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Sharpen Net: A Woodworker's Resource

Sharpen-Net

While everyone has their own method for sharpening their tools, we have developed a flexible approach to help demystify this vital gateway skill. Whether you are an old hand at sharpening or trying to find your way as a novice, we are sure you will discover some useful tips in our regularly updated videos and written resources.

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Recent Woodworking Videos

How to Turn a Tealight Holder

How to Turn a Tealight Holder

Lee Valley’s Patrick Laperrière shows you how easy it is to turn a log into tealight holders using just a few basic tools. These rustic yet elegant holders make a great gift for anyone on your holiday list. View…
How to Turn a Pen

How to Turn a Pen

Lee Valley’s Patrick Laperrière starts with the basics by showing you how to turn a simple pen. It’s a great way to get started in turning and makes a wonderful handmade holiday gift that anyone would appreciate. View…
How to Make a Japanese Toolbox

How to Make a Japanese Toolbox

Woodworker Andrew Strome shows you how to make a Japanese-style toolbox while teaching you fundamental woodworking skills along the way.
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Recent Gardening Videos

Kitchen Tool Essentials

Kitchen Tool Essentials

These everyday kitchen tools are anything but basic. Lee Valley’s Annick Robitaille explains their unique features and why they are essential for every kitchen. View…
Autumn Tasks in the Flower and Vegetable Garden

Autumn Tasks in the Flower and Vegetable Garden

When it comes to autumn garden clean-up, a light touch is best to protect pollinators such as bees and butterflies, as well as other beneficial insects. Here are a few chores you can get done before the snow flies. View...
Essential Barbecuing Tools

Essential Barbecuing Tools

For many of us, grilling season doesn’t end just because it’s getting cooler outside. These essential tools can set you up for barbecue success throughout the year. View…
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Woodworking Articles

How to Make Knobs and Pulls Quietly

How to Make Knobs and Pulls Quietly

There’s no lack of instructions on how to make your own handles. In fact, woodworker Charles Mak found close to a dozen articles on shop-made handles. All of them, however, suggested the use of power tools. Here are some techniques and a jig he used to make custom pulls with only hand tools.
The PM-V11 Story

The PM-V11 Story

The process of selecting an alloy for our plane blades started with a clean sheet of paper and an ear to what woodworkers were looking for: a blade that held a fine and durable edge, yet did not require a costly investment in new sharpening technologies. After making hundreds of blades and spending thousands of hours testing, a clear winner emerged: PM-V11. Read more…
How to Make Handscrews

How to Make Handscrews

It’s often been said that you can never have too many clamps. You can purchase commercial models, but it’s easy enough to make them yourself. Here is woodworker Serge Duclos’ design, which uses readily available materials.
A Woodworker’s Guide to Marking Gauges

A Woodworker’s Guide to Marking Gauges

Charles Mak provides some tips on how to use your marking gauge more effectively. Read more…
Sam Bat

How Sam Bat Created a Major League Baseball Bat

As any woodworker knows, you’re nothing without your tools. It could also be argued that a professional baseball player would be nowhere without a superior bat. Here’s how a small baseball bat manufacturer became a big deal in the big leagues. Read more…
Making and Using Wooden Wedges

Making & Using Wooden Wedges

Wedges, which have been used since the Stone Age, include anything from nails to chisels to our front teeth. Woodworker Charles Mak shares how he makes and uses wooden wedges. Read more…
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Gardening Articles

How to Make the Most of Your Carrot Crop

Get the Most Out of Your Carrot Crop

Gardener Elizabeth Peirce explains the best way she’s found to store carrots and provides a recipe for pickled carrots that you’re sure to enjoy. Read more…
Turkey Tips

Turkey Tips

Preparing a turkey dinner can be a daunting task. But it doesn’t need to be. Food and recipe blogger Kelly Neil takes you through the basics. Read more…

How to Plant Fall Bulbs

How to Plant Fall Bulbs

Shake off the gardeners’ blues that tend to surface at the end of the growing season. Now is the time to get a start on next year by planting your spring bulbs. Read more…
How to Make Sourdough

How to Make Sourdough Bread

More time at home means more time in the kitchen, and a lot of us are making sourdough bread from scratch. This step-by-step article shows you how easy it is to get in on the trend. Read more…
Things You Can Barbecue… but Probably Don’t

Things You Can Barbecue… but Probably Don’t

Tired of barbecuing the same old thing? Here are some suggestions for items you may not have thought you could grill and some easy tips on how to prepare them. Read more…
How to Make Your Own Condiments

How to Make Your Own Condiments

If homemade is your thing, why stop with the main course? Wouldn’t it be great to douse your burger with ketchup you made yourself? And those grilled kabobs would taste even better with some Asian-style plum sauce for dipping. Read more…
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Inspired to Make

Matt Wallace

After working as a graphic designer for 15 years, Matt Wallace found he had lost his passion for working behind a desk. So, he decided to channel his talents as a designer into furniture making instead.

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Russ Zeitz

From building log homes to making his own furniture to carving pieces of art, Russ Zietz has found his sanctuary and true passion in working with wood.

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