use of this jig, they are easy and quick to cut.
Sawhorse – how to build a silent partner
We don’t have to tell you how handy sawhorses are in the shop. They act like silent partners, assisting us whenever we need extra support.
Multi-function worktable: build the ultimate work surface
Every workshop needs somewhere to machine joinery, sand workpieces and assemble the project. This workbench will do all of that and more.
Simple, lightweight and functional, this shop-made spray booth is the perfect small shop companion for your HVLP spray system.
Japanese-inspired shop storage
It’s nice to have at least some of your shop storage solutions look fantastic. This cabinet is inspired by the tansu that have been hand crafted in Japan for centuries.
Build a Knock-Down Finishing Rack
This simple rack is easy to make, and provides a lot of storage for panels while they’re being finished. It can also be adjustable to hold many more panels.
Every woodworker loves clamps, but how should they be stored so they’re right beside each and every glue-up? In a dedicated storage rack on wheels, of course!
The ultimate router table revisited
This router table was built 20 years ago and has stood the test of time, although over the years a few minor shortcomings have been realized. Learn how the original was built and how to tweak a new build so it’s virtually perfect.
No woodworker knows everything. Whether it’s technical information, project articles from magazines, hardware and tool catalogues or design inspiration, there are many great reasons to keep a mini-library in your shop.
This ancient tool is just as crucial to have in your workshop as it ever was. Though there are many options when building a hammer, here’s one with a brass head and nicely shaped wood handle.
For most of us, measuring depth is just a matter of putting a ruler into the mortise and taking a reading. However, there are times when even our skinniest ruler won’t fit. That’s where a depth gauge comes in.
Make a wood hand plane in an afternoon
Wooden planes offer flexibility that is unmatched by metal planes. Using the same construction, a plane can easily be made long or short, wide or narrow, or radiused across the width or the length of the sole.
