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This auxiliary base for my plunge router makes mortises in all sorts of furniture parts. I made it from 1⁄2-in.-thick acrylic, slotting it to attach two pieces of T-track, which…

Mario Rodriguez explains why wood screws play an important role in his furniture making.

Medium-density fiberboard offers both quality and stability. Here, William Duckworth provides some tips and tricks for working with it.

Just another dovetail video? Not really, when you can watch Christian Becksvoort dovetail a drawer packed into a 7-minute edit

Tom McKenna shows you how to dial in the fit of your tenons with a hammer and vise

Compressing tenons with a hammer and vise makes assembly easier and prevents the mortise from scraping off all the glue during assembly, which can starve the joint. I learned this…

This table could easily serve as a sewing table, a side table, a small writing desk, or even a TV tray.

Old-fashioned cut nails make furniture that’s strong, stylish, and a pleasure to build

Gary Franklin is a fifth-generation nailer at the Tremont nail factory in Mansfield, Mass. His great-great-grandfather started working there shortly before the Civil War, and he carries on the tradition to this day.

In this episode, Kevin adds the tenons to the bed panels and side rails using the tablesaw and bandsaw