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Workshop Tip: Relief Cut Makes it Easy to Chop Out Dovetail Waste
June 13, 2019

The kerf left by a Western-style handsaw, located in the center of the dovetail waste, makes it easier to chop out between narrow pins.
Workshop Tip: Use a Pencil Sharpener to Make Tight Plugs in Any Wood
June 6, 2019

Start with a square stick, chamfer it to an octagon, use a pencil sharpener, and presto! You have tight-fitting plugs.
Workshop Tip: Find the Length of Any Picture-Frame Molding
May 28, 2019

Click here to enlarge. This simple bit of math helps me quickly figure out the right length for any mitered picture-frame molding, based on the art or mat that goes…
Turning For Furniture Makers: Accurately Sizing Parts and Tenons
May 7, 2019

Now that Anissa and Ben know how to shape parts, they need to be able to size them correctly and create accurate joinery
Workshop Tip: Router Mortising Template Has Interchangeable Spacers
April 1, 2019

I’ve tried hand-cutting mortises, but I find that I get a much cleaner and more accurate slot using a router template and guide bushing. In the past, I created separate…
Tapered Sliding Dovetails by Hand
February 18, 2019

Specialty plane helps cut a self-locking dovetail joint.
11 Mortise-and-Tenon Variations
February 11, 2019

The tried-and-true mortise and tenon comes in many forms.
Ep 12a: Rabbeting the Panels and Door Assembly
January 8, 2019

Chris uses rabbet and shoulder planes to create the solid-wood panels for the door, then assembles the door with drawbored mortise and tenons
Ep 11b: Sawing the Through-Tenons
January 2, 2019

In this episode, Chris completes the door joinery and dials in the fit to create a perfectly flat door
Ep 11a: Chopping the Through-Mortises
January 2, 2019

In this episode, Chris plows a groove in the doorframe and then creates the door's through-mortises, working half way through on each side, meeting in the middle

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