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Centering Routed Mortises
October 25, 2005

John Birchard's door-making article (FWW #49) prompted me to send this mortise-centering idea I've used for quite awhile. Like Birchard, I use a plunge router to cut mortises in the…
Shop-Built Doweling Machine
October 25, 2005

In my one-man cabinet shop I used a doweling jig to drill holes for dowel joints in cabinet door frames and the like. Although I found this procedure too slow,…
Depth-Stop for Backsaw
October 25, 2005

This adjustable depth-stop for the backsaw aids in cutting accurate dadoes, rabbets, and half-lap joints. The idea is adapted from an antique saw I have. The stop is a couple…
Self-Made Mortising Template
October 25, 2005

This procedure for making a router template is quite accurate because in the early stages the template uses itself for the setup and quality control. First lay out the mortise…
Consistent Dadoes on the Tablesaw
October 25, 2005

The secret of this simple wooden tablesaw insert is the hump in the middle. Because the work will touch only at the high point of the hump, dadoes and grooves…
Table Saw Jig for Rabbets and Dados
October 25, 2005

Because the plywood end panels I make for kitchen cabinet jobs are usually worked the same way each time, I found myself setting the rip fence to the same measurements…
Table Saw Tenoning Jig
October 25, 2005

Faced with cutting 32 tenons on a recent project, I priced a new Delta tenoning jig and found it beyond my budget. So I put myself to work and made…
Making Tenons on Chair Rungs
October 25, 2005

Here's how to use your router table to produce tenons on the end of chair rungs, quickly and accurately. First, chuck a rabbeting bit into the router and raise it…
Jig for Sliding Dovetail Housings
October 25, 2005

I use a simple but effective jig to cut housings for sliding dovetails in drawer construction. The jig consists of an L-shaped shelf, a fence to guide the router and…
Doweling Guide
October 25, 2005

Before we discovered this simple steel guide for doweling the joints on cabinet fronts, we tried several other approaches, including an expensive two-spindle horizontal drill. Make the guide out of…

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