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Guido Henn's box-joint jig has butt joints reinforced with biscuits. Not having a biscuit joiner, what would be a good way to put the box together?  At first I considered…

I am building two cabinets of equal size and decided to step it up and make the raised panel doors myself. (this way I could talk my wife into letting…

In his video (http://www.finewoodworking.com/subscription/workshop/workshoparticle.aspx?id=29166), Guido Henn recommends using a spiral bit to avoid tear out. The bits shown appear to be spiral upcuts (Z-twist). He starts cutting at about 3:00,…

I have read everything I can find on breadboard ends and I seem to be more confused now than when I started.  I was given some african mahogany by a…

Should the size of a rabbet correspond to the nominal size of the plywood, or the actual size? Janet

Just picked up a 3'x8'x2" piece of white oak with a spectacular grain. Wife wants it to become a dining room table in th trestle style. After searching her library…

Should the router be running high speed or low speed? Direction of feed? I'm using an 18° bit on Baltic birch, and getting a lot of tear out.  Janet

I am thinking of using my rockler router table to make dovetail keys for mitered corners in 3/4 thick white oak.  I'm not sure of the best method for doing…

I am building a queen size bed. The headboard is 62" tall and the footboard is 31" tall. The side rails will be 7 1/2" wide. The headboard/footboard is essentially…

We have a drawer that needs a new bottom, and possibly new sides and back as well. The drawer front was made from a single piece and the dovetails were…