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Wood isn't the only material you can plane, rout, mill and join to create refined workshop projects Composite lumber...Continue Reading
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Canada is more than six months into a two-year phase-out period for many solvent-based wood finishes, and the changes...Continue Reading
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The hassles of keeping outdoor wood looking good prompted me to take a closer look at a product called Eco Wood...Continue Reading
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In 2005 I built and installed a large wooden entranceway and screen door feature at a big lakeside place, and I’d...Continue Reading
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Updated on October 29th, 2014
In 1987, I began work in a kitchen cabinet shop where we made our own traditional, raised panel, solid wood doors by...Continue Reading
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More and more clear wood finishing products are coming in water based formulations, notes Steve Maxwell, Canada’s...Continue Reading
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Updated on October 29th, 2014
I doubt there’s anyone interested in woodworking who hasn’t wished at least once that they owned a thickness planer...Continue Reading
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Updated on October 29th, 2014
Timberlinx (8779003111) is a system of simple, hidden hardware that eliminates the need for time-consuming,...Continue Reading
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Updated on October 29th, 2014
Few people realize how simple it is to make spectacular shop-milled, hardwood staircase hand railings in traditional...Continue Reading