Joinery

by Michael Pekovich, Greg Brown, Garrett Hack, Will Neptune, Thomas McKenna

Straight from the pros, five quick and easy fixes for joinery mistakes. If you find yourself midway through a piece of furniture and find yourself with a gappy ...

by Jonathan Binzen

Take an inside look at the unorthodox combination of joints Aled Lewis uses in his "Wish Desk."...

with Gregory Paolini

Learn how to cut a clean, accurate mortise in under 60 seconds

by Jonathan Binzen

Aled Lewis's "Wish Desk" uses a joinery system that combines splines, slip tenons, and a segmented sliding dovetail. The wishbone-shaped legs become part of the ...

with Ed Pirnik

Learn how to properly glue-up mortise-and-tenon joinery in part three of our six part series, 3 Steps to Great Glue-Ups

with Ed Pirnik

There's no doubt about it, the glue-up phase of any woodworking project is often a stressful situation which, without proper preparation, can lead to disaster. ...

by John Tetreault

Whether it comes from an old barn, an old piece of furniture, or somewhere else, reclaimed wood can lend your projects a character and feel vastly different from ...

by John Mihalick

by Brian Roy

Say you are making a jewelry box with curved sides. Because both pieces are curved across their width, the ends are also curved. With no straight edges to register ...

with Thomas McKenna

Learn how to make a miter-clamping jig with hardwood scraps from your shop

by Christian Becksvoort

by Michael C. Fortune

Are you biased against biscuits? It might be time to take another look. Michael Fortune has, and he's learned that they are great for joining the rails and stiles ...

by Andrew Hunter

This miter joint has been in use since the Ming dynasty, and it may seem daunting at first. But Andrew Hunter lays out all the steps to create the three-way miter, ...

by Alan Turner

Many woodworkers use stop blocks and fences to make repeat cuts accurately. Alan Turner's spacer-block techniques take that concept a step further. He shows you ...

by Matt Kenney

Boxes are fun to make and don't cost you much in materials or time. In fact, there's nothing about making a box that is tedious, except perhaps installing the hinges. ...