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Featured projects
Featured articles from Canadian Woodworking provide complete, step-by-step instructions for building a wide range of furniture, cabinetry, shop projects, home improvements, and more.
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Craft a set of Mission night tables
Bring the simple, classic look of Mission-style furniture into your bedroom.
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How to Create an Epoxy River Table Top
River tables are all the rage these days, and for good reason. With lots of live edge lumber options, and a wide array of epoxy colours available, there are infinite options for how your river table top can look.
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Frames are a great addition to a room, whether it be surrounding a mirror in a bathroom or living room, or a painting in a dining room or bedroom. Use this method, and maybe even include a few decorative add-ons, to add a harmonious look and feel to your home.
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Build a side table with a floating top
This simple yet stylish side table is a great addition to any home, and it can be modified to suit. Changing the width or length, using a different wood species and modifying the style of the top would all be great ways to customize this table.
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This cabinet was inspired by the many Torii gates throughout Japan. Its simple, clean lines mean it will look great in almost any setting.
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Build this super-sturdy, efficient workbench for your small shop and you’ll never regret it. It’s big on functionality, but small on space.
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A sliding door should be considered a piece of art hanging on the wall. It should be nicely made and should always showcase beautiful wood.
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Organize all your sandpaper and get some practice with basic box construction at the same time.
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Learning to build a table with sultry curves not only looks beautiful but adds another skill to your woodworking repertoire.
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This jig will cut any circle you need for those special curvy projects.
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This versatile jig enables you to rout mortises for furniture construction and hardware installation.
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Some tools are best kept tucked away – they work, but they are hardly things of beauty. Other tools cry out to be displayed, as they are far too elegant or beautiful to be concealed in boxes and drawers.
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You won’t realize how useful these squares can be around the shop until you have a few at hand.
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Here is a project that will give you a place to store winter items in the summer, summer items in the winter, or anything else you care to toss in throughout the year.
