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>Stem2Stern – Introducing trade skills to kids and youth

Stem2Stern – Introducing trade skills to kids and youth

There is a growing demand for people in the skilled... Read more
>How a concussion led to furniture restoration

How a concussion led to furniture restoration

I didn’t grow up being handy. While my dad bought... Read more
>SAWS Fine Works in Wood Exhibition 2023

SAWS Fine Works in Wood Exhibition 2023

Some of the best woodworkers from Canada's west coast built... Read more
>Rebuilding the gates on the Rideau Canal

Rebuilding the gates on the Rideau Canal

When things work there’s no point in messing with them.... Read more
>Canadian National Wildfowl Carving and Wood Art Competition

Canadian National Wildfowl Carving and Wood Art Competition

Carvers from across Canada and the U.S. entered some 530... Read more
>Introducing woodworking to kids in the community

Introducing woodworking to kids in the community

Give something back to your community by introducing local kids... Read more
>An arbutiful life: Camosun fine furniture grads exhibit year-end project

An arbutiful life: Camosun fine furniture grads exhibit year-end project

In the past year, 15 Camosun students graduated with a... Read more
>Hands On Learning: Woodworking Classes in Canada

Hands On Learning: Woodworking Classes in Canada

Education Classes: How better to hone your skills or learn... Read more
>Visions in Wood 2020

Visions in Wood 2020

Generally, every two years, the Vancouver Island Woodworkers’ Guild mounts... Read more
>Canadian-Made Wooden Spoons

Canadian-Made Wooden Spoons

Drawn from inspiration found in their backyards and beyond, here’s... Read more
>Artistry in Wood 2019

Artistry in Wood 2019

The recent ‘Artistry in Wood 2019' exhibition was put on... Read more
>Tool Libraries: A Unique Way to Save Space

Tool Libraries: A Unique Way to Save Space

Save money and space by visiting your local tool library... Read more
>Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild’s wood recovery program

Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild’s wood recovery program

Many of the trees in the streets of Victoria are... Read more
>Helping hands – rebates and tax credits help take the pain out of renovating

Helping hands – rebates and tax credits help take the pain out of renovating

There are various programs to help you reduce energy consumption,... Read more
>OneTree 2017 Exhibit

OneTree 2017 Exhibit

Between November 16th, 2017 and January 31st, 2018, the Robert... Read more
>Kids’ birthday parties in the shop

Kids’ birthday parties in the shop

Instead of hiring a clown and scaring all the kids,... Read more
>The 5′ Workshop

The 5′ Workshop

Shop Layout: Small shop? A mobility kit under every machine... Read more
>Chairisma: Seating in Western Maple

Chairisma: Seating in Western Maple

Camosun College, on Vancouver Island, recently put on an exhibition... Read more
>Little Libraries Opening Doors in Peterborough

Little Libraries Opening Doors in Peterborough

The Rotary Club of Peterborough-Kawartha has recently opened 25 new... Read more
>oneTree 2016 Exhibit

oneTree 2016 Exhibit

When a huge bigleaf maple tree in the Cowichan Valley... Read more
>SAWS Biennial Exhibition 2016

SAWS Biennial Exhibition 2016

Every two years, members of the Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society... Read more
>Canadians Building Together: Hand Tools

Canadians Building Together: Hand Tools

Here are images of some of the hand tools that... Read more
>Students’ Work From Coast to Coast

Students’ Work From Coast to Coast

Every school year many projects are completed by high school... Read more
>Sheridan College’s Graduating Class: 2015

Sheridan College’s Graduating Class: 2015

“1/16”, a January 2015 exhibition of work from Sheridan’s graduating... Read more
>Keeping Woodworking Alive as we Age

Keeping Woodworking Alive as we Age

Keeping your mind and body active as you age is... Read more
>Canadian-Made Boxes

Canadian-Made Boxes

Boxes are fun to make and can be very functional.... Read more
>Saskatchewan Woodworkers’ Guild’s 2014 Show

Saskatchewan Woodworkers’ Guild’s 2014 Show

Since 1978, the Saskatchewan Woodworkers’ Guild has organized an annual... Read more
>A Young Man’s Enthusiasm

A Young Man’s Enthusiasm

Meet a 21-year-old hobby woodworker, working out of his parents’... Read more
>What’s the Most Important Lesson Your Father Taught You?

What’s the Most Important Lesson Your Father Taught You?

With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’re taking a... Read more
>The West Coast’s 10′ Wide Wood Eagle

The West Coast’s 10′ Wide Wood Eagle

Wes Seeley from Comox, BC builds life-size wood eagles in... Read more
>Huron Heights Secondary School

Huron Heights Secondary School

I recently spoke with Karl Ludwig, a Technologies teacher at... Read more
>SAWS Biennial Exhibition 2014

SAWS Biennial Exhibition 2014

The Southern Alberta Woodworking Society recently celebrated its 30th anniversary... Read more
>Great Canadian chairs

Great Canadian chairs

Some very memorable chairs have been a part of Canada’s... Read more
>Canadian-Made Seating

Canadian-Made Seating

A selection of some of Canada’s best chairs, from some... Read more
>Visit a Shop for Edmonton Seniors

Visit a Shop for Edmonton Seniors

With some extra time on their hands, this group of... Read more
>Boy Meets House – A Love Story

Boy Meets House – A Love Story

Unabashedly anthropomorphizing the homeowner/house... Read more
>Fenelon Falls: On-Site Learning

Fenelon Falls: On-Site Learning

14 students get “real life” experience. One Canadian woodworker... Read more
>Texture and the Canadian Furniture Maker

Texture and the Canadian Furniture Maker

Furniture makers across the country have been using texture with... Read more
>Student Work from Across Canada

Student Work from Across Canada

Thousands of students attend a woodworking class or school each... Read more
>A Clock-Making Hobby

A Clock-Making Hobby

There’s a new challenge every day for this nonagenarian clock... Read more
>Contemporary Canadian furniture designers

Contemporary Canadian furniture designers

It’s very “Canadian” of us to look abroad in admiration... Read more
>Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society Biennial Exhibition

Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society Biennial Exhibition

Design, execution and education play a large role in directing... Read more
>Scrolling for Sacrifice

Scrolling for Sacrifice

A scroll saw organization is using a natural resource to... Read more
>Wood Objects Exhibition

Wood Objects Exhibition

Wood Objects is a juried woodwork exhibition in the Ottawa... Read more
>Woodturners Support Cancer Research

Woodturners Support Cancer Research

A Saskatoon group is up to the challenge … how... Read more
>Brookside Secondary School

Brookside Secondary School

“Don't talk crime” is the first rule in this woodworking... Read more
>Durham Woodworking Club

Durham Woodworking Club

Sharing Knowledge is Just the... Read more
>Self-knowledge

Self-knowledge

Self-knowledge or knowledge about oneself is probably the most empowering... Read more
>Canadian woodworking competition 2003

Canadian woodworking competition 2003

View the winners in the 2003 Canadian Woodworking... Read more
>Underwater logging

Underwater logging

Underwater logging in Quebec’s Lake... Read more
>Who will notice?

Who will notice?

Remembering a special project made for a special... Read more
>Skid and pallet projects

Skid and pallet projects

Woodworking from reclaimed skids and... Read more
>Canadian competitions

Canadian competitions

The Windsor Wood Carving Museum hosted its 4th annual Wood... Read more