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Webinar: Rebuilding a Log Dream Shop with Karen McBride

Replay! Join Karen McBride as she relives her journey from dilapidated house to snug, humming shop.

By Karen McBride Mar 08, 2021

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When it came time to build a woodshop, Karen McBride dismantled a 200-year-old log building and rebuilt and restored it on her farm in Ontario. Then she fitted it out with vintage machines. With fascinating photos and stories from the build, she takes you on the ride from dilapidated house to snug, humming shop.

Check out Karen’s article in the 2021 Tools and Shops issue:

Log cabin woodshop

In her restored log building, Karen McBride finds inspiration from her vintage machines and the old furniture that she has adapted and repurposed for workshop use.

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