shopNEWS email archive

2025

May 16, 2025: shopNEWS: Mother’s Day is for the Birds | Build a bench-on-bench | Festool SYS-AIR
May 9, 2025: Spring migration | Housing for the birds | Minimalist workbench
May 2, 2025: shopNEWS: Traditional furniture making details
April 25, 2025: shopNEWS: How sharp? | Build an X-base dining table | Make sharpening easier
April 18, 2025: shopNEWS: Too much wood! | Make a dovetail guide | Your new closet
April 11, 2025: shopNEWS: A kitchen carving party | Oriental style display stand | Spoon carving tools
April 4, 2025: shopNEWS: Trees hit hard in ice storm | Make a bonsai plant stand | Tips to improve shop dust collection
March 28, 2025: shopNEWS: Glue: it just ruins your life | Build an angled picture frame | How to remove a popcorn ceiling
March 21, 2025: shopNEWS: Micro mystery | Build a custom silverware organizer | Wage-Edge cedar deck
March 14, 2025: shopNEWS: Protect Yourself, Or Pay the Price | A toy box to last the generations
March 7, 2025: shopNEWS: Hand tools versus power tools: the great debate | Build a floating vanity | Festool CSC SYS 50
February 28, 2025: shopNEWS: Plywood: the good, the bad and the ugly | Make a stylish gift box for pens
February 21, 2025: shopNEWS: Another Valentine’s Day goes by | Make a whiskey cabinet | Tankless water heaters
February 14, 2025: shopNEWS: Winter brings woodworking headaches | Build custom beer tap handles | Introduction to plywood
February 7, 2025: shopNEWS: Thank goodness for my selective memory | Build an X-base dining table | Festool cordless table saw
January 31, 2025: shopNEWS: Almost there | Stylish side table with secrets | Make a simple textured box
January 24, 2025: shopNEWS: She likes it! | Fishing rod stand | Turn a pencil crayon pen
January 17, 2025: shopNEWS: Another case for making models | Power carve a serving dish | Top 10 power carving tips
January 10, 2025: shopNEWS: Installation from hell | Make integrated cabinet pulls | Festool CSC SYS50 table saw
January 3, 2025: shopNEWS: White lies haunt a woodworking editor | Canadian Woodworking’s top 10

2024

December 27, 2024: shopNEWS: Christmas gifts | Make a cabinet on stand with sliding doors
December 20, 2024: shopNEWS: Installations are the worst | Build a kid’s train set | Classic wainscoting
December 13, 2024: shopNEWS: | Wine rack with serving tray | The truth about wood grain
December 6, 2024: shopNEWS: Everyone loves a hand-made gift | Build a quarto game | 10 gallon air compressor
November 29, 2024: shopNEWS: Do wood grain and figure inspire you? | Make a triangle box | Make a splash
November 22, 2024: shopNEWS: Bits and pieces | Make a wood wine box | Build a hidden hinged spice rack
November 15, 2024: shopNEWS: Ripping narrow strips on a table saw | Build a dado sled | Sand by hand
November 8, 2024: shopNEWS: Ups and downs of spray finishing | Create a set of textured ornaments
November 1, 2024: shopNEWS: 11 broken items | Christmas ornaments to make | Tung oil myths
October 25, 2024: shopNEWS: Drawbacks of outdoor wooden projects | Build a classic bathroom vanity | Make a recipe box
October 18, 2024: shopNEWS: Lumber, and the forests it comes from | Make a tablet stand | Options for insulating your home
October 11, 2024: shopNEWS: Unforeseen challenges while finishing a table | Build a backyard firewood holder
October 5, 2024: shopNEWS: Making something old, old again | Make a cabinet on stand | Old tools made new
September 27, 2024: shopNEWS: Determination and careful planning | Make a bistro table
September 20, 2024: shopNEWS: Near disaster | Heirloom tool cabinet | Top 10 DIY hand tools
September 13, 2024: shopNEWS: Heavyweight: the dining table continues | Multi-function worktable | Get your yard fall-ready
September 6, 2024: shopNEWS: Processing prodigious planks | Build a Moxon vise | Dye stains
August 30, 2024: shopNEWS: Curves are critical (sometimes) | Make a wine rack table | Build your own Milwaukee bundle
August 23, 2024: shopNEWS: Small (yet beautiful) wooden items | Build a side table | Click floor tricks
August 15, 2024: shopNEWS: Messy workshops | Build an elegant end table | Einhell cordless hedge trimmer
August 9, 2024: shopNEWS: The amazing no-glue, no-fastener method | Build a kid’s train set | Festool plunge-cut saw
August 2, 2024: shopNEWS: Stone: the new metal | Build a round hammock | Easy kitchen countertops
July 26, 2024: shopNEWS: Metal: the new wood | Build a walnut sideboard | Never lose power again
July 19, 2024: shopNEWS: Client misunderstandings | Build a cedar plater bench | Build a sturdy thickness planer cart
July 12, 2024: shopNEWS: Woodworking meets summer roads trips | Build a handing bedside table | TSV 60K track saw
July 5, 2024: shopNEWS: Mistakes and misunderstandings | 21st century writing desk | Smart sensors
June 28, 2024: shopNEWS: Juggling sheet goods | Build a patio harvest table | Hammer A3-31 combo machine
June 21, 2024: shopNEWS: Material selection: weighing the pros and cons | Make a dovetail guide | Wave-edge cedar deck
June 14, 2024: shopNEWS: Important lessons your father taught | Contemporary bookshelf
June 7, 2024: shopNEWS: Painting can get messy | Exact-width dado jig | New grinder kit options
May 31, 2024: shopNEWS: Illusions in wood | Heirloom Dresser | Stem2Stern
May 24, 2024: shopNEWS: Are nine routers enough? | Build a plywood bike jump | Under the stairs storage
May 17, 2024: shopNEWS: A few updates | Make a railing bar | What would you do with a 39″ diameter bowl?
May 10, 2024: shopNEWS: Why are routers great for nothing? | Make your own spokeshave | Akfix wood glue
May 3, 2024: shopNEWS: A grandfather’s prized tool: A Stanley 45 | Make a whiskey cabinet | Minimalist workbench
April 26, 2024: shopNEWS: Planning for more webinars | Craft a mid-century modern sideboard
April 19, 2024: shopNEWS: Tolerances: when is something good enough? | Build a nook for our cat
April 12, 2024: shopNEWS: Storage is king | Hall table | Hammer A3-31 on sale
April 5, 2024: shopNEWS: Old woodworking photos are rare | Make a cabinet on stand | Laser distance measure
March 29, 2024: shopNEWS: 2×4 Challenge | Build a timeless jewellery box | New season, new products
March 22, 2024: shopNEWS: Having fun vs. being productive | Passive smartphone speaker | Great storage hacks
March 15, 2024: shopNEWS: Why do I use my favourite tools least often? | Make a beer caddy
March 8, 204: shopNEWS: Inflation, cost of materials | Make a whiskey cabinet | Live Webinar
March 1, 2024: shopNEWS: It’s not easy watching people hurt themselves | Build a cherry night table | Super adhesives
February 23, 2024: shopNEWS: Musical shop sounds | Make a handsome planter box | Trim frames
February 16, 2024: shopNEWS: Designed for a recession | Build a bench-on-bench | Carve by numbers
February 9, 2024: shopNEWS: Assembling the goods | Hidden compartment bookshelf | RALI 220
February 2, 2024: shopNEWS: Rob Brown: professional cyclist | Versatile hand tool display
January 26, 2024: shopNEWS: Another leaf table | Build a stylish bench | Faux tenons
January 19, 2024: shopNEWS: Look towards the almighty leaf | Make a depth gauge | Carved maple leaf doors
January 12, 2024: shopNEWS: Why knot give it a try? | Rolling clamp storage | Thinning finishes
January 5, 2024: shopNEWS: Inspiration is everywhere | Recycle centre | Easy way to dig post and plant holes

2023

December 29, 2023: shopNEWS: Christmas is finally over | Build a bookcase | Bosch portable table saw
December 22, 2023: shopNEWS: Finishing a project on December 24? | Build a bookcase
December 15, 2023: shopNEWS: Brian Newell | Walnut mailbox | Precision meets versatility
December 8, 2023: shopNEWS: Nature’s inspiration | Top 10 easy gift projects | Healthy clear coatings
December 1, 2023: shopNEWS: The very last minute | Projects for the festive season | Festool drill-driver review
November 24, 2023: shopNEWS: Mocked-up joints | Create a set of textured ornaments | Perfect cuts, every time
November 17, 2023: shopNEWS: Shop safety: Where do we draw the line? | Two stylish salt cellars
November 10, 2023: shopNEWS: Dangerous woodworking videos? | Simple box with inlay | Woodturner’s subscription box
November 3, 2023: shopNEWS: Halloween costumes | Levitating shelf | Cordless chainsaw
October 27, 2023: shopNEWS: Drawing Blood | Table saw mitre spline jig | Wile plane hammer
October 20, 2023: shopNEWS: The Great Jere Osgood | Hamilton Wood Show | 5 impact kits
October 13, 2023: shopNEWS: Why do you use social media? | Build a quarto game | Bessey rotating trigger clamp
October 6, 2023: shopNEWS: The basics can be tricky | Build a side table | Light, compact and impressively powerful
September 29, 2023: shopNEWS: Colour your world | Build a table lantern | Laguna year-end sale
September 22, 2023: shopNEWS: How many trips to the hardware store is normal? | Table saw crosscut sled
September 15, 2023: shopNEWS: Meet John Glendinning | Build a hanging bedside table | Choosing a router table
September 8, 2023: shopNEWS: Exploding wood | Build a gorgeous hall table | Dovetail router jigs
September 1, 2023: shopNEWS: 1914 “woodworker” machine | Cherry night table | Zero clearance inserts
August 25, 2023: shopNEWS: Simple jigs are the best jigs | Table saw crosscut sled | The ultimate woodworking glue
August 18, 2023: shopNEWS: Who will speak for the small tools? | Desk with curved legs | Fine works in wood
August 11, 2023: shopNEWS: Roy Underhill and his “Mystery Mallet” | Make a beer caddy | Festool cordless table saw
August 4, 2023: shopNEWS: Workshop injuries | Hall table | Replacing the irreplaceable
July 28, 2023: shopNEWS: A finished project, happily ruined | Make a veneered serving tray
July 21, 2023: shopNEWS: Show me your hammers | Build a classic coffee table | Big Ass Slabs
July 14, 2023: shopNEWS: Hammer time! | CAT 60V 21″ brushless lawn mower
July 7, 2023: shopNEWS: Lessons learned: a 13-year-old in the shop | Craft a curved wall cabinet | Cordless lawnmower
June 30, 2023: shopNEWS: Furniture models | Build a floating vanity | Stryi carpenters chisels
June 23, 2023: shopNEWS: Doors and drawer fronts are great opportunities | Japanese inspired cabinet
June 16, 2023: shopNEWS: Creating a maquette for school project | Rolair AIRSTAK
June 9, 2023: shopNEWS: A square peg into a round hole | Cedar planter bench | Festool router review
June 2, 2023: shopNEWS: A foot to stand on | Make a set of cam clamps | Cordless leaf blower giveaway
May 26, 2023: shopNEWS: More live edge slabs | Make a treadmill laptop desk | Exotic woods
May 19, 2023: shopNEWS: Laminate competition | Heirloom tool cabinet | Tool your shop
May 12, 2023: shopNEWS: How beautiful are live edge slabs? | Multifunction workbench | Build a bat house
May 5, 2023: shopNEWS: Crazy for cauls | Make a fully adjustable table stand | Fireplace surrounds
April 28, 2023: shopNEWS: Scary sounds in the shop | Build a Modern Floor Lantern
April 21, 2023: shopNEWS: Linkage hinge | Niagara woodcarving show | Make projects faster, easier and safer | Teak patio table
April 14, 2023: shopNEWS: Timber! a great structural material | Make a custom bathroom vanity | Festool announces new products
April 7, 2023: shopNEWS: Comparing two bold boxes | Build a sapele deck box | Drawer slides
March 31, 2023: Who will speak for the humble scroll saw? | Turn a tulip | The mighty mallet
March 24, 2023: Trigger clamps: Beauty over function? | Build a bent-laminated lounger | Shop-made router jigs
March 17, 2023: High material prices | Wave-edge cedar deck | Flush trim router jig
March 10, 2023: Carving texture into veneer | Phone charging station |Gluing strategies
March 3, 2023: Planning backyard projects | Make a bonsai plant stand
February 24, 2023: Inspiration comes from everywhere | Display stand | Construction adhesives
February 17, 2023: In praise of simple projects | Build a wall cabinet with a sliding door | Turn a lidded chalice
February 10: 2023: More from the anti-splinter front | Make a passive smartphone speaker | Preparing plane irons
February 3, 2023: Royal Italian writing desk and chair | Step tansu | Win a Festool track saw
January 27, 2023: My love/hate relationship with Baltic birch | Make a cat post | 3 easy steps to grain filling
January 20, 2023: Shellac: The best finish ever? | Build a bench-on-bench | Working with sheet goods
January 13, 2023: Beautiful furniture and Brian Boggs | Build a textured wall shelf
January 6, 2023: Christmas ornaments and wooden gift wrapping | Tiny toy box |Spoon and utensil making basics

2022

December 30, 2022: Sharpening our pencils | Colourful kid’s bench | The golden rectangle
December 16, 2022: Christmas ornaments you can make | Build a mid-century coffee table
December 9, 2022: World-class wood art and a rough boat rack | Arts & Crafts hat and coat shelf
December 2, 2022: Sculpted furniture and backyard structures | Build custom beer tap handles
November 25, 2022: Snow stops the build and a crazy cyclocross racer | Make a children’s sleigh
November 18, 2022: Shelves: lots of surprises | Make a hexagonal box | Tool of the Year Awards
November 11, 2022: Tools equal potential and new artists | Build a hanging bedside table
November 4, 2022: Wanted: shop kids | Contemporary sideboard | Hammer woodworking machinery
October 28, 2022: Care to snaptoggle? | Make a sliding shoji screen | Make a bridle joint
October 21, 2022: An accountant makes a tool purchase | A kids’ train set | Festool dust extractor
October 14, 2022: Carvings and curvy doors | Build a cedar planter bench | Rubio Monocoat finishes
October 7, 2022: U.K. awards and ugly furniture or me bragging? | Hobbit bed | Win a FEIN Turbo I Dust extractor
September 30, 2022: Maquettes, kids and quality furniture | Garden shed – from concept to completion
September 23, 2022: The ugliest piece of furniture I ever made
September 16, 2022: Project vs. technique articles: a solution and some little libraries
September 9, 2020: Project articles vs technique articles | Make a fully adjustable table stand
September 2, 2022: Where new reno meets old reno | Build an angled picture frame | Seven fundamentals of good design
August 26, 2022: Doing bad things with good chisels | Fly-tying chest | RALI Shark… always sharp
August 19, 2022: A wooden pinball machine and more about pencils | Under sink organizer | Build a footstool
August 12, 2022: Darn nails and small shop photos | Blanket chest | Entrance gates
August 5, 2022: Carved maple leaf doors | Make a passive smartphone speaker | Gluing strategies
July 29, 2022: Let’s talk about our pencils | Make a wine rack table | Inset pierced carving