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  • Drawer Slides

    by American Woodworker Editors     Monday, October 26, 2009
    Nine Models for Nine Situations by Brad Holden Open the drawer of a well-made modern cabinet. How do the slides feel? They should be effortless, smooth and precise. You have more than a dozen types of slides from which to choose. For that perfect glide...

  • How to Hang Inset Doors

    by American Woodworker Editors     Wednesday, October 14, 2009
    Install butt hinges perfectly and establish consistent, slender margins. by Tim Johnson Nothing signals skillful craftsmanship like an inset door with elegant hinges and eye-pleasing margins. This challenging job leaves no room for error: Uneven surfaces...

  • Crown Molding on the Tablesaw

    by American Woodworker Editors     Thursday, September 24, 2009
    by Tim Johnson Finding factory-made crown molding to match your cherry or walnut dream project isn’t so easy. Most lumberyards only stock crown molding in pine and oak. Ordering by mail is slow and expensive, especially if you only need a few feet...

  • Glass for Woodworking

    by American Woodworker Editors     Tuesday, August 18, 2009
    by Brad Holden Once you delve into the world of glass, you may find there’s no turning back. Glass is a versatile material. When you want to display a cabinet’s contents, a glass door panel lets your favorite china, glassware or collectables...

  • Frameless Cabinet Joinery

    by American Woodworker Editors     Wednesday, July 8, 2009
    By Dave Munkittrick I’ve always liked the clean, modern look of cabinets built without face frames. My early attempts involved building plywood boxes first and applying hardwood edging later. But cutting, fitting, gluing and clamping each edging...

  • 11 Tips for Dadoes & Rabbets

    by American Woodworker Editors     Wednesday, July 8, 2009
    Perfect Dadoes Without the Guesswork By George Vondriska Dadoes and rabbets are two of the most widely used joints in cabinetmaking. Cabinets, drawers and jewelry boxes all lend themselves to this simple but strong joinery. I’ve been woodworking...

  • Elegant Table Top Fasteners

    by Tim Johnson     Wednesday, February 25, 2009
    On my best work, I want the bottom of my project to look as good as the top. That's when I make an old-fashioned set of wooden tabletop fasteners, or "buttons," rather than use the modern stamped-steel type. A button allows a solid-wood...

  • Add Decorative Corner Splines

    by Tim Johnson     Wednesday, February 25, 2009
    Decorative corner splines sure make an ordinary box look great. But they can be a bit dicey to cut on a tablesaw. Let your plate joiner come to the rescue. A simple jig holds the box and the joiner so you can cut slots quickly with minimal setup hassles...

  • Invisible Face Frames

    by Tim Johnson     Tuesday, February 24, 2009
    I make a lot of traditional face frame cabinets and it?s always a problem covering the raw edge of the plywood at the corners. A normal face frame is very obtrusive when viewed from the side. My solution is to attach rabbeted edging, as shown. This gives...

  • Extract a Broken Screw

    by Tim Johnson     Tuesday, February 24, 2009
    Murphy's Law guarantees that screws will break at the worst times. Fortunately, I've found a simple way to extract the headless shank and repair the damage. I use the countersink collar from one of my drill-and-countersink sets. Make sure the...

  • Easy Strike Plate Mounting

    by Tim Johnson     Tuesday, February 24, 2009
    When I had to install a bunch of magnetic catches recently, I came up with this simple method to mark the doors for the strike plate. It requires no measuring and the results are neat and clean. Just insert the mounting screw in the plate and attach it...

  • Cathedral Style Cabinet Doors

    by Tim Johnson     Sunday, February 22, 2009
    Cathedral raised-panel doors are beautiful, but they can be intimidating to make. After many years of teaching students how to make these doors, I've got a trick or two up my sleeve to simplify the process and remove some of the fear factor. Here's...

  • Stile and Rail Joinery

    by Tom Caspar     Friday, February 20, 2009
    Download article - PDF 914 KB STILE-CUTTING CONFIGURATION RAIL-CUTTING CONFIGURATION A reversible stile and rail bit makes perfect-fitting frames for doors and cabinets without dowels, mortises or biscuits. Reversible bits have removable profile- and...

  • Coved Doors on the Tablesaw

    by AW-Editor     Thursday, January 29, 2009
    Make beautiful raised panels without a router table and expensive bits. The tool of choice for most small-shop woodworkers who want to make raised panels is the router: A large one, generally 3 hp, hung in a router table, plus a set of specialized bits...

  • Router-Made Drawer and Door Pulls

    by AW-Editor     Thursday, January 29, 2009
    You can make integrated pulls yourself using a router table and a few bits. They can be decorative or almost completely hidden. Of the four designs I'll describe for you, two require special bits, but two use ordinary bits that you may already own...
 

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