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

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

Windsor Plywood’s Custom Vintage Truck done in Brandon MB

Windsor Plywood, Brandon has a unique custom 1949 Ford that was transformed into a 50 Year Anniversary model for Windsor Plywood. This truck has the whole engine gutted, so ‘V0’ is a new decal that was put on to represent the engine (ha ha). All painted in Windsor Blue, and the “Celebrating 50 Years” logo … Continued

Project in the Works! Red Oak Live Edge Table

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This is a table project in the works. The Windsor Plywood store near Victoria, BC has been preparing a large piece of Red Oak for a customer. The table is made from live edge red oak and the underside has been finished with a coat of Minwax Poly. The table measures 6 feet long by … Continued

Kim’s Spalted Maple Kitchen Table

spalted maple table

Customer project from Kim, a long time customer at Windsor Plywood Langley Spalted Maple 40″ x 108″ kitchen table with custom-made heavy-duty steel table legs. It was treated with only a natural oil finish and clear water-based floor finish for surface protection.

Brett’s Live Edge Maple Table Project

bretts maple slab river table

A project shared from Windsor Plywood head office. It was created by an employees husband, Brett, and given to their daughter as a Christmas present. It was Brett’s first live edge table and definitely won’t be his last. Excellent work! Wood- Maple Slab debarked Bottom Glass- 1/4″ Tinted Blue Stain- Danish oil (light walnut) Crack … Continued

Mappa Entertainment Cabinet by Kimwood

The customer project was shared from the Windsor Plywood Langley store.  The following pictures is from the first cut of the slab, to the finished product. The materials used for this project were poplar lumber and plywood, paint and the Mappa slab. All were purchased from Windsor Plywood Langley.  The customer, Kim, personally built and finished … Continued

Jonnys Handcrafted Live Edge Aspen Table

jonny aspen live edge table

A customer project shared from the Windsor Plywood Edmonton West Facebook page. Jonny handcrafted the table from a large slab of Aspen live edge. Aspen is a light-weight wood that features a sought after straight grain. Aspen is also a good substitute for the more expensive and in short supply, Walnut. Great Job! @deepseapsychology @windsorwestedmonton