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Aaron Ellingsen is at least the fourth generation of his family to make all or part of his livelihood through forestry- and timber-related work on and around Cortes Island. Cortes is part of the Discovery Islands archipelago on the coast of…

Alexandre Cecchi is a woodworker and furniture designer from Belgium, now living in Quebec. Through his thoughts and works, he shares his vision of art and contributes, in his own way, to the beauty of the world. Since 2018, Cecchi has been…

The cost of materials - lumber in particular - has been staggering for the last year or so. While it looks like it’s finally starting to drop, this has negatively impacted many businesses. One business that it benefitted, however, was…

After the summer issue of Wood Industry magazine came out, Chris McKaskell of McKaskell Haindel Design Build reached out to me. He told me that my editor’s note on the importance of community in our industry spoke to him because of how…

For Ralph Montemurro, the inspiration to launch an upholstery and home furniture business sprung from a nursery. 

One of the biggest trends in handmade woodworking is epoxy pouring. There’s no question as to why; the results are always unique, there are endless possibilities, and they are consistently impressive.

Rosehill Woodcrafters was founded in 1993 in MacGregor, Manitoba, by President Harvey Boehlig. Rosehill has grown to more than 20 employees and services Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Western Ontario from small beginnings in a one-person shop.…

I like to scroll through Instagram to find inspiration for articles; it’s an excellent way to see what’s out there and what people are proud of. That’s exactly where I found Matt Webb and his company Coastal Bark Woodworking. Based in…

I don't exactly remember what led me to become a woodworker. What was attractive, I think probably, in this profession, is the idea that it is an art with a substantial historical background. And in line with all that, a technical history…

Most of the companies that get press and recognition are long-established businesses, and while we love the experience and insight they bring to the industry, we were thrilled to see some new companies being honoured at the AWMAC Ontario…

Encroaching on the circulation axes, the wooden geometries of the Kinoya Izakaya pub restaurant dictate a zigzag path along which basic furniture and platforms are organized.

When chatting with Nick Kazakoff, president of Onetwosix Design Inc, I wanted to get into the concept for the design behind their successful line of Loop Phone Booths.

Beaubois manufacturers high-end, complex architectural millwork for the institutional, public building, hotel, and high-end condominium markets.

Looking back, it was the housewarming gift that kept on giving. The year was 2004, and Don Beamish was about six months into his new job as General Manager at Larch Wood Enterprises, a sawmill, and flooring company based on the banks of…

When I called Marc-Antoine Desjardins, President of P+R Desjardins and Menuiseries Mont-Royal (MMR), I expected to chat about their AWMAC Quebec awards finalist project in the Corporate/Professional category: 1250 René-Lévesque West. What I…