Shop Hack – Canadian Home Workshop

Win a Weekend in the Shop with Ryan Shervill

By Matthew Pioro July 16, 2009

One of the disadvantages of working at CHW is that you can’t enter CHW contests. And I really wish I could enter this one. But...

By Matthew Pioro June 23, 2009

Everywhere I look, people are finding extracurricular uses for their tools. And by “extracurricular,” I mean “racing.” A...

By Matthew Pioro June 16, 2009

I had the best commute to work this morning. Steve Maxwell, CHW’s technical editor, towed the whole CHW crew through the woods...

By Matthew Pioro June 12, 2009

Tonight’s final game in the Stanley Cup playoffs may mark the end of hockey season, but next Friday, June 19 is another notable...

By Matthew Pioro June 11, 2009

I was at the Roxul insulation plant in Milton, Ont., yesterday. Curiosity brought me there. It wasn’t curiosity for the ribbon...

By June 7, 2009

“Do you know what that is?” asked the gentleman with a cap that read “20X Ropes.” The question put a conversation I was...

By June 5, 2009

I guess we ruffled his overalls: Mike Holmes is seething. It’s a low boil, and he tries to suppress it, ignore it, tell himself...

By June 3, 2009

New York Times writer...

By May 29, 2009

What finish do you put on an iconic schooner such as the Bluenose II? Something called “helmsman,” obviously! The folks at...

By May 26, 2009

You think you got a bit project on your hands? It’s probably nothing compared to this impressive story: For a labour of love,...