Wood Chuckle
One Lazy Son-in-Law
Don’s son-in-law helps him build an... Read more
Summer Help
A son-in-law arrives to help with some home improvement projects... Read more
My Neighbours
I don’t like my neighbours! I think I just heard... Read more
Carl Has Termites
What do you get when you mix termites and ants... Read more
Carl Buys Some Tools
It started with a screwdriver; a slotted one because he... Read more
Carl’s house – part 2
As I sit here on my deck in my robe... Read more
Carl’s house – part 1
The other day, my new neighbour, Carl, showed up at... Read more
Simple Tools
When woodworker-slash-writer-types like myself write about tools, they invariably talk about... Read more
Basement Boatbuilding – Part 4
Today, as I write this, it is December 1st. This... Read more
Basement Boatbuilding – Part 3
For those of you who have a short attention span,... Read more
Basement Boatbuilding – Part 2
When I last left you I was preparing to build... Read more
Basement Boatbuilding – part 1
A few years ago this magazine changed its name to... Read more
A Home in the Woods — Part 5
So, I was sitting around in my office the other... Read more
Renovations Explained
I love renovating. Or to be a little more accurate,... Read more
A Home in the Woods — Part 4
I’m Baaaaaaack!
I realize this may be a disappointment to... Read more
A Home in the Woods — Part 3
Way back in the August/September issue, my article was Part... Read more
A Home in the Woods — Part 2
When last I left you, I was on my way... Read more
A Small Shop Addition
As most of you are, or at least should be,... Read more
A Home in the Woods — Part 1
Over the years I have often – too often, some... Read more
Tree Carving
As I write this month’s column, Halloween is fast approaching.... Read more
So Many Projects
Within the next two weeks, my dear wife will be... Read more
Childhood gifts
I have three children. I don’t suppose I should refer... Read more
The Renos Continue
It is the first day of February as I write... Read more
Loaning Tools – Part 1
For the past few decades, the fruit growing people of... Read more
Surprisingly Smooth
If you began reading at the beginning of the magazine... Read more
Educating Woodworkers
Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. The rest... Read more
A Small Bathroom Repair
Since moving to B.C. last year, my situation has changed... Read more
Trials of a Small Shop
Those of you who pay any kind of attention to... Read more
Still Renovating
Renovation: n /rénna váy shun/ (heavy accent on shun, as... Read more
Renovations
Renovate /rénna vayt/ vt 1 To destroy part or all... Read more
A Woman’s Place is In The Shop
I wish there were more woodworking women. Then maybe circular... Read more
Woodworking Women
I recently received a letter from one of my many... Read more
Swords and Helmets
By the time you read this column, it is quite... Read more
The Workshop
How many of you reading this column either have your... Read more
The Tablesaw
If there is one tool in the average workshop that... Read more
Learning to Woodwork – Practicing on the Lathe
Another couple months have gone by and I still haven’t... Read more
Learning to Woodwork: The Lathe – Part 2
When I left you last issue I was hiding out... Read more
Learning to Woodwork (The Specifics)
When it comes to purchasing large scale woodworking equipment, most... Read more
Learning to Woodwork (Concluded)
There really is something to be said about trial and... Read more
Learning to Woodwork (The Sequel)
In a previous article I left you anxiously awaiting the astonishing... Read more
How it all Started
Many times over the course of my woodworking career I... Read more
Christmas Wrap
The year is finally wrapping up and with it ends... Read more
A bird, a daughter & a garbage can
Welcome back to the ongoing saga of how I became... Read more
Goosing My Career
This is my third and final article relating to my... Read more
Carving a Career
The year 1967 was one filled with many important events.... Read more
Blitzkrieg To-The-Sea
For most people, carving is a solitary pursuit. Time spent... Read more
Valentine’s
By the time you receive this long anticipated issue of... Read more
A Woodworkers Christmas
The Christmas season is often the busiest time of year... Read more
Collectors Are A Strange Breed
Walk into any woodworking shop in any basement or garage,... Read more
Oh, To Build A Canoe
In my last column I wrote about wooden inventions, specifically... Read more
The Great Canadian Invention
Over the course of man’s reign on earth he has... Read more
Jerry Has An Idea
Jerry had an obsessive-compulsive personality. In behavioural psychology circles he... Read more
Smokin’ In the Woodshop
Every once in a while you come across someone who... Read more
Tools We Love
For those of us who work with wood, there is... Read more
Tools of the Trade
There is a maxim to do with woodworking that we... Read more
Installation from HELL
I’m sure we have all had projects in which nothing... Read more
Projects from Hell
In most businesses and endeavors, there always comes a time... Read more
