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Sugar Maple / Acer Saccharum

Maple in Bancroft Ontario The tree The sugar maple is very common in North America where the soil is deep and well drained, particularly in the eastern regions ranging from Ontario to the Maritime provinces and all the way down to Georgia and Kansas. Not only does it…

Philippe Charmet14/04/2024

Furniture Table

My first table fresh off the shop floor!

I just finished adding a black cherry inlay (that is another first) on the first table that I made. I am very excited at the success of this first project. It is outstanding even before it is oiled and waxed. The feet of the table were custom forged…

Philippe Charmet11/04/2024

Butter Butter dishes Butter history

Butter blog E1

My very first butterdish fresh out of production. Not even oiled yet! 10 years ago, I found myself in the company of some really beautiful wood. I could not help myself, and I collected a few cut-offs of cherry, maple, birch and walnut. It is from these first…

Philippe Charmet07/04/2024

Wood

Yellow birch / Betula alleghaniensis

The tree: Yellow birch Yellow birch is also known as the golden birch due to its bark which is a shiny yellow-bronze which flakes and peels in fine horizontal strips. Note that the famous birch bark used throughout pre-history and history to make canoes comes from the white…

Philippe Charmet29/03/2024

Furniture Bread Bread tools Bread making Butcher block

My kitchen island – 3 years later

In December 2020, I designed and built my kitchen island because I was making bread regularly, I had limited counter space and wanted the ability to move it when I was not using it. The island on day 1: “I used my island for the first-time last night;…

Justin21/03/2024

Furniture News Lessons learned

Rustic table 80cm x 160cm – Status: Table top is assembled

The table top is now assembled, and at this point in the process, I am happy with the result. Next step is to pin the maple frame with dowels. My challenges on this project so far: Wood warping Below a brief description of the typical wood warpingWarping is…

Philippe Charmet25/02/2024

Wood Furniture News

New creation in process : a rustic table 80 x 160 cm

New project! A new table for the gallery. Here is a few pictures of the creating process. It will be made in fairly traditional style. I decided to use the old traditional method of assembling it with only with tenon/mortice and dowels to lock the assembly. It is…

Philippe Charmet18/02/2024

News

Valentine Kootenay Artisan Fair February 10th 2024

Yes I will be at the Valentine Kootenay Artisan Fair at the Prestige Lakeside Resort on February 10th 2024. See you at my booth on the 10th. Click Here

Philippe Charmet28/01/2024

Beautiful wood supply to make beehive components

beekeeping News

Making a batch of beehive brood-boxes

I just picked up a truck load of beautiful boards last week so I can make a whole lot of beehive components. Here is the first batch of brood boxes that I made from these boards. The quality is really excellent and I am very happy with my…

Philippe Charmet26/01/2024

News

Emotions in Wood … new online home

A new period in the life of Emotions in Wood (EiW) started to emerge a year ago: I joined the “ Artisan at Work” network. In fact, nothing short of a revolution took place in 2023 at Emotions in Wood extending into 2024. Becoming an Artisan at Work…

Justin18/01/2024