Hope Blooms – Windsor Plywood Prince George

“We were honoured to be asked to be part of this special project made by Angela’s Attic. Specially constructed, designed, and donated to the Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Campaign in April 2021. She did an amazing job repurposing a vintage head and footboard into a sitting bench that will now live in the Kordyban Lodge. … Continued

TV Stand by Ken Saumure

Ken Saumure of Calgary, AB just finished another project. A TV stand that he designed and built with materials and hardware from the Windsor Plywood Airdrie location. It’s just 3/4″ Birch plywood and milled Pine but it turned out really well. It was his first time applying a finish (Benjamin Moore water based latex paint) … Continued

Working with Yellow Cedar Burl

James Christensen of AB, Canada recently acquired this massive burl from the Windsor Plywood Edmonton South store and wanted to share his project: A Yellow Cedar Burl Pedestal Bowl. He had this to say: I bought this beautiful Yellow Cedar burl from Edmonton Southside Store. It was a bit bigger than I thought, so I … Continued

Privacy Screen Project in Bowridge

oasis privacy screen

I am attaching a photo of my project to enclose an outdoor storage area (for yard equipment) at my home as I want to thank Myles Bender at Windsor Plywood in Bowridge for his help in guiding me to some of the materials I used – notably the Oasis Privacy Screens and the primed OSB … Continued

A Table and a Stand

Dan Kleer of Airdrie has had a couple of projects completed recently. One, a table with the top made of Maple and the legs made of Pine, were both sourced from Windsor Plywood. He ran some threaded pipe in between the legs to give it a more rustic look. The table measures approximately 42″ high … Continued

Sapele Coffee Table

Peter Moran of Bellingham shared with us his most recent project – a Sapele Coffee Table. He had this to say about the process: I’ve made plenty of coffee tables, but never worked with Sapele until I came across a board 14 inches wide at my local Windsor Plywood store that I just had to … Continued

DIY Stairs Upgrade

Brian Rogers, one of Windsor Plywood in Great Fall’s “BEST” customer, shared his recently completed, and a fantastic job at that, DIY project at home. Here’s what he had to say: Whenever an old guy gets put out to pasture there’s alot of time that will have to be filled doing something/anything; and not all … Continued

Hairpin Leg turns 80!

live edge table with hairpin legs

A Modern Classic Furniture makers can join in the celebration, as the hairpin leg turns 80 years old. Trendily retro, it is enjoying a bump in popularity along with everything in mid-century modern design, as well as designs favouring mixed metal and wood. The story behind the iconic metal table leg design called ‘the hairpin,’ … Continued

Advanced Epoxy Class at Dawson Creek

The first ever Advanced Epoxy class recently finished at Windsor Plywood in Dawson Creek (Sept 14-15, 2019). One of a kind memory pieces were made from Big Leaf Maple boards and Entropy Resins. Shown here are some of the stunning, all individual pieces full of each student’s personality and memories. I am so impressed with … Continued