Joinery Archives - Page 21 of 299

I often come across (and use) the advice on checking boxes, drawers, frames, etc. for square by measuring diagonals, most often in regards to the glue-up step in a project.…

Great tutorial. Learned a lot.

I was reading https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/03/01/building-bookshelves-to-last and I saw a mention of how gluing end grain supposedly doesn't work. Specifically, it says: "Because a dado joint produces mostly end-grain surfaces, adding glue…

I recently came into a few 2.5" thick slabs -- two hard ~86" x 15" hard maple and two walnut (~108" x 15" and ~48" x 15").I have a very…

Hey everybody, newbie woodworker here. Today I was building a bench and I came across a problem that I couldn't figure out. For the back rest, I had to miter…

Hi all, newbie (ish) woodworker here...I have all kinds of tools for general woodworking and DIY projects, but now I am planning on making my first woodworking projects...a small finger…

HiI'm going to be making a shelf for my walk-in closet.The shelf will go around 3 walls. I'll be making it out of pine.Problem is - it's not clear what's…

In the latest FWW magazine there's a fine article describing Nancy Hiller's recreation of a Gimson chest. It's a handsome thing! One aspect is the joinery arrangement that has the…

I see a lot of back and forth about what one should use in a glue up of a table top.  Some tend to use dominoes while others use dowels…

Was looking between the dowel wizard and the dowl it 1000. Y'all have a preference or another recommendation? Do these come with the bit and collet for proper depth?