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Router Table Box Joints
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, November 23, 2009
The perfect fit comes easily with a shop-made jig. by Tom Caspar Box joints are a cinch to make on a router table. All you need are a sharp bit and a basic plywood jig. The biggest problem in making box joints has always been getting a precise fit, because...
Tablesaw Box Joints
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A shop-made jig with micro-adjust guarantees perfect joints. by Tim Johnson Box joints are the savvy woodworker’s alternative to dovetails. Strong, great-looking and quickly made, box joints are an especially good choice when you have a large number...
Wedged Mortise & Tenon
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The joint will never loosen! by Tom Caspar Tap, tap, tap. The wedges go home, the glue squeezes out and a big smile lights up your face. “This joint isn’t coming apart for a hundred years,” you say. “It’s as solid as a rock...
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...
Flattening Wide Boards
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, September 8, 2009
You don’t need monster machinery to flatten monster boards. by Dave Munkittrick Big, wide boards make my heart race with anticipation. Panels and tabletops are so pleasing to look at when they’re made from a single board. Absent are jarring...
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...
Super-Smooth Poly Finish
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, September 10, 2009
A Defect-Free, Even Finish with a Brush by Eric Smith Polyurethane is a tough, high-quality finish, ideal for tabletops and other surfaces that take a lot of abuse. But no matter how clean your finishing area or how good your brushing technique, a few...
10 Tricks for Tighter Joints
by American Woodworker Editors Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Woodworking is sweet when everything fits right. Here are 10 ways to ensure your mortise-and-tenon, dado, dovetail and edge joints close up tightly. by Luke Hartle Cauls Distribute Pressure It’s not easy to get enough squeeze in the middle of a...
Tapered Sliding Dovetails
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Two jigs make a complicated joint ever so easy. by Luke Hartle The tapered sliding dovetail joint is one of the hallmarks of fine craftsmanship. But making it has made many craftsmen pull out their hair! I’ve made it simple, using a jig with a micro...
10 Techniques for Tighter, Faster, Stronger Miter Joints
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, December 7, 2009
by Gary Wentz Miter joints provide one main advantage over other joints: A miter joint hides end grain and brings face grain neatly together. Everything else about miter joints is a hassle. They’re fussy, time-consuming and easy to screw up. But...
Curved Corner Edging
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, October 26, 2009
3 templates produce a flawless round-cornered solid-wood border on a veneer top. by Jon Stumbrus Have you ever marveled at large, expensive conference tables with thick, solid edging and curved corners? The center of the table is usually a beautiful veneer...
Tips and Techniques for Fantastic Oak Finishes
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, October 29, 2009
by Dave Munkittrick Like a movie star, oak possesses natural good looks. Oak’s distinctive grain pattern (see photo below) is what people are responding to when they say, “I love the look of oak.” Unlike a movie star, however, oak is...
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...
5 Router Jigs
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
Why buy a commercial jig when making one yourself will triple your enjoyment? First, you'll experience the joy of building a useful shop fixture from nothing more than some scrap wood and a good idea. Second, you'll enjoy the money you'll...
Tablesaw Tips Videos
by Tim Johnson Monday, February 23, 2009
"Just Right" Tablesaw Blade Tightening (1:56) Squaring a Tablesaw Blade (1:35) Dead-on Dado Shimming (2:35) Precise Tablesaw Fence Alignment (1:50) Friction-Free Saw Table (2:25)

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