I live in an old house with a tiny entryway closet. Inevitably, every winter it ends up overflowing with coats, jackets, scarves and hats. To help remedy this, I decided to build this modern free standing coat rack. It’s made entirely of wood, but I finished the base to make it look metal. DIY Modern […]
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The next woodworking book I’m reviewing in my Woodworking Book of the Month Series is focuses on one single tool. It’s everything you want to know about band saws and more. Today I’m reviewing the New Complete Guide to Band Saws: Everything You Need to Know About the Most Important Saw in the Shop, by Mark Duginske. About the Book
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Looking for woodworking gift ideas you can make for the holidays this year? In this tutorial, I’ll show you 4 woodworking gifts you can make from wood including a Mölkky game (also called Finska), a pear-shaped trivet, a growth chart ruler and a modern wall wine rack. Looking for even more gift ideas? Check out
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Get your drawers organized! In this workshop drawer organization tutorial, I’m making simple DIY drawer dividers with an upper level sliding tray for extra storage. Adding drawer organizers actually makes drawers bigger and you can easily find what you’re looking for. If you’re interested in learning more on how I built these shop drawers and
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I constantly find myself looking all over the place for the right sized screw and rummaging through little boxes to find that specific fastener I’m looking for. This is definitely not how I want to be spending my limited time in the shop. So with that in mind, I decided to get all of my
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I’ve had this old timber beam in the corner of my shop for almost 2 years now, just waiting to see some action. I salvaged it during some major renovations I did a couple years ago. We had some walls removed to create an open concept between my kitchen and dining room. This was actually
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The third woodworking book review in my Woodworking Book of the Month Series is all about wood finishes. It is often referred to as the bible of wood finishing. Today I’m reviewing Understanding Wood Finishes: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish (3rd revised edition, 2021) by Bob Flexner. About the Book Immediately upon opening the book cover
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Summer is in full bloom and I’ve been enjoying the the warm sunny weather out on my deck here in Montreal. That being said, one key piece of furniture has been missing to complete my patio set: a coffee table. Not any coffee table though, but something that looks cool. Meanwhile, I’ve been itching to try making
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There are a few ways to cut hexagons out of wood, like a table saw with a miter gauge, a band saw or miter saw. If you want to batch out several hexagons and make them consistent, you need a jig. That’s why a couple years ago I threw together my original hexagon cutting jig.
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