Issue 154 Spring 2026

The Spring 2026 issue features projects for every skill level, including a table lantern, heirloom urn, night table and veneered chess board. You’ll also find a helpful article on framing nailers, along with ideas on how you can customize your backyard to grow fresh, tasty produce. In addition, we present our annual product showcase and all of our regular columns.

On the cover of the Spring 2026 issue: Veneered chess board by Annabelle Brown.

In this issue:

- What you need to know about stationary edge sanders.

- Top 10 reasons to use veneer in your shop.

- We explain the difference between CFM and water lift, mineral spirits and paint thinner, and rip and crosscut blades.

- New Westminster, BC, furniture maker Matthew Thronhill on dovetails, being critical and working in a two-car garage.

- Rob Brown profiles the Southern Alberta woodworkers society biennial exhibition.

- Bruce Kemp explains how Stem to Stern mixes woodworking and boatbuilding for students.

- Craig Kosonen shows how to build a night table using a host of joinery techniques.

- Carl Duguay shows you how to expand your backyard to grow food, save money and enhance your outdoor living space naturally.

- Gord Graff provides the information you need to choose the right framing nail gun.

- Discover outstanding woodworking products in our 2026 Product Showcase.

- Rick Campbell shows you how to build wood and copper lanterns.

- Annabelle Brown explains how she made a veneered chess board (with a bit of help from her dad).

- Mark Salusbury describes how to build a frame and panel cremation urn.

- We shop test the Metabo HPT cordless 16-gauge finish nailer.

- James Jackson recalls what he learned building a keepsake for a nephew and his bride.