Dowel And Biscuit Joints - Page 2 of 5

Make Your Own Dowels
May 27, 2015

With a dowel plate, you can customize the size and species to make stronger, prettier pegs.
Fine Furniture with Biscuit Joints
May 31, 2012

For much better results with biscuit joiners, anchor the tool, not the workpiece.
Sand Biscuit Joints After 24 Hours
September 29, 2011

Q: I recently edge-glued several cherry boards to make a top, and used biscuits to align them. I let the glue dry, sanded the top, and then applied the finish.…
Strengthen Cope-and-Stick Joints with Dowels
September 29, 2011

Q: I’m making a cabinet that will see everyday use. It has two frame-and-panel doors with solid-wood panels. Are cope-and-stick joints strong enough to be used on the doors? Bert…
Make Strong, Simple Joints with Dowels
September 29, 2011

Dowel joints offer a simple, strong way to make fine furniture and are often the best solution when other joints don’t work.
Biscuit-Joint Basics
May 1, 2008

Tom Begnal presents a beginner's guide to biscuit joinery, which is hard to beat for speed, accuracy, and ease of use.
Pinning a Mortise-and-Tenon Joint
October 29, 2006

A simple jig helps locate and drill holes for pinned joinery.
Miter-Joint Biscuit Jig
October 25, 2005

This jig, which I designed to cut mitered biscuit slots with a router, has eliminated my struggles with miter joints. It consists of a hardwood base, which bolts to my…
Reducing the Diameter of Dowels
October 25, 2005

The sketch shows an old patternmaker's trick to reduce the diameter of a dowel. Simply chuck a router bit in a drill press and clamp down a couple of scrap…
Making Dowels with the Table Saw
October 25, 2005

I prefer to make my own dowels for several good reasons. I can make any size dowel in any length from any wood. My system is simpler and certainly less…

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