Black Dog Woodworks

04/15/2025

The workshop has been busy and I have a large stock of various sizes of cedar Canada flags. Let me know if you are interested. I also make custom sizes on order.

03/11/2025

If you are looking for a solid wood Canada flag, please contact me. Custom sizes available as well as an assortment of existing sizes in stock.

Thank you Chris England @ Black Dog Woodworks for the great sign!
Now we can remind people we're Canadian owned and operated with style.

02/11/2025

Shadow - the youngest of the two Black Dogs helping me in the workshop today. And by helping, I mean he is wanting all the attention.

11/29/2024

Black Friday at Black Dog Woodworks and the puppers are super happy with their new dog toys from Costco. https://www.costco.ca/Bear%20Dog%20Toys,%203-pack.product.4000276982.html?langId=-24&province=BC&NATAPP=SEARCH&COSTID=iosapp_24.11.1&TRACKING=NO&sh=true&nf=true

11/09/2024

Custom designed and made in the workshop recently for Sisu Pottery. Nice little hanging stand for some of the pottery creations. I love the added light effect.

09/23/2024

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. With all the renovations that I have been doing recently, I definitely feel 58 today!!!

Today is golf day at Mount Arrowsmith golf course, followed by beers at the clubhouse. Then back home for cake and presents.

The eloquence award (so far) goes to Dan McLaren...

09/19/2024

Update on the renovations. Walls are up and windows are in on the addition. Trusses ordered and ready for delivery today. Three days of good weather on the horizon should help with that phase. While waiting for the trusses, installed a sliding patio door in the living room. This provides access to the patio right from the house and the four windows that were there are now in the addition. Going to replace the master bedroom door/window with a sliding door as well. Getting there.

09/03/2024

The second part to the major renovation to the property (now that the workshop is complete). Taking advantage of the dry weather to create an addition to the previous garage as well as convert the previous garage into a massive rec room (pool table, tv, bar etc). The first two weeks was excavating the addition foundation, forming and pouring the footings, forming and pouring the walls and finally backfill and pouring the slab. Thanks to Kim and Maple for their help. A huge thank you to Kim for helping me mix and pour all the concrete. Now the framing begins and has to be timed with dry weather as I have to cut into the existing roofline to blend the new addition. Neither of us can walk straight as this is back breaking work but we are keeping focused on the end results.

08/26/2024

Three months ago today (May 26) we lost Dad. I sure miss his smile, his sense of humour and his general happiness. The daily visits to The Gardens at Qualicum Beach have been replaced to visits to St Marks in Qualicum Beach where his ashes are resting. It gives Kim and I an opportunity to keep in touch with him and update him on all the happenings in our garden and the progress of the renovations at the house.

07/25/2024

Very nice.

You can find our new tank tops at , our exclusive retailer in Parksville!

06/21/2024

Warmest day of the year so far in Qualicum Beach at 27 C. The Black Dogs are on a union mandated work break from the heat.