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It may look formal, but this classic chair is surprisingly comfortable and simple to build.

With a long and storied history going back to the early 1800s in Iowa's Amana colonies, this bench is built to survive being broken down and transported, and used every week by church members.

With hand-cut dovetails and mortise-and-tenon joints, cove molding, and hanging with a French cleat, this plate rack lets you hone your handwork skills while you update your kitchen.

Clamping on a straightedge makes it easier to see if the small chisel is parallel with the machine's fence.

Routing mortises simply with a clamp, a support rail, and a support block.

Long story short, the Mortise Master lives up to its name.

With an understated shelf, beveled through-tenons, and stretchers shaped at the ends to corbel-like curves, this coffee table evokes the traditional Arts and Crafts style without being too serious.

Behind the front's flowing grain lie simple and smart building strategies.

Bob Van Dyke demonstrates how to properly use a shoulder plane: checking for square, honing the blade, inserting and adjusting the blade, and using the plane to adjust tenons, clean up rabbets, and refine moldings, among other tasks.

A dado set on the tablesaw is Charles Durfee's go-to method for cutting tenons.