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Cutting Angled Rabbets
October 25, 2005

This simple radial-arm saw method makes it easy to cut mirror- image angled rabbets on the ends of a workpiece, as required for the skirt of a splay-legged table for…
Routing Spline Slots in Mitered Frames
October 25, 2005

This simple little jig is extremely useful for routing blind spline slots in spline-mitered frames. Nail or glue together scraps of the frame lumber into the configuration shown in the…
Two Shopmade Router Subbases
October 25, 2005

In the woodworking shop at Edinboro State College, we've developed two router subbases that do away with much of the trauma associated with routing dadoes across wide boards and grooving…
Routing Dovetail Slots for Shaker Tablelegs
October 25, 2005

Although the Shaker pedestal table design has been around for 150 years, its clean lines have a contemporary feel. Inexpensive to build, the table requires only six wooden parts and…
Stationary Jig for Cutting Open Mortises
October 25, 2005

This jig is used to cut open bridle-joint mortises in frame members. It solves many of the problems inherent with sliding jigs, which tend to be complicated to make and…
Alignment Block for Accurate Threading
October 25, 2005

I wanted to make my own maple handscrews, but found that freehand threading of the 5/16-in. steel rods invariably resulted in erratic thread patterns and wobbly clamps. I solved the…
All About Rabbet and Dado Joints
September 12, 2005

Mario Rodriguez provides a quick guide to these simple joints.
All About Specialty Joints
September 12, 2005

Joinery can always be accomplished with simple means, but with a little creativity a simple joint can become a complex one. Combining components of several joints into one advanced operation…
All About Spline Joints
September 12, 2005

A spline is a strip of wood, plywood, or other material (such as Masonite), inserted into matching grooves or plows, along the edges of two boards. The purpose is to reinforce and…
All About Tongue-and-Groove Joints
September 12, 2005

Any long-grain joint greater than 48 in. long would benefit from the use of a tongue-and-groove joint. It provides a mechanical means of registering and joining the edges of narrow…

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