Issue 149 Summer 2024

This issue of Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement focuses on small shop woodworking, offering tips, projects, and accessories for maximizing space and efficiency.

Key highlights include:

• Small Shop Focus: The editor's letter emphasizes the magazine's long-standing tradition of dedicating issues to "Working in a Small Shop," acknowledging that limited space is a common challenge for many woodworkers.
• Projects & Jigs: Several shop projects and jigs are featured, such as a spline-joined box, a thickness planer cart, and track saw parallel guides and crosscut stations. The issue also highlights 12 simple shop accessories to build, including 90° plywood brackets, adjustable stops, and featherboards.
• Tool Information: Articles delve into choosing the right knives for various tasks (utility, pocket, multi-tool, and marking knives) and provide an in-depth look at miter saws.
• Dust Collection & Shop Solutions: Tips for improving small shop dust collection and general solutions for working in a limited space are provided.
• Industry News & Profiles: The issue includes "Web Shavings" with tool reviews and social media influencer recommendations, as well as a "Canadian Quotes" profile of woodworker Mark Qualizza.
• Advertisements: Advertisements feature products from brands like King Canada (inverter generators), Festool (cordless table saw), Titebond (wood glues), Amana Tool (router bits), Ligna (wood oils), and KMS Tools (various woodworking tools and clamps).

The issue also discusses the magazine's recent shift to fewer, larger issues, with editor Rob Brown addressing both positive and negative feedback from readers.