Cutting Joinery for a Frame-and-Panel Door

Videos in the Series

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  All About the North Bennet Street Toolbox

  January 24, 2017

  For many, the toolbox serves as a badge of honor, but for the instructors at the school, the toolbox is an important teaching tool that covers an array of hand-tool and machine techniques.
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  The History of the North Bennet Street Toolbox

  January 24, 2017

  For some it is a place to put your tools, but for the students of North Bennet Street School, their toolbox is a badge of honor.
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  Easy Way to Glue up Panels

  January 24, 2017

  Learn how to use a simple spring joint to glue up boards and how to place your clamps to ensure a flat panel.
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  Dovetailed Toolbox Case Needs Careful Layout

  January 31, 2017

  Dovetails for a toolbox must be strong, but for an heirloom box they also should be attractive. Learn some tricks and techniques for nailing the layout.
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  Hand-Cut Dovetails: Pins First

  February 7, 2017

  Discover the pins-first approach to dovetails that the North Bennet Street School is known for.
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  Hand-Cut Dovetails: Tails Second

  February 14, 2017

  After cutting the pins, learn how to transfer and cut the tails of the dovetail joint, the North Bennet way.
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  Finessing the Fit of Case Dovetails

  February 14, 2017

  How to creep up to the perfect dovetail fit using a method called "chasing the smudge."
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  Cutting Joinery for the Toolbox Case

  February 21, 2017

  Stopped dadoes and rabbets are cut by machine and fitted with hand tools.
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  Gluing Up a Toolbox Case

  February 28, 2017

  With the North Bennet Street Toolbox, lots of parts have to come together perfectly, so you may need an extra pair of hands to tackle this daunting glue-up.
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  Making Dividers for the Toolbox

  March 7, 2017

  The dividers are joined using bridle joints and mortise and tenons cut perfectly on the tablesaw.
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  How to Attach Dividers to the Case

  March 14, 2017

  Learn an efficient method of fitting dividers to a case and a simple method of installing drawer runners.
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  How to Make Dovetailed Drawer Partitions: Dado First

  March 14, 2017

  Learn how to cut a dado by hand for the drawer partition.
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  How to Make Dovetailed Drawer Partitions: Dovetail Second

  March 14, 2017

  Learn how to cut, fit, and glue up the dovetail joint for the drawer partitions.
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  Laying Out Dovetail Joinery for the Drawers

  March 21, 2017

  Tips and tricks for fitting a drawer perfectly and getting the layout spot-on for the half-blind and through dovetails.
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  Cutting Half-Blind Dovetails for Drawers

  March 28, 2017

  Learn how to cut and fit half-blind dovetails the North Bennet Street way.
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  How to Fit Drawers

  April 4, 2017

  Learn how to fit an assembled drawer perfectly to its case opening.
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  Cutting Joinery for a Frame-and-Panel Door

  April 11, 2017

  The door frame is assembled with machine-cut mortise and tenon joinery.
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  Make a Raised Panel for a Door

  April 11, 2017

  How to cut a raised panel on the tablesaw using a clever jig that ensures safety and accuracy.
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  How to Assemble a Raised-Panel Door

  April 11, 2017

  Prefinish the panel, cut the mortise for the lock, and then glue it all together.
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  How to Hang the Door and Add a Lockset

  April 18, 2017

  Learn how to fit a door, add hinges, and install a lockset that works perfectly.
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  How to Make a Shiplapped Back Panel

  April 25, 2017

  Tips and techniques for making an elegant, traditional cabinet back.