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Through Mortise and tenon joints
August 26, 2006

Looking for options in making through mortise and tenon joints without causing chipout, and keeping consistent size thru the mortise. Seems to me that if you mortise halfway thru and…
a newbie’s question about clamps
August 19, 2006

I'm new to this website and have enjoyed it very much. Over the last several months I have been investing in my small shop. I want to begin making table tops…
design of chest
August 17, 2006

I need to design and build a chest in the Arts & Crafts style that will be on a porch which will get some weather. The customer will store cushions…
Kitchen cabinet face lift
June 27, 2006

I am interested in upgrading my existing kitchen cabinets with an arts and crafts motif, but don't want to rip out the existing ones and start over. Can I apply…
Mule Chest Joinery
June 1, 2006

Darrell,   I am designing a mission style mule chest of drawers (two chests, side by side, with a center divider in common, approximate dimensions 65”Wx18”Dx46H). I am planning…
G&G finger joints
May 30, 2006

Hi Darrell, Just finished reading your book(nice job by the way)and I was wondering how you create your finger joints when the fingers are around 2" or larger and the…
Quartersawn tapered legs
May 24, 2006

Our shop has been asked to build a table with tapered quartersawn legs. The customer wants the quartersawn to show on all four sides of each leg. Have you had…
Table shelf movement and joinery
May 19, 2006

My sister-in-law wants a cherry entrance hall table 36W x 16D x 31H with square tapered legs (1 1/2 inches square tapering to about 1 inch) and a shelf about…
Drawers with Frame and Panel Fronts
May 14, 2006

Hi Don, I would suggest building a complete drawer box with through dovetails then applying the frame and panel front to the finished drawer box. This method would give the…
Armrests on an Ellis armchair
May 2, 2006

Hi Darrell, I am planning on building an Elllis-style dining arm chair. This will be my first time to build a 'real' chair, but after all the research I…

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