woodworking Archives - Cottage Life

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

Woodworking

12 of our favourite woodworking YouTube channels

Lumber

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

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Build a timber frame faster and cheaper with... Timberlinx

Sawhorse

How to build the perfect cottage sawhorse

Charred wood stairs

Why you should use charred wood in your next... project

Woodworking

Four of our favourite pro builders share their... tips and tricks