woodworking - Cottage Life

A room tiled with wood wall tiles

Stuff we like: Wood wall tiles

Close-up of a rusty saw

Cottage Q&A: How to rehab rusty tools

photo of an ATV shed with a deer carved onto the doors

This cottager carved a wildlife tribute on his ATV shed

Jim Curtis laying on a bed and reading a Cottage Life magazine in front of his mushroom and birch headboard project

This cottager builds magical mushroom headboards out of salvaged wood

furniture edges and TOOLS. Plywood cuttings for use as textures or background

6 secrets to finishing plywood edges

various types of sandpaper on orange background

Save time by picking the right sandpaper

different-glues

Everything you ever wanted to know about wood glue

wood-spelled-out-on-wood-by-the-lake

A documentary: For the love of wood

water-based finish applied with a paintbrush

Why you should pick a water-based finish for your project

side view of a selection of red and blue woodworking router bits for router machine on a wooden surface

How to sharpen your router bits

blades

3 types of saw blades for woodworking tasks

Man in a plaid shirt feeding a piece of wood through a table saw in a workshop.

12 of our favourite woodworking YouTube channels

Piles of lumber.

What exactly is acetylated wood and why should you consider it?

Man in a grey apron measuring wood to be cut.

Build a timber frame faster and cheaper with Timberlinx

Worker in blue plaid applying stain to wood.

How to build the perfect cottage sawhorse

Wood being torched to achieve charred wood.

Why you should use charred wood in your next project

Man in a yellow construction helmet woodworking.

Four of our favourite pro builders share their tips and tricks

Close-up of a wooden mortise and tenon.

5 Amish-inspired woodworking techniques for your next cottage project