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Gifts / Crafts
Canadian Woodworking Gift & Craft articles showcase small projects, creative ideas, seasonal inspiration, and practical tips for making thoughtful handmade gifts.
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Create a set of textured ornaments
Bright, eye-catching ornaments make great gifts. This two-piece maple ornament is finished with glitter and then textured to reveal the bare wood under the bold finish.
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A great way to serve and preserve wine, this dovetailed wine box will also help steer the conversation towards your amazing woodworking skills.
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Make a fully adjustable tablet stand
Finally, a tablet stand that isn’t a pain in the neck.
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If you work on a laptop for much of the day, you’ll feel better if you’re able to move while working. A laptop treadmill desk is the perfect project to improve your health and get more work done.
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Make a passive smartphone speaker
Amp up your music listening experience by making a sleek speaker for your smartphone.
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This stylish serving tray features solid wood handles made from pau ferro glued and pinned to a curly makore veneered panel. Use this project to showcase your veneering skills with some special veneer. You can use different species for the opposite sides of the tray and you can even experiment with marquetry or parquetry.
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Beer makes a great gift. But giving beer in a handmade beer caddy isn’t just fun to give, it’s fun to make.
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Creating a custom sign is a great way to personalize any room in your home. With a few tools and a few hours, you can take some basic materials and turn them into something amazing.
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If there’s a special someone in your life who wears necklaces, this is a great project for you. If you also happen to be itching to get into power carving, this is the perfect project for you, too.
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Make a charcuterie board with drawers
Sitting down to enjoy delicious food and quality time with guests is great. Even better is being able to deliver a charcuterie board everyone can eat from.
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Make an intricate Christmas ornament
This little gem will get people asking, “How did you do that?” As they hold it close, looking for the secret, they’ll also ask, “Is it one piece?” I like to tell them it’s magic before I reveal the truth.
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Make a live edge cribbage board
Cribbage is a great game to play with friends and family. A handmade cribbage board can make a nice gift, and, best of all, it’s an easy project that can be made in only a few hours with minimal material and tools.
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Tidy up with this firewood box
This project challenges the common belief that you need a full range of tools and well-developed skills to make high quality projects.
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Build a tea-light candle holder
Choose from either an Art Nouveau- or Art Deco-inspired design when making this great accent lighting project.
