Last updated: May 2026
Harbor and Craft is a Toronto-based editorial reference focused on woodworking knowledge for Canadian home workshop enthusiasts. The content covers hand tool selection and use, lumber species and grades, joinery mechanics, and first furniture projects — written for people at the beginning of the craft, not for experienced cabinetmakers.
The site does not sell anything. There are no affiliate links, sponsored reviews, or product recommendations tied to commercial arrangements. Every article reflects independent editorial judgment based on established woodworking literature and hands-on technique documentation.
What the site covers
The three core subject areas are hand tools, materials, and joinery. Within those:
- How specific hand tools — planes, chisels, back saws, marking gauges — function and when each is appropriate
- Lumber species comparison: how pine, maple, oak, poplar, and cherry behave differently under hand tools and in glue-ups
- Joinery anatomy: the geometry of butt joints, dado joints, mortise-and-tenon connections, and dowel joinery
- Beginner furniture builds with realistic material and time estimates
- Workshop setup considerations for Canadian climates, including humidity management and seasonal wood movement
Who maintains this
Harbor and Craft is published by Harbor and Craft Media Inc., a Canadian media company registered in Ontario. The editorial team has backgrounds in woodworking instruction, technical writing, and Canadian trades education.
Content is reviewed periodically to reflect updated Canadian building supply availability, changes in lumber grading standards, and reader feedback on accuracy. The date of last update appears at the top of each article.
Contact
Harbor and Craft Media Inc.
247 Lakeview Avenue, Unit 3
Toronto, ON M6K 1B4, Canada
Phone: +1 (416) 555-0194
Email: info@harborandcraft.org
The office is not a retail location. Correspondence by email is preferred for editorial questions. Phone calls are answered Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
External references
Where articles reference external sources, those sources are drawn from established woodworking institutions, university forestry research, and Canadian government publications. Key recurring references include the Wood Database, Natural Resources Canada — Forestry, and the Canadian Wood Council's technical publications.