This is a perfect project to increase your proficiency with the scrollsaw and a few hand tools. It also makes an ideal gift for the sushi-lover in your life.
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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Make these fancy card-holders – by the dozen – and you’ll become a favourite woodworker among your family and friends.
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Build a textured tealight holder
This is the perfect project to introduce yourself to adding texture to wood.
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Rather than buy the same, standard picture frames that everyone has on their wall, learn how to make your own and a world of possibilities will present itself to you.
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Provide a musical welcome for you and your guests.
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A great way to introduce a child to woodworking is with a simple project that they can use. Depending on your child’s level of skill, this toolbox project may be the perfect start to a life-long hobby.
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This project will not only be a great conversation starter, it will also help keep you on time.
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving
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There are times when you need to elevate things such as napkins, a sugar dish or even salt and pepper shakers on a table. This project will leave you with the perfect solution. It will also teach you a lot about using a simple shop-made press to work with veneer to make wood parts for all sorts of situations.
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This style of box, with its curves and multiple drawers, can seem a bit intimidating at first glance. Once you realize how simple this style of box is to make, you’re likely to start creating your own designs. And once you start, these little pieces are very addictive.
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Getting kids into the shop to work on a joint project can be difficult to do at times – not with this project.
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Bending wood is one of the most exciting and magical things a woodworker will ever experience.
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Explore the world of box-making with this easy-to-build recipe box.
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Exquisite materials and a stylish design come together to make this living room centerpiece.
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Build an Electric Guitar – Part 2
In this second of a two-part series, we take a look at how the neck is made, the fret work is completed and, finally, how to apply a finish to this beautiful instrument.
