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dining room chair repair
March 30, 2023

I have an antique dining room set and one of the chair legs is crackered requiring a dowel to be inserted. Anyone do this work?
Blowout on back side of box joints
March 7, 2023

Help...looking for suggestions to minimize blowout on the back side of box joints. See photos. These are 3/4 X 3/4 finger joints in walnut. The tear out was really bad…
3″ Black Walnut Kitchen Island
February 26, 2023

I'm starting to organize my plans for my kitchen island and looking for some advice on joinery for wood that is unusually thick. Do i go with glue only or…
Is this possible??
February 15, 2023

I am trying to build this end table for a friend. Is this even possible to do with solid wood? What type of joinery would I have to use to…
Building a small tool cabinet video
February 2, 2023

In the video he shows making the sliding dovetail but when cutting the dove tail into the sides he says cut the 5/16 dado and then come back using the…
First dining room table glue up advice
January 23, 2023

Hi all. I'm a new woodworker and about to embark on my first big project. I've made cutting boards, barstools, etc. (all the "beginner" stuff) and my wife has recently…
Cutting shoulders for angled tenons
January 21, 2023

I am working on some chairs that have a 4.5 degree angled tenon on the side rails and side stretchers. I have no problem cutting the cheeks of the tenon…
How to make 128 half lap joints most efficiently
January 21, 2023

I am building a wooden raster, 7 feet long and 1 foot wide, for our in-the-ground heater in our living room. The design has two pieces along sides which support…
One or two tenons for wide table apron
January 4, 2023

I’ve often struggled (overthinking might be a more apt term) with mortise and tenon joinery on table aprons over five inches wide (maple, cherry). Seems like two separate tenons in…
Repairing the frame of a vintage sewing chair
December 29, 2022

I am looking for the best advice on how to repair a broken frame on a vintage sewing chair. The joinery is a metal plate that seemed to function like…

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