Joinery - Page 54 of 69

Matching dadoes are a sure thing if you use a plywood template to guide the router.

This method for cutting tenons on the table saw uses two blades with spacers between. The beauty of this system is that the tenon thickness is "locked in" and does…

This revision of James Gier's router mortising fixture (Fine Woodworking #78, p. 10) is made entirely from wood and so it is less expensive and it doesn't require any metal…

In Methods of Work, Fine Woodworking #86, Steven Springston describes a method of sawing picture-frame miters using complementary angles. Although Mr. Springston's method will produce a perfect 90¡ angle, if…

I like to reinforce the miter joints in my picture frames by adding a contrasting key after the glue in the joint has set. The usual method of cutting the…

When I needed to make several scarf joints for a cover board in a boatbuilding project, I used a router and template to cut the joint's profile. The challenge was…

This T-guide adjusts so you can rout a sliding dovetail slot that is slightly wider at one end, such as for the rear of bookcase ends. The tapered slot allows…

Here is a simple stop-fixture that I use to cut perfect tenon shoulders. The device, which is attached to my cut-off jig, prevents tenon-cheek waste from jamming against the fence,…

To speed up routing of dovetail joints, replace the screw knobs on your jig with fast-acting toggle clamps. Place springs under the hold-down bars, so they raise when the clamps…

I'd like to thank Ken Wall, whose single-sided vertical miter jig (Fine Woodworking #80, p. 16) inspired this double-sided version. The two-sided jig is even better because its accuracy is…