Joinery hints, tips, and tricks to help you build better projects.
Looking for alternatives to screws and traditional woodworking joints? Learn how to use four simple wood joinery methods—splines, dowels, biscuits, … Read More
Cutting dovetails in small, thin workpieces requires a lighter touch than traditional furniture joinery. Learn how to lay out, saw, … Read More
Skip cutting traditional stub tenons. This simple plywood spline joinery technique uses matching router-cut grooves to create strong, accurate frame-and-panel … Read More
A haunched mortise and tenon combines strong traditional joinery with a clever way to fill the panel groove. Learn how … Read More
Joinery is the most important part of any project — it literally ties things together. Following that is a series … Read More
The book Japanese Joinery by author and woodworker Dorian Bracht is a fascinating exploration on the art of woodworking. This … Read More
So what makes a really distinctive table leg? The answer lies in what you do before the cutting and shaping. … Read More
The Rebel Pocket Hole Joiner is Kreg’s all-in-one, battery-powered pocket hole maker. Read More
In this article, we’ll be looking at one of the most common kinds of hardware, and one which I’m sure … Read More
Accurate layout is essential when cutting dovetails by hand. A strip of painter’s tape makes it easy to see exactly … Read More
While a miter joint hides the end grain of the mating pieces, it also relies on end grain for its … Read More
Reinforce your dado joints with locking dowels for stronger drawers. Learn a quick and reliable technique using simple tools and … Read More
Here's a Simple Way to Keep Track of the Settings on your Mortising Machine Read More
Dovetails, the classic drawer joint. Creating half-blind dovetails leaves you with a rock-solid joint that looks beautiful. Here, Logan shows … Read More
Use this router jig to create the look of through mortise and tenon joinery. Read More