Matthew Pioro

I'm the managing editor of Canadian Home Workshop magazine. I'm a sucker for Arts and Crafts furniture, as well as the smooth, clean lines of the Modernist styles. Give me an impact driver over a drill. And, no, I'd rather not do that mudding-and-taping job.


Recent Articles and Blog Posts

Retro Project: A Bar

I love this project from the March 1978 issue of CHW, especially the decor–a rifle, hunting knife and snowshoes! Of course, the weathered boards look great, but I think there’s a bit of “board overload” going on. If I were...

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Lee Valley’s Latest Gag Tool

Yesterday, Lee Valley added to the proud pantheon of tools that includes the board stretcher and the left-handed screwdriver, all of which have duped many a jobsite newbie. The Ottawa-based company revealed its pocket dovetailer,...

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7. Electricity Deserves Your Utmost Respect

In our March 2011 issue of Canadian Home Workshop (on newsstands now), we have an article called “50 Things Every Handyman Should Know.” Item No. 7 in that list looks at how you should approach electricity. In a match of you...

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An Ash Hope Chest Project

                    I was at a wedding this past weekend and it got me thinking: as wedding gifts go, there is nothing more personal than a shopmade present. After the...

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6. Furniture Styles

In our March 2011 issue of Canadian Home Workshop (on newsstands now), we have an article called “50 Things Every Handyman Should Know.” Item No. 6 in that list is furniture styles. With woodworking, we often emphasis the...

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Wayback Woodworking: Rocking Settee

                      You know how I know spring is around the corner? No, not the calendar telling me that the first day of spring came earlier this week. The...

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5. Know When to Use Backup

In our March 2011 issue of Canadian Home Workshop (on newsstands now), we have an article called “50 Things Every Handyman Should Know.” Item No. 5 in that list looks at backer board. A perfect cut can be ruined right at the...

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Wayback Woodworking: Shopmade Tool Chest

  The tradition of the shopmade tool chest seems to have passed. With lightweight carryalls made from space-age materials so readily available, why make a heavy, wooden box? There’s no point right? Still, I was struck...

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4. Lay Off the Duct Tape

  In our March 2011 issue of Canadian Home Workshop (on newsstands now), we have an article called “50 Things Every Handyman Should Know.” Item No. 4 in that list is our stance on duct tape. Duct tape will not fix...

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Wayback Woodworking: Ottoman for Outdoors?

    You know how I know that spring is not too far away? Two reasons: here at CHW we are working on our annual deck issue and readers are asking me about outdoor projects. Last week, I got a note from reader Robert...

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