Shop Stool Build-Off: Upping the Ante

When the Shop Stool Build-Off was in its infancy - before we'd even thought about having prizes, and long before I started drafting a blog post about the event - several woodworkers on Twitter, myself included, had the idea that it would be fun to have some kind of wager to see who could build … Continue reading Shop Stool Build-Off: Upping the Ante

Skills Canada National Competition Comes to Vancouver!

The Skills Canada Competition is the première event where students and apprentices compete in over 40 trade and technology fields, including carpentry and cabinetmaking (also welding, masonry, landscaping, hairstyling, cooking, website development  graphic design, computer animation and robotics).  The national event brings the best of over 500 students from regions across the country.  It's a really … Continue reading Skills Canada National Competition Comes to Vancouver!