Sturdy Knock-Down Construction
Videos in This Series
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Craft a cherry trestle table that knocks down in minutes. |
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Make fast work of mortises with a plunge router, template, and guide bushing. |
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Tight-fitting tenons are easy to cut with using a tablesaw and bandsaw method. |
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Shape the parts on the bandsaw and tips on gluing up the trestle ends. |
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Cut the stretcher tenons, wedge mortise, and customize the shape. |
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How to cut tight-fitting wedges. |
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Use a spring joint for a strong edge-grain glue surface. |
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| Each workshop contains more than an hour of how-to instruction with expert furniture makers |
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Buy the digital plan in SketchUp. The package includes a PDF with measured drawings and a cutlist. Plus you get the SketchUp file to modify the project to your tastes.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Gary Rogowski
Portland, Oregon
This guy wrote the book on joinery, so there's no better expert to turn to for a workshop on sturdy wedged-tenon construction. Rogwoski is a long-time Fine Woodworking contributor and authored The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery in 2002. In 1997, he opened his own woodworking school, the Northwest Woodworking Studio where he's offered to teach this exact same project as a class. He's also starred in numerous videos including a DVD on router joinery, the dovetail and sharpening doctor series, and a video workshop on building a small table.
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Don't miss our other video workshops that guide you through each step of making a workbench, small cabinet, bookshelf, Morris chair, and more.
